Head of School
About Us:
Claremont Christian Academy was founded in 1976. CCA is a ministry of Calvary Baptist Church educating students K-12. We are a balanced open-enrollment school that is growing. Over the years we have been able to see our graduates go on to serve God in many different ways including missions, medicine, education, business, and counseling.
CCA is located in one of the least churched areas of the U.S.. We are a vibrant community of Christian educators, seeking to make an eternal impact in our generation in our area of NH and VT. We have students and families from many backgrounds, providing a rich opportunity for ministry through education. This is an opportune time to build a school and make an impact!
About the Position:
Claremont Christian Academy of Claremont, NH is looking for a dedicated and passionate Head of School to lead our growing K-12 school ministry. The HoS provides spiritual, academic, and administrative leadership including faculty development, financial oversight, and academic assessment. This role will have an emphasis on strategic planning and evaluation for accreditation standards. Serving as the school’s liaison, the ideal candidate has extensive experience in ministry and a proven track record in Biblical leadership and Christian education.
Salary: $45,000 annually
Benefits: Covered student tuition for school aged children
Location: Claremont, NH
Job Duties
Spiritual Leadership: Of primary importance is the Head of School’s (HoS) ability to faithfully shepherd and lead our staff. This includes:
- Ministering the Word of God to the staff regularly (like staff meetings and staff development) to strengthen, encourage, correct and instruct our staff in their ministry.
- Biblical preaching/teaching/instruction, providing biblical counsel to individual staff members, leadership in relational dynamics amongst staff, ethical input for parents, and biblically appropriate responses to student problems.
- Maintaining biblical standards for school policies, staff conduct, godly communication with parents, discernment in selecting new staff and volunteers, church networking, discernment in educational content, integrity in relationships and communication, etc.
Educational/Academic Leadership: The HoS will also be responsible for working closely with principals and teachers in developing CCA’s future curriculum and scope & sequence for all grades and subjects. This will include:
- Intentional progress towards CCA attaining future accreditation status, which will coincide with strategic planning for the professional development and evaluation of our staff.
- Working with the Lower and Upper Campus Principals and teachers, the Head of School will give general oversight to goals and objectives for each grade and their respective subjects.
- Implement a program to assess academic benchmarks annually.
- Ensure accountability standards/guidelines with teachers and approval of curricula being used in all grades.
- Lead the school in complying with all NH state regulations for private school education.
Administrative Leadership: Lastly, the Head of School will provide overall administrative leadership, working with our Administrative Team of two principals, two office administrative assistants and the Assistant to the HoS. This will include:
- Fostering efficient communication within the team, and delegate and execute administrative tasks in a timely manner.
- Manage aspects of enrollment, staff and board meetings, professional development days, school calendar/scheduling, fundraising tasks, parental engagement, planning, etc.
- Work with the Executive Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church on financial issues, such as budgeting, spending, and payroll.
- Plan and communicate as the school liaison between the Elder Board of Calvary Baptist Church, the CCA School Board, and the school staff & volunteers.
Minimum Qualifications
Marked by spiritual maturity: He/she must be able to generally meet the character qualifications for either a local church elder, or deacon/deaconess as described in 1 Timothy 3:1-7, 8-13; and Titus 1:5-9. 5+ years serving in a like-minded local church in some kind of regular ministry position. An M.Div. degree or B.A in Biblical/Ministry studies would be ideal. He must have a proven track record of theological discernment, sound interpretation of Scripture, and the ability to preach and teach God’s Word. He also must be able to address staff problems, promptly, professionally, and pastorally.
Proven experience in education: The ideal candidate will have had at least 5 years teaching in a public or private school setting, with some experience in school administration. They should also have achieved a teaching certificate, and at least an M.Ed. They should have a working knowledge of best pedagogical practices in Christian Education and be able to supply CCA with a written Philosophy of Education.
Proven experience and spiritual gifting in administration: The ideal candidate should enjoy working with a team of committed Christians and be able to manage a long task list and job calendar. They should have some job-related experience in working with teams and deadlines to get tasks accomplished. A high degree of computer and web-based skills is required, as well as professional-level writing skills.
