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• Assistant Director of Admission for Diversity & Outreach

  Assistant Director of Admission for Diversity & Outreach

  Reports to Director of Admission

  12-month, full-time, administrative position

  
  Cathedral School seeks a compassionate, thoughtful, enthusiastic, and effective educator to serve in an important Admission role at a leading Bay Area school.

   

  The Assistant Director of Admission position is an exempt, twelve-month, full-time administrative position that reports directly to the Director of Admission. Candidates should

  • Be an enthusiastic and articulate advocate for the School’s Mission.
  • Possess excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Be eager to learn and collaborate with experienced, devoted, and talented colleagues.
  • Believe deeply in the critical importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the life of a school.
  • Be able to connect with boys ages 4-14 and the adults who love them.
  • Bring dynamic energy, self-awareness, commitment, and a sense of humor.

  In addition to the responsibilities typically associated with admission office management and recruitment, the Assistant Director is also responsible for managing and growing many of the School’s outreach efforts and relationships with partner organizations. These efforts include serving as a liaison with various Bay Area organizations (like SMART and ABC) that help place capable middle school students at Cathedral. The Assistant Director will also be expected to develop and manage Cathedral’s recently established Community Scholarship Program. This Program is designed to attract high-achieving, underrepresented students to our Upper School (grades 5-8). Funded through a generous endowment commitment, Cathedral expects to admit students through the Program in the 2020-21 academic year.

   

  All interested candidates are encouraged to apply, and Cathedral seeks candidates who possess the following:

  • A Bachelor’s degree is required (a Master’s degree is preferred).
  • Educational experience or experience in a related professional field.
  • A proven track record of work in admissions or programmatic development in independent schools is helpful.
  • The ability and willingness to both think and plan strategically as well as manage the day-to-day tasks and work typically associated with school admissions, e.g., data entry, timely correspondence, report generation, file management.
  • Previous experience with CRM or school admissions software such as OnBoard / Blackbaud Student Enrollment Management System is helpful.
  • Prior success in launching school or organization-wide initiatives is helpful.
  • The ability to communicate effectively through personal conversations, public speaking, and written correspondence is essential.
  • A history or experience with managing institutional marketing and communications efforts is helpful.

  Salary and benefits are highly competitive and some of the best among Bay Area Schools. Cathedral also pays relocation expenses.  

   

  Interested candidates should send a cover letter, CV, and three references to Tara Boland, Director of Admission, at boland@cathedralschool.net. The School will only contact references after consulting with candidates.

   

  This position begins in July of 2020.

   

   

• Middle School Math Teacher

  The School is seeking candidates for a maternity leave middle school math teacher for the spring of 2020.

   

  Primary Responsibilities:

  • Plan, teach, and evaluate students in daily math classes (the anticipated teaching assignment will be three sections and three preps, that is, one section each at three different grade levels).  
  • Maintain the highest quality of instruction and expectations for students. 
  • Communicate effectively with parents.
  • Collaborate with teachers and administrators in regular curricular review, ensuring best practices in math instruction.
  • Supervise recess and participate in other student activities as needed.
  • Attend faculty meetings, chapel, assemblies, and other required school events.

  Qualifications:

  • Experience teaching math, as a primary instructor, preferably at the middle school level, and including algebra.
  • Bachelor’s degree from a four-year institution. Teaching credential or advanced degree preferred.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Commitment to early adolescent education.
  • Experience with frequent collaboration and an eagerness to plan units and lessons with other math colleagues.
  • Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and ability to present to a diverse student body, specifically racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse communities.
  • Demonstrated ability to differentiate instruction and address a range of learning styles.
  • Familiarity with project-based learning and multicultural education are preferred.
  • An eagerness to work in an all-boy environment and to embrace the School’s Mission.

  How to Apply: 

  Interested candidates should send a cover letter, CV, and three references to Chad Harlow, Director of Upper School at harlow@cathedralschool.net. For email submissions, please use the subject line: "Middle School Math Position." Video recorded lessons are welcomed.

  
  Postions begins around April 1 and ends around June 1.