PRINCIPAL, @ CAMELBACK HIGH SCHOOL

Phoenix Union High School District; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Phoenix Union High School District 210 in Phoenix seeks a Principal to lead a school, develop a clear vision, and translate that vision into actionable strategies focused on academic achievement and a positive climate for students and staff.

The PXU Principal will collaborate with students, staff, parents, and the community, manage facilities, budget, staffing, and campus safety, and model inclusive, data-informed instruction across the campus.

Qualifications

• Possess a current Arizona Principal Certificate.
• Possess a valid Arizona State Driver's License.
• Possess a valid Arizona Department of Public Safety IVPFingerprint Clearance Card.

Responsibilities

• Leads and articulates a vision of high expectations in collaboration with students, staff, and community rooted in a cycle of feedback and accountability, with an emphasis on data-informed school improvement that promotes success for all students.
• Leads and facilitates school administrative functions (e.g., facility maintenance, budget, staffing, campus safety) for the purpose of maintaining safe and efficient school operations within district guidelines.
• Serves as the instructional leader for interpreting data, integrating effective instructional strategies and culturally responsive pedagogy in an inclusive learning environment to improve instruction and achievement of all learners.
• Maintains a safe and orderly environment conducive to learning; coordinates and supervises the work of the campus safety team.

Skills

Visionary leadership

Data-driven decisions

Stakeholder engagement

Instructional leadership

Budgeting

Education

Arizona Principal Certificate

Arizona Driver's License

IVPFingerprint Clearance Card

Job description

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Frontline Applicant Tracking - Phoenix Union High School District 210

ThePrincipalistheinstructional leaderofhis/her school.ThePrincipalisresponsible forcreatingthevisionforthe schoolandtranslating thatvisionintoreality.ThePrincipalisdirectlyresponsible fortheacademic achievementof students, and for creating a positive climate forthegrowth ofstudents and staff.

TobeaPrincipalinPXUistoexerciseleadershipinitsmanyforms.ThePXUPrincipalhasextensiveknowledgeof thePhoenixcommunity andhasmadethechoicetoanswerthecalltoservehereandtoservethemembersofthis community.ThePXUPrincipal alsoexercisesthemanyformsofleadership,including:anequitablevisionforschool improvement, developing leadership in others, creating a culture of excellence, improving instruction, and establishing clearroutinestomanage alltheoperations oftheschool.Finally,thePXUPrincipalisarolemodelof thePXUCore Valuesandstewardstheschool community inpursuitofthetenPXUCommitments.

ESSENTIALFUNCTIONS

Leads and articulates a vision of high expectations in collaboration with students, staff, and community rootedina cycle of feedback and accountability,with an emphasis ondata-informed school improvement that promotes success for all students.

Leads and facilitates school administrative functions (e.g., facility maintenance, budget, staffing, campus safety,etc.)forthepurpose ofmaintaining safeandefficient school operations withindistrict guidelines.

Serves as the instructional leader for the purpose of interpreting data, integrating effective instructional strategies andculturally responsive pedagogy inaninclusive learning environment to improve instruction and achievement of all learners.

• EnsurescomplianceofGoverningBoardpoliciesandprocedures thatservespecialized programs.
• Engagesstudents,staff,parents,andcommunityintheschooldecision-makingprocesses.
• Establishesstrategicpartnershipstoenhanceopportunitiesforourlearningcommunities.
• Conductssupervisionandevaluationofcertified,supportstaff,andadministrativepersonnelasapplicable.

Maintainsasafeandorderlyenvironmentconducivetolearning;coordinatesandsupervisestheworkofthe campus safety team.

Develops and implements an effective home/school relationship to include communication with parents, community, industry leaders, and other relevant agencies to foster partnerships that are aligned with the curricula and specialty skills focus.

Promotesthesuccessofallstudentsbyactingwithintegrity,fairness,andethically.

• Promotes the success of all students byunderstandingand responding to the political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context.
• Facilitates positivecommunicationbetweenpersonnel,studentsandparentsforthepurpose ofevaluating situations, solving problems, and/or resolving conflicts.
• Demonstratesfiscalaccountabilityinthemanagement ofsitefundsthatreflectalignmentwiththeidentified needs and goals of the school site.
• Completesotherrelateddutiesasassigned.

Theaboveessential functions areintended torepresent only thekeyareas ofresponsibilitiesandnotacomprehensive listing ofal/ functions andduties performed by incumbents of thisclass.

REQUIREDQUALIFICATIONS

LicenseandCertificationRequirements:

• PossessacurrentArizonaPrincipalCertificate
• PossessavalidArizonaStateDriver'sLicense
• PossessavalidArizonaDepartmentofPublicSafetyIVPFingerprintClearanceCard

IDEALCANDIDATESWILLHAVETHEFOLLOWINGSKILLSANDABILITIES

• Haveextensiveknowledge ofthePhoenixcommunity,thepopulationweserveinPXU,andarticulatewhythey want to serve here.
• Have a proven track record of coaching and building capacity in others, and articulate specificactions when leading and developing their teams.
• Beabletoarticulateavisionofenvironmentsinwhichstudentsandstafffeelpurposeandsuccesswhilein pursuit of their goals.
• Abilitytoworkwithdiversebackgroundstobuildconsensusandpersevereinacomplexsystem.
• Exhibitanabilitytogatherdata,bothquantitativeandqualitative,andutilizetheavailabletechnologytoanalyze data,to inform their decisions andactions taken asa community leader.

PHYSICALDEMANDSANDWORKINGENVIRONMENT

Workisperformedinastandardofficeandclassroomenvironment.

Postings current as of 10/24/2026 7:53:09 AM CST.

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