Assistant Principal - Urbana

Cunningham Children's Home • Urbana, IL

37d • $55,637 - $105,955 • Onsite

About The Position

Join the team at Circle Academy in Urbana, Illinois— a therapeutic day school dedicated to preparing and empowering K–12 students with emotional and behavioral challenges for success in school and in life. We're seeking an Assistant Principal who is passionate about student growth, therapeutic education, and collaborative leadership. Working alongside the Principal, the Assistant Principal role helps ensure a structured, nurturing, and therapeutic learning environment while overseeing therapeutic programming and data-driven interventions, curriculum and instruction, academic, behavioral, and social-emotional assessments, individualized special education programming, school safety initiatives, extracurricular activities, and supervision of professional and support staff.

Requirements

• ISBE type 75 Administrative License or Administrative Endorsement (required)
• Bachelors degree (required)
• Licensed teacher (required)
• 3-5 years of experience working with youth with severe emotional/behavioral challenges (required)
• All prospective employees must complete a pre-employment physical and background check.

Nice To Haves

• Masters degree (preferred)
• LBS I and/or LBS II licensure (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Therapeutic programming and data-driven interventions
• Curriculum and instruction
• Academic, behavioral, and social-emotional assessments
• Individualized special education programming
• School safety initiatives
• Extracurricular activities
• Supervision of professional and support staff

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Holidays and Leave
• Garner Health & Paytient Card — healthcare navigation and cost savings benefits
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) & Dependent Care Account (DCA)
• Accident, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with up to 6% Company Match
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Wellness Program
• Relocation Assistance
• Employee Referral Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level