Assistant Principal

We want you to join our team! We need deeply compassionate, committed and highly talented staff.  The Woods organization is guided by their mission to support children and adults with disabilities or challenges to achieve their highest potential and independence through innovative and individualized approaches that promote leaning and personal fulfillment.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• PTO - Paid time off
• On-site FREE medical center
• 403b retirement plan
• Continuing education programs
• Tuition assisted program
• Career growth opportunities

Salary: Starting at $100000 / annually – Master Degree & Principal Cert required / depending on experience 

Job Summary

The Assistant Principal works with a high level of independence and professional discretion under the general supervision of the Principal. The work is governed, controlled, and evaluated by acceptable professional practice, school policy and regulations, as well as direction of the Principal. The Assistant Principal works with the Principal in carrying out the school's behavioral programs and provides school-wide leadership. As a professional educator the Assistant Principal understands and responds to the challenges presented by today's diverse student population. The Assistant Principal provides administrative support in the delivery of programs and services to support the students' academic growth and social emotional development. The Assistant Principal works cooperatively with the Principal, counselors, nurse, staff, students and parents to create a positive school climate.

• Assists the Principal in duties related to curriculum, instruction, supervision and evaluation.
• Performs as part of the administrative team in assigned areas of curriculum development, budget preparation, staff and program evaluation, student activity coordination, behavioral guidance and safety management.
• Serves as building administrator in the absence of the Principal.
• Requisitions supplies, textbooks and equipment, conducts inventories, maintains records, and reviews receipts and purchase orders for such material.
• Assists in the conducting of safety inspections and safety drill practice activities.
• Demonstrates skill in human relations and demonstrates sensitivity to needs and concerns of others.
• Participates or leads development of behavioral modification systems and development of intervention strategies.
• Demonstrates the ability to work successfully and positively with all students to provide them with assistance in meeting their educational needs. Coordinates, facilitates, and implements disciplinary intervention steps under the supervision of the building Principal.
• Attends and participates in various leadership team meetings, as appropriate, and other building meetings as assigned. Must possess the ability to interpret attendance data accurately.
• Works with parents, building staff and administrators to create to create a positive school climate and to help students develop a positive self –concept.
• Performs record-keeping functions as the Principal may direct.
• Supervises teachers and departments as assigned by the Principal inclusive of evaluations, work projects, lesson plan reviews, data collection and parental communications.
• Assists in scheduling, supervision of special programs.
• Assists in the planning and supervision of activities to promote pupil and employee health and safety.
• Coordinates implementation of parent involvement as well as school sponsored events.
• Represents the school at professional meetings.
• Maintains accurate, complete and correct records as required.
• Performs other duties which may be assigned or required by law, code, and regulation/board policy inclusive of assistance to other campuses when needed.
• May become involved in physical crisis management. Risk of exposure to communicable diseases.

• Master's Degree Required
• Valid Pennsylvania Principal Certificate required
• At least five years demonstrated successful teaching in education preferably Special Education or in a Behavioral based setting required
• Experience as an administrator/supervisor in public schools or State Department of Education preferred.
• Experience with alternative programming preferred.
• Successful experience in working with culturally diverse students, families, and communities
• Demonstrated leadership skills in the areas of curriculum development, program evaluation, staff development, and school improvement
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Required criminal history background checks and proof of US citizenship or legal resident alien status required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required.
• Must attend cultural competence trainings when available and attend ongoing trainings related to the population served.
• Cognitive, verbal and manual skills necessary.
• Must be able to work under required deadlines and schedules, while being flexible to special requests and projects.
• Must be able to professionally manage stressful situations.

About Woods Services

Woods Services is a Pennsylvania and New Jersey-based non-profit population health network and advocacy organization that along with its six affiliate organizations provides life-long innovative, comprehensive and integrated health, education, housing, workforce, behavioral health and case management services to more than 22,000 children and adults in the intellectual and developmental disability, child welfare, behavioral and brain trauma public health sectors who have complex and intensive medical and behavioral healthcare needs.

Our Langhorne campus is home to 550 residents, and provides outpatient and day programs.