Assistant Director St. John Neumann School for Children & Families

CHI St. Joseph Childrens Health is dedicated to improving the health of children and families by improving access linking families to care coordinating health-related services and providing clinical programs while serving as a leading voice in collaborative efforts to improve the health and well-being of the Lancaster PA community.

Every child has a unique health journey; the goal of CHI St. Joseph Childrens Health is to serve as a supportive voice and companion for children and families along their path to growing up healthy and happy. CHI St. Joseph Childrens Health is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin and veteran or disability status.

CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. & from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

What would it mean to re-imagine childcare CHI St. Joseph Childrens Health envisions a new approach to childcare that provides every child and family with an environment programs and services that affirm the dignity and value of children parents and caregivers each day. The St. John Neumann School for Children and Families emerged from this very concept.

Located in Columbia Borough the St. John Neumann School for Children and Families is committed not just to providing your child with a safe place during your workday but also to offering every family a nurturing environment filled with teachers and coaches who are truly concerned about your child and familys health wellbeing development and success.

Caring for children from six weeks through Kindergarten the St. John Neumann School provides a developmentally appropriate Waldorf-inspired curriculum designed to stimulate your childs creativity and encourage the development of healthy habits a healthy love of learning and healthy relationships.

As the Assistant Director - St. John Neumann School the selected candidate will:

• Implement professional community and individual development programs including off-site experiential learning opportunities for faculty and students of the St John Neumann School. This includes program development and determining how best to improve development and enrichment programming within the school.
• Facilitate informational workshops and trainings for faculty that promote professional and individual growth and learning consistent with the curriculum standards and wellness expectations of CHI St. Joseph Childrens Health.
• Lead the implementation and provide employees with the on-going training necessary for the effective use of the student information system utilized by the St John Neumann School.
• Assure that all faculty and staff meet the training and certification requirements of the St John Neumann School.
• Assist with the day-to-day operations of the St John Neumann School as needed.
• Maintain and coordinate necessary inventory and program supplies for assigned programs and projects.
• Coordinate the work of partners and volunteers.
• Support the evaluation of programming and services to assure high-quality and impactful services to improve the health and well-being of residents.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners in collaboration with the Director - St John Neumann School.

Qualifications and Desired Experience:

Education (including licenses certifications):

• Bachelors Degree in Education Social Work Human Services Public Health or related field required.

Experience (required and preferred):

• Minimum of 1 to 3 years experience with school-based educational programs and services.

Skill Competencies:

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to handle multiple tasks
• Comfort working with computers.
• Demonstrate a high comfort working with diverse populations and an understanding of the cultural and social barriers that can exist when accessing health or health-related care.
• Promote a positive team-based approach to program development implementation and delivery.