Job Begins: June 2024
Enrollment: Approximately 128 students
Grade Levels: Preschool through 8th grade
Demographics and School Culture
At St. Mary Catholic School, our students learn to know, love, and serve God through spiritual development, academic excellence, and community service. We are spreading the “Good News”; the good news about our Catholic Community School.
St. Mary’s is blessed by a dedicated faculty and staff and is a recognized leader in the educational market it serves. We are also a regional leader in robotics programming. St. Mary’s enjoys wonderful support from the St. Mary – St. Paul Parish Community as well as from its actively engaged parent community.
St. Mary’s is located on the northern edge of Big Rapids and the playground home for Ferris State University. We serve students from Big Rapids, Morley, Stanwood, Reed City, Newaygo, and White Cloud areas.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in educational leadership or administration with state of Michigan administrator certification or a master’s degree in education with a willingness to obtain administrator certification in the state of Michigan within three years.
- The candidate must have a current Continuing, Life, Permanent, Professional, Provisional, or Standard Teaching Certificate for the State of Michigan at the elementary and middle school level
- A practicing Roman Catholic in good standing
- Understands the structures, tenets and institutions of the Catholic Church
- Willingness to obtain Advanced Catechist certification
- Final approval of the candidate by the Superintendent
Skills
- Desire to foster the faith life of the community and advance the mission of the Church
- Welcoming and personable
- Strategic vision and planning
- Ability to engage the community in vision
- Collaborative team builder
- Excellent communication
- Curricular and co-curricular leadership
- Operational organization and problem solving
- Responsive decision making
Responsibilities
- School faith community leadership
- Instructional leadership
- Student affairs
- Personnel leadership
- Business affairs
- Development/Institutional Advancement
- Board Relations
- External affairs
Accountability
Hired by the Pastor in consideration of the Board’s recommendation and with the approval of the Superintendent of Catholic Schools; Reports to the Pastor and is evaluated by the Pastor or his designee (Board Chair) according to the process established by the Superintendent of Catholic Schools. Accountable to the School Board for the areas of responsibility delegated to the Board by the Pastor and the Diocese. Accountable to the Superintendent of Catholic Schools in certain matters where diocesan policy and direction are concerned.
Salary
Competitive within the Catholic school market for a full-time PK-8 Principal
To apply
Apply to Fr. Jegar Fickel, Pastor. 1009 Marion Avenue, Big Rapids, MI 49307. fatherjegar@stmarystpaulbr.org Please attach a detailed letter of application with a resume. Complete and return the application form located here.
Applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled.