Job Summary:

The high school principal is directly responsible for the spiritual, instructional, operational, and administrative leadership to the faculty and students. He or she provides supervision of faculty and support staff in addition to carrying the responsibility for the overall operation of the school. The principal works closely with the administrative team to ensure the school's mission is strengthened throughout its programs and policies. The principal is responsible directly, or through delegation to staff, for the well-being of all students, for the spiritual health of the school, for academics, personnel, parent relations, community relations, program development, financial management, and institutional advancement.

Essential Functions:

• Spiritual Leadership

  • Be a Christian role model in attitude, speech, and actions toward others. (Luke 6:40) As a role model actively practicing and exhibiting Christian principles of the Christian faith; seek to role-model in speech, actions, and attitude a consistent daily walk with Jesus Christ; set an example of the importance of spiritual discipline; and encourage students and staff the importance of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and growing in their faith.

  • Be able to share with students and parents God’s gift of salvation and how to grow in faith.

  • Demonstrate a strong passion to uphold the Vision, Mission, Educational Objectives, Statement of Faith, Doctrine and Core Values of Hope Christian School.

  • Promote a culture on campus that is Christian-based, nurturing, encouraging, wholesome, and loving.

  • Lead staff, teachers, and students to a realization of their value and purpose in Christ.

• Academic Leadership

  • Have a thorough knowledge and understanding of the Christian philosophy of education that will provide leadership and guidance in the school’s development of and commitment to a Christian worldview.

  • Ensure that integration of biblical principles and the Christian worldview occurs throughout the curriculum, activities, programs, and events.

  • Oversees the master schedule and teacher assignments each year, ensuring that teachers are qualified to teacher assigned courses.

  • Provide appropriate professional development for the faculty and staff.

  • Work with the faculty and curriculum committees in selecting curriculum.

  • Providing leadership, guidance, and support for the development and implementation of new academic programs.

  • Recruit and consistently evaluate highly qualified and capable faculty members and staff who will manage and direct existing academic programs as well as lead creative development efforts of new academic programs.

  • Coordinate implementation of instructional program and ancillary support programs.

  • Serves as the instructional leader of the school.

  • Ensure classrooms reflect a professional and Christian environment

  • Ensure that instruction employs a variety of instructional strategies using best practices/methods, and materials that will provide opportunities to reach the whole child— spiritual, mental, physical, social, and emotional.

  • Participate in continuous professional development through professional reading, course work, in-services, workshops, and conferences.

  • Continually build upon a strong knowledge of best practices for secondary programs, assessing current level of programming, instruction, class offerings, technology, and curriculum to ensure students are prepared well for college.

Administrative Leadership

• Works with the Board and HCS administration in implementing all policies, procedures and directives governing the operation of the school.

• Follow the principles of Matthew 18 in dealing with conflict with students, parents, staff and administration.

• Enable the staff, students, and volunteers to function efficiently and effectively.

• Understand the value in promoting a team/family atmosphere and how to lead in a positive manner.

• Provide leadership and vision in growing programs, enrollment, and retention.

• Know and demonstrate the value of being a servant leader.

• Conduct regular staff meetings and ensure that regular grade level or department meetings are taking place to promote continuous improvement and cohesive alignment across the curriculum.

• Maintain a physical presence with the students by attending and, when possible, participating in school chapels, assemblies, athletics events, and other presentations.

• Regularly visit classrooms throughout the year to provide a physical presence and support for staff and students.

• Observes and evaluates faculty and staff and provides documentation to be included in their personnel files. Recognizes faculty or staff that require remediation or the need to be placed on a professional improvement plan. Working with the Human Resources department when termination of faculty or staff is necessary.

• Respect professional ethics that require confidentiality concerning the sharing of information about children, parents, or staff. Speak with honor and respect of children, parents and HCS staff.

• Know the procedures for dealing with emergency situations in the classroom and school. Conduct required emergency safety drills in coordination with staff and teachers and security team.

• Ensure that any campus safety, health, and maintenance needs are addressed and rectified within an appropriate amount of time.

• Keep the Head of School informed regarding important events, issues, or concerns.

• Provide leadership in maintaining accreditations, standards, and requirements.

• Respond in a timely manner (within 24 hours) to parent complaints/concerns, and to parents requests for help or information.

• Counsel/guide faculty, staff, parents, and students if/when issues arise.

• Responsible for the recruitment and retainment of staff and faculty members.

• Be able to articulate the vision, mission, goals, and objectives of HCS to faculty, staff, parents, students, supporters, and the surrounding community;

• Provide and promote a school culture that is conducive to student learning.

