Assistant Houseparent (Female

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Regular Full-Time Part Time BE St. Louis, MO, US

4 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $21.12 To $24.07 Annually

Title:

Assistant Houseparent (Female)

Position Type:
Full-Time, 39 weeks

The Assistant Houseparent supports the Home Department's mission of creating a safe, nurturing, and spiritually grounded residential experience for boarding students. Reporting to the Assistant Director of the Home Department, this role partners with Houseparents and other School staff to support students' spiritual, social, emotional, and academic well-being while helping maintain a positive and well-organized dormitory community.

The Assistant Houseparent provides student supervision, mentoring, dorm coverage, administrative support, and residential programming support. This position assists with student guidance, communications, and daily dorm operations while fostering a welcoming environment that encourages character development, self-government, and spiritual growth. The Assistant Houseparent serves in a supporting role to the Houseparent team and is not typically assigned primary responsibility for a specific hall of students or ongoing family communications.

Maintains effective communication with students, colleagues, and families as appropriate and contributes to a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive dorm community.

At our award-winning Early Childhood through grade 12 Principia School in St. Louis, Missouri, and top-ranked Principia College in Elsah, Illinois, Principia faculty and staff make up a close-knit community of educators, coaches, and professionals taking a distinct approach to education—blending academic excellence with Christian Science-based character education. Principia’s team of over 500 employees supports not only Principia School and Principia College, but also a worldwide network of alumni and friends.

At Principia School, our core value is LOVE . Love and its attributes underpin our foundational beliefs as well as our educational approach. We focus on developing the whole child—intellectually, physically, mentally, socially, and spiritually, preparing students for the next steps in life.

We foster a challenging yet supportive environment where character unfolds naturally, and talent is cultivated through boundless opportunities.

Character education plays an essential role in every aspect of the student experience, and classroom work is augmented by character trips, leadership development, and real-world, hands‑on, project-based learning.

Principia employees are part of an engaging academic community preparing students to be tomorrow's leaders, thinkers, and changemakers. We strive to create a collaborative and inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong and are valued.

• Develop and model Christian character while demonstrating an understanding of character education, discipline, and parenting
• Display a love for and relate well to middle and high school students
• Support and mentor boarding students and help connect them with appropriate resources and support
• Staff the dorm while Houseparents are away for the day, work a regular shift in the Aron House office, and provide coverage as needed in the dorm
• Advise and assist students in navigating difficult situations at school and in the dorm
• Support Houseparents in communicating with parents, guardians, teachers, and administrators regarding student needs, activities, and residential life matters
• Assist with developing dorm communications, newsletters, and social calendars
• Act from a Principle-based, rather than a personality-based, standpoint
• Collaborate with the Home Department and the School’s academic faculty and staff
• Listen actively and communicate respectfully and effectively with students, parents/guardians, colleagues, and administrators
• Engage in professional learning experiences that support School progress
• Support relevant Christian Science-based programming that inspires students to turn wholeheartedly to God…