High School Principal at Saint Stephens High School

Catawba County Schools•Newton, NC

16h•Onsite

About The Position

To serve as the chief administrator of a school in developing and implementing policies, programs, curriculum activities, and budgets in a manner that promotes the educational development of each student and the professional development of each staff member. Leads in all areas of the school. Conceptualizes the broad goals of the school and plans accordingly to ensure that procedures and schedules are implemented to carry out the total school program. Ensures that the school program is compatible with the legal, financial, and organizational structure of the school system. Defines the responsibilities and accountability of staff members and develops plans for interpreting the school program to the community. Provides activities that facilitate the professional growth of the school staff and enhance the quality of the instructional program. Identifies the annual objectives for the instructional, extra-curricular, and athletic programs of the school. Ensures those instructional objectives for a given subject and/or classrooms are developed, and involves the faculty and others in the development of specific curricular objectives to meet the needs of the school program. Provides opportunities for staff participation in the school program. Establishes, implements, and evaluates procedures used to carry out the daily routine of the school. Evaluates student progress in the instructional program by means that include maintaining up-to-date student data. Supervises and appraises the performance of the school staff. Maintains inter-school system communications and seeks assistance from central office staff to improve performance. Maintains good relationships with students, staff, and parents. Complies with established lines of authority. Orients and assists new staff members and new students, and provides opportunities for their input into the school program. Encourages the use of community resources, cooperates with the community in the use of school facilities, interprets the school program for the community, and maintains communication with community members. Manages, directs, and maintains records on the materials, supplies, and equipment, which are necessary to carry out the daily school routine. Involves the staff in determining priorities for instructional supplies. Organizes, oversees, and provides support to the various services, supplies, materials, and equipment provided to carry out the school program. Makes use of community resources. Performs other work-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Completion of an approved program in school administration at the master's level or above.
3 to 5 years of experience as a classroom teacher and assistant principal.
Possess a license in school administration as a Principal from the State of North Carolina.
Possess a valid North Carolina driver's license.
Physically able to operate a variety of equipment, including computers, copiers, calculators, cellular phones, etc.
Physically able to operate a motor vehicle.
Able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, and pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
Ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural or composite characteristics of data, people or things.
Ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information, including giving instructions, assignments, or directions.
Ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, forms, charts, strategic plans, etc.
Ability to prepare correspondence, reports, forms, appraisals, charts, etc., using prescribed formats and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction, and style.
Ability to speak before groups of people with poise, voice control, and confidence.
Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form.
Ability to deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently in Standard English.
Ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract; multiply and divide; utilize decimals and percentages; and to apply the principles of algebra, descriptive statistics, statistical inference, and statistical theory.
Ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.
Ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using office and audiovisual equipment.
Ability to handle a variety of items such as office and audiovisual equipment.
Minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.
Ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions.
Adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations.
Ability to talk and hear.
Able to communicate via telephone.

Responsibilities

Serve as the chief administrator of a school.
Develop and implement policies, programs, curriculum activities, and budgets.
Promote the educational development of each student and the professional development of each staff member.
Conceptualize broad goals of the school and plan accordingly.
Ensure procedures and schedules are implemented to carry out the total school program.
Ensure the school program is compatible with the legal, financial, and organizational structure of the school system.
Define responsibilities and accountability of staff members.
Develop plans for interpreting the school program to the community.
Provide activities that facilitate professional growth of school staff and enhance instructional program quality.
Identify annual objectives for instructional, extra-curricular, and athletic programs.
Ensure instructional objectives for a given subject and/or classrooms are developed.
Involve faculty and others in developing specific curricular objectives.
Provide opportunities for staff participation in the school program.
Establish, implement, and evaluate procedures for daily school routine.
Evaluate student progress in the instructional program.
Supervise and appraise the performance of school staff.
Maintain inter-school system communications and seek assistance from central office staff.
Maintain good relationships with students, staff, and parents.
Comply with established lines of authority.
Orient and assist new staff members and new students.
Encourage the use of community resources.
Cooperate with the community in the use of school facilities.
Interpret the school program for the community.
Maintain communication with community members.
Manage, direct, and maintain records on materials, supplies, and equipment.
Involve staff in determining priorities for instructional supplies.
Organize, oversee, and provide support to various services, supplies, materials, and equipment.
Make use of community resources.
Perform other work-related duties as assigned.