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Posted On: Jan 14, 2021

Elementary School Director

Headwaters School

Austin,TX, usa
Email: l.hirsch@headwaters.org


Headwaters School, a Pre-K through grade 12 independent day school in Austin, TX, is seeking an Elementary School Director for the 2021-2022 academic year. With 175 students in the elementary school, Headwaters School provides a warm and welcoming school culture for its students, while expecting curiosity, deep engagement, and self-expression of each of its community members.

All of our employees are responsible for bringing our Purpose statement to life: We cultivate identity formation, foster empathy, and embrace diversity to bring more peace to the world. In addition, we Promise each day to guide our students to live authentically, think expansively, and create bravely. We invite our students, guides, staff, parents, and trustees to be Peacemakers, Advocates, Creators, and Thinkers, and the PACT, as it’s called, serves as outcomes for all of our programs. Our faculty and staff ensure all members of our school community understand their role as Advocates in advancing issues of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion.

The Elementary School Director reports directly to the Head of School and works closely with the Elementary School Learning Specialist, Campus Manager, Middle School Director, the Admissions Office and Business Office. The Elementary Director also serves on the Senior Leadership Team and leads the elementary school faculty. Our ideal candidate will have significant Montessori teaching experience, a Bachelor’s degree, a Master’s degree, Montessori certification and administrative experience. Additionally, we are seeking candidates who appreciate and understand the developmental period known as middle childhood.

In addition to teaching experience, the successful candidate will need to possess the following attributes: flexibility, resourcefulness, and playfulness. Headwaters is committed to anit-bias and anti-racist work, and we are eager to meet candidates with experience in the important areas of diversity, equity, and inclusivity.

This is a full-time, salaried, exempt position and compensation is competitive for the greater Austin area. The school offers a wide-range of benefits including health care and retirement plan. Interested applicants should go to the Headwaters School Employment website to apply, https://www.headwaters.org/page/about/employment.