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About the Role

The Assistant Principal is the assistant instructional leader responsible for assisting the Principal in ensuring students gain the necessary academic and social skills for success. This role requires strong facilitation, collaboration, and assessment skills, with experience in alternative pedagogy and data-driven decision-making. The Assistant Principal will lead a grade group cohort alongside the guidance counselor.

Responsibilities

Assist in delivering academic preparation and support for college and career readiness.
Reinforce and institutionalize network practices through observation, coaching, and evaluation.
Foster connections between academic learning, the community, and the natural world.
Teach, co-teach, and model teaching in the classroom.
Assist in creating a professional community focused on instruction and assessment for student achievement and school culture.
Motivate teachers to develop content knowledge and instructional repertoire, providing necessary resources.
Assist in building a school culture with high expectations for courtesy, respect, compassion, and intellectual engagement.
Ensure a safe, supportive, and productive environment for students, staff, and families.
Model effective instructional practices in meetings and professional development.
Cultivate strong partnerships with community organizations and regional/national partners.
Oversee extra-curricular activities, Saturday School, and after-school programs.
Implement behavior/discipline modification plan for grade group cohort.
Supervise members of the faculty team.

Requirements

Master's degree in Education, School Leadership, or Education Administration/Management.
7+ years of experience (teaching, counseling, leadership) at the high school level with a history of improving student outcomes.
2+ years of coaching and supervising educators.
New York State School Building Leader or School District Leader certification required.
Experience in an urban public school strongly preferred.
Demonstrated leadership capabilities, including management and team-building skills.
Experience with supervising, evaluating, and professional development of teachers and teachers-in-training.
Experience implementing pedagogical strategies and developing curriculum relevant to the network model (e.g., challenge-based curriculum, inquiry, data-based decision making, analysis of student performance, alternative use of time, systems of adult learning).
Rigorous approach to problem-solving.
Passion for creating a school community that supports the development and achievement of all students, particularly underserved and at-risk students.
Recognition of self as a learner, able to identify areas for growth and commitment to working in these areas.
Experience and zeal for working in an entrepreneurial environment.
Commitment to democratic governance and collaborative, data-based decision-making.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Experience working on school culture and discipline.
Demonstrated commitment to the school vision and mission.
Light lifting may be required.

Skills

Facilitation
Collaboration
Alternative pedagogy
Diagnostic and formative assessments
Classroom and organizational level inquiry
Management
Team-building
Supervising educators
Evaluating educators
Professional development of teachers
Pedagogical strategies
Curriculum development
Challenge-based curriculum
Inquiry
Data-based decision making
Analysis of student performance
Alternative use of time through scheduling and programming
Systems of adult learning
Problem-solving
Interpersonal skills
Communication skills
School culture
Discipline

Location

Bronx
Brooklyn
Queens

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

7+ years experience
2+ years coaching and supervising educators

Education Level

Master's degree in Education, School Leadership or Education Administration/Management
New York State School Building Leader or School District Leader certification

Salary/Compensations

$135k- $175K

Benefits

Competitive salary based on experience
Health, dental, and vision insurance
FSA/HSA
8% Employer 403(b) contribution
Opportunities for professional development and growth within the organization

About the Company

United Charter High Schools (UCHS) is the largest and most successful public charter high schools’ network in NYC.
Originally founded as New Visions Charter High Schools by the nonprofit New Visions for Public Schools, it was established to provide quality educational opportunities for students in underserved communities.
Renamed as UCHS as of July, 2024 the network consists of 7 charter high schools that held a collective graduation rate of 96% in both 2022 & 2023 whilst serving more than 3,000 students from the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens.
UCHS high schools are some of New York’s states highest performing charter high schools, consistently meeting and in many cases exceeding NYSED’s Performance Benchmarks for Student Performance.
They are outperforming NYS on the 4-year Cohort regents’ exams and the 4-year graduation rate for all students and special populations.
They also include the only NYC high school to receive the prestigious National Blue-Ribbon Award in 2022.

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy that all employees and applicants for employment will be treated in all respects on the basis of their merit and qualifications and without regards to their race, color, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, gender, military status, marital status, ancestry, or any other reason prohibited by law.
We believe that our teams should reflect the diverse communities we serve and that our culture and internal structures should be inclusive and equitable for all employees.
We also recognize that perspectives from communities that have been historically marginalized are critical to the work we do.
Hence, we strongly encourage applications from individuals living in the communities that we serve or who are members of historically marginalized communities.
We provide a comprehensive and competitive compensation and benefits package in addition to the opportunity to make a significant impact on education reform and in the lives of urban youth.
Reasonable accommodations will be made in accordance with existing ADA requirements for otherwise qualified individuals with a disability.