High school assistant principal job description

First Baptist High School of Charleston seeks to appoint an assistant principal to begin on June 1, 2023 or earlier. First Baptist High School educates 188 high-school students on a sprawling 65 acre campus on James Island, removed from the hurly-burly of urban life yet only a fifteen-minute drive to downtown Charleston. The high-school campus contains two classroom buildings, one of which has a competition gym as well as a practice gym and a weight room. The same building includes instructional space for the arts. The building in which the central administrative offices are located contains two labs, and seven other classrooms. Forty students comprise the Class of 2023, and 55 juniors the Class of 2024. The optimal enrollment envisioned for 23-24 is 50-55 students in a class.

The Assistant Principal reports directly to the Principal. The successful candidate must subscribe to values that align with those of the school: academic excellence with a Christian perspective. The critical character traits for this position are:
* An abiding delight in working with adolescents
* Backbone, fortitude, and integrity
* Strong work ethic
* Exemplary teaching skills
* High growth capacity
* Follow through
* Genuine interpersonal skills

Success in the position requires the candidate to shift his/her perspective from personal to institutional. The first concern is the current and foregoing good of the school. All administrative decisions must be made with this standard in the forefront.

*Preferred experience: *

* Administrative responsibilities
* High-school teaching
* Non public-school familiarity

*Duties: *

* Monitoring attendance and lateness
* Oversight of behavior referrals
* Presence at lunch and student performances
* Arrival and departure supervision
* Oversight of teacher communication: new student notes; up and down slips; progress reports; summative semester reports
* Interface with Trident Tech and dual-credit curriculum
* Scheduling classes
* Transcript development and production
* Leadership in professional development and performance review

First Baptist School of Charleston is a high-expectations community. The team works collaboratively and cheerfully, conscious of the trust that parents place in them. Charleston is ranked by many prominent polls the number One destination city in the United States. Charleston is an urbane, edgy, innovative, diverse, dynamic city of 800,000 with spectacular scenic vistas. With an eclectic and enterprising arts scene, including the signature Spoleto festival in the spring, diverse entertainment and sports venues, and restaurants that put Charleston in the forefront of _nouveau cuisine, _the “Holy City” offers a remarkable blend of the _avant garde_ and historic.

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter citing the reasons for interest in the position and briefly enumerating the applicant's qualifications. Applicants will find the application pack on the school website, www.fbschool.org. All applications should be addressed to Dr. Leonard Kupersmith, Principal.

It is the policy of First Baptist School to provide equal opportunity in employment for all persons and to prohibit discrimination in employment because of race, color, sex, national origin, physical disability, and age.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $52,819.38 - $117,756.67 per year

Benefits:
* 401(k)
* Dental insurance
* Employee discount
* Health insurance
* Life insurance
* Paid time off
* Professional development assistance
* Tuition reimbursement
* Vision insurance
Schedule:
* 10 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:
* Charleston, SC 29412: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:
* Teaching: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location