Headmaster - Arlington Upper School Job Arlington Texas USA,Education / Teaching

Position Title:

Headmaster

Location:

Great Hearts Arlington Upper School (6701 S Cooper St, Arlington, TX 76001)

Reports To:

Executive Director

FLSA Status:
Salaried/Exempt

Position Summary:

A Great Hearts headmaster heroically shapes his or her community for a greater good. He or she takes on one of the most important leadership positions in our culture, turning a generation of young hearts and minds towards truth, goodness, and beauty. He or she cultivates a setting from which great-hearted people emerge, a setting that no single individual can create alone, but to which his or her noble calling is essential.

Furthermore, a Great Hearts headmaster joins a family of headmasters across our academies, with all the support, friendship, and strength this fellowship provides. Candidates will have leadership experience, demonstrable excellence in classroom teaching, and a well-grounded vision for the moral and intellectual formation of the human person. A Great Hearts head of school delights to enkindle the love of truth, goodness, and beauty in others.

Candidates should possess a passion for classical education, and a love for their fellow man that is both humble and relentless. A Great Hearts head of school is called to establish and nurture a joyful and ennobling academic community. Candidates should have a proven ability to foster strong, healthy relationships throughout their community. At Great Hearts, we believe that rigorous liberal arts education, grounded in the best of the Western tradition and delivered in a tuition-free, public charter setting, is the key to renewing American communities and culture.

Distinctive

Benefits:

Comprehensive Health Coverage:
Exceptional medical, dental, and vision insurance with minimal employee contribution.
Retirement Planning:
Access to the Texas Teacher Retirement System.
Supportive & Mission-Driven Culture:
Join a workplace centered around true collegiality, collaboration, and ample opportunities for personal and professional growth as a leader.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Applies the standard policies and administrative regulations of a Great Hearts Academy and those established by the local Board of Directors, in accordance with all federal, state, and local regulations.
Interprets the mission and goals of a Great Hearts Academy to the students, parents, teachers, and community.
Develops, at the direction of the Superintendent and/or local Board of Directors, policies and procedures for the effective functioning of all aspects of the life of the Academy.
With Great Hearts Home Office Staff, advertises for, recruits, interviews and recommends to the Great Hearts and the local board faculty and staff for employment.
Supervises and annually evaluates faculty and staff.
Assures the adherence of the faculty and staff to the curricular goals and objectives of the Academy and contributes to curriculum development with faculty members and Great Hearts Home Office Staff.
Participates in periodic Great Hearts professional development activities with other Heads of School and the faculty of other academies at the direction of the Superintendent.
With Great Hearts Home Office Staff, provides for and directs professional development opportunities for the staff.
With Great Hearts Home Office Staff, runs an annual orientation program for all teachers.
As necessary, teaches a course or courses.
Assists, when necessary, in substituting for absent teachers.
Schedules, attends, and leads faculty meetings, as well as Open House, Curriculum Night and other community meetings.
Advertises, recruits, interviews and enrolls students in the school.
Provides for the safe and orderly environment of the school by establishing and maintaining standards of conduct.
Communicates regularly with…