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School Principal at First Children Services Secaucus, NJ

Job in Secaucus, Hudson County, New Jersey, 07094, USA
Listing for: Itlearn360
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-16
Job specializations:
  • Management
    Education Administration, Administrative Management
  • Education / Teaching
    Education Administration
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 125000 - 150000 USD Yearly USD 125000.00 150000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Title

Title: Principal, First Children School Hudson County

Reports to: CEO

The Principal at First Children School in Hudson County will be responsible for all aspects of the operation of the school, including education and related therapeutic services provided to students in accordance with their IEPs. The FCS school is a New Jersey Department of Education approved private school for students with disabilities serving students in grades PreK through high school

Responsibilities
  • Ensure that the school operates in strict accordance with the regulations of the NJ Department of Education as dictated in Chapter 6A of the NJ Administrative Code. Work with the organization’s compliance director to ensure that compliance is regularly audited in the school. Establish training for staff to ensure that they are aware of and compliance with the standards of the DOE and the organization concerning the school.

    Maintain at all times the readiness of the school to be monitored or inspected by any state authority. Ensure that all required reports are submitted to the DOE and others in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Manage all staff of the school in accordance with the policies of FCS including, but not limited to those associated with staff hiring, credentialing and compensation. Make sure that all staff are trained regularly on pertinent policies and procedures and work with the CEO and executive team to present consistency in applying policies, particularly as they pertain to the management of staff performance and compensation.
  • Work in close cooperation with members of the FCS management team, particularly those that provide support services to the school. Shared services are provided to the school by the larger FCS organization, and it is the responsibility of the Principal to assure close cooperation with those who manage these services. Similarly, the Principal should feel free to consult with those managers to improve the impact of these services within the school.
  • With the CEO and Controller, establish and implement an annual budget for the school and assure that all expenditures are made in line with the budget and/or as approved by the CEO or Controller. The Principal is expected to provide input into the budgeting process but it is the responsibility of the Controller with the CEO to approve the budget prior to submission to the DOE.

    Once in place, the Principal must follow that budget and, as necessary, work with the Controller to make changes that are necessary in light of situations that occur during the school year.
  • Maintain an excellent team of staff for the school by assuring that staff openings are filled quickly and with his quality staff, anticipating vacancies and working cooperatively with the HR department to get and keep the most qualified staff possible. The school is only as good as its staff, and it is critical that the Principal stay on top of all issues affecting staff hiring and retention.

    Day to day issues that arise are the responsibility of the Principal to handle in consultation with the CEO or other members of the executive team as necessary. The Principal is expected to anticipate staff needs and take action to assure that sufficient high quality staff are available to students at all times.
  • Establish and nurture excellent working relationships with referring districts, parents and other members of the community, assuring that the school is well-represented as a vital partner to them. The Principal is expected to cultivate relationships with key district staff, particularly those who refer students to the school. This requires the Principal to reach out personally to these key players, visit them at their locations and invite them to visit the school.

    Similarly, the Principal is the key school representative with parents and members of the community, and he/she is expected to be present at all key meetings and represent the values and standards of the school at all times.
  • Establish, train and monitor staff performance to assure that their work is resulting in students achieving their goals and moving on successfully to the next phase of their lives. The principal is expected to…
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