Head of School

St. Davids Episcopal Day School Wayne PA

Lead with Clarity. Restore Trust. Build Whats Next.

St. Davids 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 schools 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

$80000 $100000 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