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Elementary Principal $71,882-$104, 922; Compensation commensurate with level of experience, relevant professional certifications, and/or degrees earned.”

Saint Bernard School (Los Angeles)

Posted

04/07/2025

Expires

05/22/2025

Description

Saint Bernard Dual Language Immersion School and Parish has served the community of Glassell Park for over 84 years. Saint Bernard’s School is a dual language immersion Catholic school providing academic excellence in both Spanish and English, supporting the faith development of its students. This school has served generations of northern Los Angeles residents.

Saint Bernard’s is a TK-8 school whose mission is to transform the future of its students with their commitment to faith and service. Saint Bernard’s is a caring community of learning.

This position will work directly with the Pastor/Administrator.

3254 Verdugo Road
Los Angeles, CA 90065
(323) 256-4989
stbernard-school.com

We are currently seeking a school principal who is:

ATTRIBUTES
Catholic School Principals must seek to fulfill priorities in the following areas of the National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools (NSBECS). Click here to learn more about the NSBECS

  • Rooted in a well-formed Catholic identity and grounded in a Catholic worldview. Imagines articulate and execute an innovative vision.
  • Practices critical reflection, and makes mission-driven and data-informed decisions.
  • Seeks innovative options to provide Catholic school education to all interested.
  • Demonstrates solid operational vitality for financial management and planning.
  • Recruits and motivates faculty to achieve educational excellence.
  • Assesses and adjusts, creates, and advances a collaborative culture.
  • Prioritizes action items in order to achieve the organizational mission.
  • Leads the school community in delivering the highest quality curriculum yielding academic successes and holistic achievements for all students.
  • Values, engage, and communicates appropriately and effectively with all stakeholders in supporting programs and opportunities.
  • Ensures students are seen as people whose intellectual growth is harmonized with spiritual, religious, emotional, and social development.
  • Develops, implements, and oversees academic, co-curricular, faith-formation, and service/ministry programs to educate the whole child.

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS

  • Practicing Catholic
  • Minimum 5 years of teaching experience OR 3 years working at a non-profit organization in a leadership role
  • Earned Master’s Degree OR State Approved Teaching Credential
  • Catechetical Certification to be completed by the first two years of leadership
  • This leadership is an on-site and in-person position

SALARY/BENEFITS
$71,882-$104, 922; Compensation commensurate with level of experience, relevant professional certifications, and/or degrees earned.” The Archdiocese of Los Angeles offers health benefits including medical, dental, and vision and all employees are enrolled in pension benefits from the time of employment and considered vested after five years of full-time employment.

Complete an employment application. https://lacatholics.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/EmploymentApplication.pdf
Qualified candidates should send a cover letter stating why they are interested in becoming the next leader at Saint Bernard – Dual Language Immersion School and a resume (including at least three references) to:

Aimée Dyrek
Managing Director of Leadership Formation
Department of Catholic Schools, Archdiocese of Los Angeles
adyrek@la-archdiocese.org

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open until the position is filled. The selected candidate must pass an employment background check and all required training and certifications.

Wage Range
The rate of pay offered to the selected candidate is based on internal pay policy and budget. New hires are commonly paid at the minimum of the wage range or within the lower part of the range. We consider a number of factors when making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience, training and other department needs.

Information/Application Contact

Saint Bernard School (Los Angeles)

3254 Verdugo Road

Los Angeles, CA 90065

adyrek@la-archdiocese.org