Career Center

Church Hill Academy (CHA) is the East End’s own fully-accredited, private, Christian high school. CHA is part of Church Hill Activities and Tutoring (CHAT), a nonprofit organization that serves youth through education, vocational training, after-school enrichment activities, and community partnerships. From its inception, CHA has sought to propel CHAT’s mission and values in an academic setting for 9th-12th grade students and to prepare them for success after high school. We seek to empower students to become leaders and culture-makers. Our school’s mission statement: Church Hill Academy equips high school students to achieve academic success, develop character, and serve their community.

Assistant Principal is a director-level position that is part of the Church Hill Academy team. The incumbent serves as primary backup to the Principal and will lead non-instructional school functions. The Assistant Principal reports to the Principal and supervises transportation and kitchen staff.

Essential Duties

• Supervises, trains, and evaluates the work of others and performs related human resources functions
• Oversees CHA student transportation: supervising bus drivers, developing schedules, and ensuring safe and timely pickup and delivery of students
• Ensures a school nutrition program that is compliant with related rules and procedures.
• Assists with facilitation of CHA’s Planning Team/School Administration, which also functions as:
  • Accreditation Team (five year re-accreditation process with Virginia Association of Independent Schools planned for Fall, 2024)
  • Admissions Team
  • Crisis Management Team
  • Special Event Planning Team
• Assists the Principal with the school’s financial management and accounting
• Approves the use of funds for non-instructional school functions and operations, ensuring agreement with approved budget thresholds
• Sets the philosophy of student discipline, behavior, and restorative practices
  • Engaging active student discipline problems 
  • Overseeing communication and documentation of discipline issues
  • Leading a small staff cohort around conflict resolution and restorative justice 
• Coordinates the scheduling and orientation of Substitute Teachers
• Coordinates the scheduling, setting, and preparation of campus-wide events
• Works with teaching staff to accommodate requests for instructional technology or related unique classroom set-ups
• Collaborates with CHAT’s After School Program on shared space and building operations 
• Serves as the school’s point of contact for CHAT’s Director of Operations, performing related duties
• Collaborates with school staff to plan and execute field trips.

Approach 

• Compassionate and empathetic: caring for and honoring CHAT students and families and the East End community
• Continuous learning: committed to self-improvement and personal growth
• Creative and curious: developing new ways to accomplish work while seeking to understand the people and context involved
• Cultural competency: demonstrating strong interpersonal skills when communicating with and about diverse communities while building relationships and connections
• Initiative and good judgment: prioritizing projects using reliable information; anticipating, responding to, and solving problems
• Intentional and empathetic: honoring confidentiality and operating with a high level of respect and professionalism, acknowledging and addressing the tension between compliance and equity
• Problem solver and strategic thinker: finding ways around obstacles to get the job done and making the organization more effective and efficient, prioritizing the projects and deliverables with the highest return on investment
• Selfless: willing to forgo recognition so others may shine

Position Overview & Compensation

• Full-time
• Exempt from overtime
• $60,000 to $70,000, negotiable and commensurate with skills and experience
• Benefits include: competitive health insurance plans with dependent care, parental leave, Paid-Time-Off, life insurance, and more.
• Primary work location: Church Hill Academy at Carlisle Ave. Baptist Church                              2010 Carlisle Ave., Richmond, VA 23231
• School Year: August 17, 2022 - June 20, 2023
• Work Schedule: 7:15am - 3:15pm, Monday-Friday, plus weekly staff meetings until 4:15 on Tuesdays, and some after school seasonal events (i.e., athletic events and school programs)

Special Conditions 

• VA State Police Criminal Records Check, including fingerprinting
• Valid Commonwealth of Virginia Driver’s License
• Driving Records Check
• VA Department of Social Services Child Registry Search (Abuse/Neglect of children)
• Mandatory training in August
• COVID-19 full vaccination
• Mask wearing when required

Qualifications: Any combination of stated education, experience, knowledge, skills abilities, and/or training that demonstrates the ability to perform essential duties is acceptable.

Required Qualifications 

• Faith in Jesus Christ, affirming the Apostles’ Creed and lived out in a faith community
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• Experience working in a secondary education or high school setting
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and command of the English language
• Strong project management skills with flexibility to manage multiple projects, adapt to change, and deliver on time

Preferred Qualifications 

• Graduate study in education, counseling, business or public administration