Additional Duties/Responsibilities/Expectations

• Work with the Director of Finance to develop the annual budget, and then monitor the building budget within the framework and timelines provided.

• Collaborate with the Head of School and administrative team to carry out school goals, mission, and initiatives.

• Participates in Leadership Team meetings

• Recognize the need for excellent public relations. Represent the school in a favorable and professional manner to the school’s stakeholders and the general public.

• Supervises the high school athletic director and is responsible for any athletic issues that the athletic director is not able to resolve.

• Support the broader program of the school by attending extracurricular activities when on campus and as part of a seasonal production.

• Maintains a safe, clean, and orderly school environment and positive school culture.

• Perform and other duties that may be assigned by the Head of School.

• Maintains consistent, punctual, and regular attendance

• Must demonstrate a lifestyle that is “above reproach” both on-campus and off-campus.

• Work closely with parents, faculty, resource, and counseling staff to assess the needs and plan of action for all students under his/her care.

• Manage relational and redemptive student discipline that seeks an inward transformation heart change and not just an outward compliance. Relates to students with mutual respect while carrying out a positive and effective disciplinary program.

• Develop and grow relationships with students, staff, and families, understanding their perspectives, needs, and how to best support and encourage them.

• Creates a culture that equips, supports, and develops leadership skills for staff, faculty, and students.

• Instill confidence in qualified staff to perform their responsibilities, develop staff ownership, and ensure a balance in the distribution of duties with a focus on professional collaboration.

• Provide leadership in celebrating achievements and accomplishments of staff, faculty, and students. Find creative ways to promote a positive and happy work environment.

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership or Administration and a minimum of 5 years experience in lead teaching experience. School based administrative and supervisory experience is preferred.

• Have received Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.

• Reflect the purpose of the school, which is to honor Christ.

• Comply with all Hope Christian School policies and procedures and attend all required meetings/trainings including but not limited to faculty meetings, student chapels, staff chapels, in-service trainings, required school functions, etc.

• Computer proficiency in Google Suite, Google Classroom, Renweb, Excel, various teaching aid websites

• Strong organizational skills

• Ability to troubleshoot issues and workout temporary and long term solutions

• Must be detail-oriented, self-motivated, self-starter and able to work independently with minimal instructions.

• Ability to work with teachers, administrators, parents and students in a professional and positive manner.

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Hope Christian School Mission Statement:

To pray for, equip, and send Christ-centered passionate leaders to change the world.

Hope Christian School Statement of Faith:

We believe …

• The Bible, both the Old and New Testaments, was given by inspiration of God, and is our only rule in matters of faith and practice.
• In Creation, not evolution; that man was created by the direct act of God and in the image of God.
• In the traditional Biblical definition of a marriage as between one man and one woman
• That Adam and Eve, in yielding to the temptation of Satan, became fallen creatures.
• That all men are born in sin.
• In the Incarnation, the Virgin Birth and the Deity of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ
• In His vicarious and substitutional Atonement for the sins of mankind by the shedding of His blood on the Cross.
• In the resurrection of His body from the tomb, His ascension into Heaven and that He is now our Advocate.
• That He is personally coming again.
• In His power to save men from sin.
• In the necessity of the New Birth, and that this New Birth is through regeneration of the Holy Spirit.
• That salvation is by grace through faith in the atoning blood of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
• That God is almighty and deserves our praise and worship. The method used to worship God is not as important as the fact that we do worship Him. We are created for the pleasure of God and to fulfill this purpose. God seeks true worshipers to worship Him in spirit and truth.
  
  We believe …

• That this statement of faith is a basis for Christian fellowship and that all born-again men and women who sincerely accept it, can and should, live together in peace and harmony through promoting the cause of Christ.

HCS Philosophy of Education:

Hope Christian School is committed to the total development of each student. We strive to meet certain academic, social and spiritual needs. Partnering with parents, we will do al we can to contribute to the enlightenment, health and wholeness of every child.

We seek to promote Christian values in academics and extracurricular activities. We seek to provide an environment conducive to Christian growth by prohibiting smoking, drinking, use of foul language, stealing and other undesirable activities, both on and off campus. By incorporating Christian principles in our curriculum, we seek to teach the students that Christ is essential in all meaningful learning and relevant for daily living.

We view education as a foundation for lifelong learning. Our curriculum is designed specifically to prepare our students for entrance into college. We provide a quality education in a Christian environment to help our students cope successfully with the challenges of our modern-day society as well as the challenges of higher education.