Required Experience:
The Head of School’s duties shall include, but not be limited to, pre-qualifying and hiring all staff, overseeing financial matters, maintaining the spiritual mission and vision of the school, evaluating and managing staff, and all day-to-day administrative duties.
He or she may be assisted in the administration of the school by an administrative staff of assistants, preschool director, and teachers who report to the HOS. In general, their function will be defined by the Head of School in light of the responsibilities and needs of the school.
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Duties / Expectations:
Head of School
Point Christian Academy
4000 Dayton Boulevard, Chattanooga, TN 37415
$110,000 - $135,000 a year - Full-time
Licenses
Do you have a valid School administrator license license?
Skills
Do you have experience in Staffing management?
Benefits
Health insurance
Retirement plan
Employee discount
Full job description
About This Role: Head of School
The Head of School is charged by the Board of Directors of Point Christian Academy with the general responsibility for accomplishing the objectives of the school.
Primary Responsibilities of the Head of School
1. To provide leadership in establishing and implementing Classical Christian academic programs appropriate to the stated objectives of the school.
2. To encourage and support extracurricular activities designed to supplement and enrich the students personal growth and development in line with the purpose of developing students to be well-rounded spiritually, mentally, physically, and socially.
3. To employ and retain teachers professing Christian faith consistent with the school’s statement of faith; who desire to learn and improve in their chosen profession; who are, to the highest degree possible, persons of wholesome personality, good citizenship, sound judgment, integrity and scholarly attainment; who are skilled in the art of teaching and temperamentally compatible with the children and the community comprising Point Christian Academy and Preschool.
4. To evaluate the performance of employed personnel; to engage continuously in improving their performance, preparation and experience; and to recognize exceptional merit of professional employees.
5. To report to the Board of Directors and to work with the Senior Pastor of Red Bank Baptist Church (or his designee) to help ensure a spirit of collaboration and unity exists between the School and the Church. PCA understands that it is a ministry of Red Bank Baptist Church.
6. To assign teachers and other employees to ensure the best interests of the school.
7. To be responsible for the oversight of the discipline and conduct of students.
8. To provide supervision, either personally or through a delegation of authority, for all phases and activities of the school operation.
9. To develop and maintain a status of accreditation and membership in professional organizations of Christian schools.
10. To keep abreast of sound educational practices and to make use of these practices where appropriate in the operation of the School.
11. To be involved in the activities of professional organizations where these activities can benefit the school’s total educational program.
12. To review all complaints; to render decisions consistent with sound educational and Board policy and the best interests of the school; and to interpret the school and its operating policies to parents, students, and friends of the School.
13. To manage and oversee curriculum decisions in alignment with our school mission, vision, and values of faith.
14. To identify and recruit highly qualified persons to fill vacancies on the professional and administrative staff.
15. To develop with the staff and the Board of Directors the annual budget of the School.
16. To prepare status reports about enrollment, accreditation matters, teacher salaries, or other matters as desired or requested by the Board.
17. To recommend compensation, within the established range, to all employee agreements.
18. To serve as a focal point of communication with parents, teachers, and students by a careful utilization of well-planned announcements, newsletters, bulletins, faculty and parent meetings, assemblies, and daily and weekly schedules of events.
19. To supply the Board with information about developments and events in the School.
20. To be sensitive to human relations with respect to students, school personnel, parents, and the community at large so that the best interest of the School and the School’s educational program will be served.
21. To become involved with special courses or programs of the School as schedule permits.
22. To oversee all financial operations of the school.
23. To be responsible for routine monitoring and coordinating with the church staff the maintenance development of the overall school campus, and properties of the school.
Pay: $110,000.00 - $135,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Employee discount
Health insurance
Retirement plan
Work Location: In person
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