Elementary School Principal

Build a meaningful career using your unique talents and skills to make a difference in the lives of those in need through the power of the gospel.

We offer competitive salaries and benefits and a positive work environment built on a strong sense of community and commitment to our mission and calling.

We have been recognized as a NATIONAL Top Workplace by USA Today and have been named a Southeast Wisconsin Top Workplace for three years running!

The Milwaukee Rescue Mission’s Cross Trainers Academy (CTA) is a 4K-12th grade Christian Academy in the heart of Milwaukee, serving students and families who are searching for a strong academic learning experience in a gospel-centered environment. As a Choice School, CTA is committed to offering a comprehensive, student-centered educational experience that serves the whole student.

Our express purpose is to provide at-risk children with the opportunity for an excellent, Christian-based education that will equip them with academic, social, emotional, and spiritual tools for life.

Cross Trainers Academy is seeking a Christ-centered Elementary School Principal who is interested in serving and leading the elementary school as a part of an established administrative team. The Elementary School Principal is specifically responsible for the faculty, staff, and students in their assigned grade levels and for providing strong spiritual leadership for the entire school community.

• Provide overall leadership:
  • Provide daily positive encouragement to school community
  • Be a daily presence throughout the school to maintain intimate knowledge of all activities within assigned grade levels
  • Help lead scheduled staff meetings, devotionals, staff professional development, and parent meetings
  • Active involvement with CTA hiring for assigned grade levels, including application review, interviewing, offers, etc.
• Manage faculty and staff:
  • Provide day-to-day organization, management, and supervision of all elementary faculty, staff and volunteers within assigned grade levels K4--5 th grade
  • Coordinate scheduling for staff and students
  • Ensure that the elementary staff is properly resourced to effectively educate students
  • Oversee teacher instructional practices and provide regular assessment of faculty to create a culture of excellence
  • Mentor teachers and serve as an instructional coach
  • Assist and supervise additional roles within the school, such as lunch, recess, arrival and dismissal.
  • Assist the School Administrator in leading efforts with, and providing direction to, Parent and Family Engagement (PaFE), including sharing in PaFE personnel supervision duties
• Maintain academic excellence:
  • Work with the administrative team on setting and monitoring school performance goals, building school culture with staff and students, and increasing parent engagement
  • Continually work to supplement and improve school resources, curricula, methods, etc. in an effort to continually improve outcomes
  • Assist in annual state standardized testing and internal math/reading progress assessments
  • Closely monitor tests and all other measure to ensure desired outcomes are achieved
  • Regularly assess, improve, and add measurement tools to aid in monitoring outcomes
  • Demand excellence from all faculty and staff, model this in practice daily
• Ensure student progress and success:
  • Regularly assess individual students to ensure that students will achieve desired goals
  • Identify and acquire varied capabilities to serve all students regardless of their inherent academic giftedness
  • Communicate and…