Saint Lawrence of Brindisi School and Parish has served the community of Watts and South Los Angeles for 100 years. We are a TK-8 school whose mission is to provide a faith-filled and caring environment in which our professional skills and the example of our lives will enable our students to grow in the following ways: spiritually, intellectually, socially, psychologically, physically, technologically, ecologically, and culturally. Within this environment, our mission will be to encourage the students to become confident, committed, self-disciplined, life-long developing learners whose responsible participation in society will reflect their sense of social justice and reverence for all people.
This position will work directly with the Pastor/Administrator.
We are currently seeking a school principal who is:

ATTRIBUTES
Catholic School Principals must seek to fulfill priorities in the following areas of the National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools (NSBECS).

• Rooted in a well-formed Catholic identity and grounded in a Catholic worldview. Imagines articulate and execute an innovative vision.
• Reflects the spirit of Saint Francis of Assisi through a love of social justice and a love of creation.
• Practices critical reflection, and makes mission-driven and data-informed decisions.
• Seeks innovative options to provide Catholic school education to all interested.
• Demonstrates solid operational vitality for financial management and planning.
• Recruits and motivates faculty to achieve educational excellence.
• Assesses and adjusts, creates, and advances a collaborative culture.
• Prioritizes action items in order to achieve the organizational mission.
• Leads the school community in delivering the highest quality curriculum yielding academic successes and holistic achievements for all students.
• Values, engage, and communicates appropriately and effectively with all stakeholders in supporting programs and opportunities.
• Ensures students are seen as people whose intellectual growth is harmonized with spiritual, religious, emotional, and social development.
• Develops, implements, and oversees academic, co-curricular, faith-formation, and service/ministry programs to educate the whole child.
• Embraces technology and integrates it into the learning environment.

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS

• Practicing Catholic
• Minimum 5 years of teaching experience OR 3 years working at a non-profit organization in a leadership role
• Earned Master’s Degree OR State Approved Teaching Credential
• Catechetical Certification to be completed by the first two years of leadership

BENEFITS
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles offers health benefits including medical, dental, and vision and all employees are enrolled in pension benefits from the time of employment and considered vested after five years of full-time employment.

Qualified candidates should send a cover letter stating why they are interested in becoming the next leader at Saint Lawrence of Brindisi School and a resume (including at least three references) to:
Aimee Dyrek
adyrek@la-archdiocese.org

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open until the position is filled. The selected candidate must pass an employment background check and all required training and certifications.

Wage Range
The rate of pay offered to the selected candidate is based on internal pay policy and budget. New hires are commonly paid at the minimum of the wage range or within the lower part of the range. We consider a number of factors when making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience, training and other department needs.