School Director, High School

The Queen City Difference

We expect academic and character excellence from QCACS students, and our leaders help foster a dynamic learning environment where students receive the necessary preparation and support to rise to that challenge. Therefore, our leaders are instructional leaders and coaches to a dynamic teaching force. Teacher recruitment at QCACS is a vitally important process through which we seek to attract and retain educators with an immediately discernible passion for helping children meet their highest potential.

Educators work in a collegial setting where the faculty and administration collaborate to ensure a high-quality education experience for students, while benefiting from supportive parent partners who are deeply committed to their children's success.

QCACS is a place where people enter to learn and work but experience the fulfillment of a family atmosphere as they are inducted into our nurturing yet challenging environment. Our employees enjoy competitive salaries, benefits, merit pay opportunities, and pension. More importantly, they enjoy the privilege of educating in a place where they are supported professionally and personally.

At QCACS we are committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning community, which is integral to our school culture and included in our social justice education. QCACS has developed a plan that focuses recruitment of a diverse team of culturally sensitive faculty and staff. Prospective staff must demonstrate cultural and racial awareness and provide examples of their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

We strive to create a learning environment that exposes students to a breadth of differences, informs their perspective, and prepares them to shape the world. QCACS is an equal opportunity employer.

The School Director must be a visionary instructional leader. Having read the mission and vision of QCACS, you embrace these values, principles, and methods. In our small school, you are expected to engage with each student and recognize them as individuals. As a senior leader at QCACS, you are a champion for QCACS and hold high academic expectations by working to cultivate a community of continuous learning that is grounded in principles of equity and cultural relevance.

The CEO and Director will work together to implement the vision and ensure the school meets its mission and academic goals. Although many duties will overlap, the CEO's focus is on the operational side and the Director's focus is on the day-to-day operations, academics and school culture. Together, they will:

• Develop and sustain a school culture that embodies a strong sense of community through collaborative academic coursework, community service, leadership opportunities, and character development.
• Establish and facilitate an atmosphere of individual growth and mutual respect.
• Establish collaborative partnerships with community agencies that service the school community.
• Work with Union County College to implement the Early /Dual Enrollment Program.
• Build strong relationships with parents, families, and the community.
• Ensure equity and high expectations across the school.
• Promote a culture of trust, where risk-taking and reflection are valued.

• Hire instructional staff.
• Collaborate on the development of the curriculum and instructional model with the CEO and curriculum consultants.
• Support the design of a school building that is best suited for our teaching and learning model.
• Create school policies, systems, and structures that will support the development of a learning environment that fits with QCACS' core beliefs.
• Connect the school community with the larger educational community, including other charter, public, and independent schools in New Jersey.
• Work in collaboration to plan professional development including summer institute for new staff.
• Welcome all students and families and get to know them by going to advisory meetings, learning exhibitions, and most school events.
• Inspire teachers to be deeply engaged in the difficult work of increasing achievement.
• Support and encourage advisor/teachers about their roles; engage and consult teachers as co-leaders and decision makers; and help them develop their leadership skills in support of the school's mission and continued growth.
• Engage with families and develop authentic relationships, so they don't fear a call from the School Leader.
• Encourage others to make decisions that are right for them by being supportive, not authoritarian; but be able to make occasional tough decisions.
• Work in conjunction with the CEO and Hiring team to recruit and hire a diverse, high-quality staff that shares the vision and mission of QCACS; recognize the qualities in staff that make them suitable for QCACS; consult with the Executive Director and Board members regarding initial hires.
• Develop and implement a collaborative method of evaluation to provide ongoing feedback for…