Head of School

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XpanseHR

Head of School

Philadelphia, PA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Head of School

    St. David's Episcopal Day School | Wayne, PA

    Lead with Clarity. Restore Trust. Build What's Next.

    St. David's Episcopal Day School is seeking a steady, relational, and emotionally intelligent leader to serve as its next Head of School.

    Following a period of transition, the school is well-positioned with strong enrollment, a committed faculty, and a supportive church community, but requires a leader who can bring clarity, consistency, and calm authority to the environment.

    The Role

    The Head of School is the leader of the school's people, programs, and culture.

    You will:

    • Set direction and expectations across the school
    • Lead and develop faculty
    • Be highly visible in classrooms and daily school life
    • Build trust with families and staff
    • Partner with church leadership

    This role is hands-on, relational, and leadership intensive.

    Leadership Structure

    You will directly supervise the Operations Manager, who owns admissions, logistics, and daily operations.

    • You lead people, instruction, and culture
    • The Operations Manager executes systems and operations

    This structure ensures you can stay focused where it matters most:
    teaching quality, faculty performance, and community trust

    What You Will Focus On

    Instructional Leadership

    • Elevate teaching quality across classrooms
    • Conduct observations and coach faculty

    Faculty Leadership

    • Set clear expectations and accountability
    • Address performance directly and professionally

    Culture & Communication

    • Rebuild trust through consistency and transparency
    • Create clarity where ambiguity previously existed

    Family Leadership

    • Serve as a visible, confident presence
    • Manage complex parent dynamics with professionalism

    What This Role Requires

    This is not a passive leadership role.

    You must bring:

    • Strong emotional intelligence and presence
    • Confidence in difficult conversations
    • Ability to lead experienced faculty
    • Comfort setting boundaries with parents
    • A calm, grounded leadership style under pressure

    The environment is highly relational. Leadership style will directly shape culture.

    Background

    Required

    • Leadership experience in early childhood or elementary education
    • Experience supervising and developing staff
    • Strong communication and organizational leadership skills

    Preferred

    • Faith-based or Episcopal school experience
    • Experience leading through organizational or cultural transition

    Compensation

    $80,000 – $100,000 , commensurate with experience

    Why This Role

    This is an opportunity to lead a respected school through a critical moment of renewal.

    The right leader will:

    • Restore trust
    • Strengthen systems
    • Establish clarity
    • Build long-term stability