Why Join Team VCP:

Vista College Prep is a growing network of high-performing tuition-free public charter schools serving high minority, high poverty communities in Phoenix. VCP was founded in 2013 with the belief that demographics do not determine destiny and that all students deserve an excellent education.

What sets us apart? Our small class sizes, family engagement, rigorous curriculum, targeted professional development, and-most of all-our mission-aligned team. VCP staff are committed to closing the achievement gap, and we are honored to share that our flagship campus recently earned an ‘A' rating for a 3 rd consecutive year, in addition to being the only 2018 National Blue Ribbon School in Phoenix. VCP's joyful, urgent, intentional culture underscores all we do to make our schools a proof point for what is possible for all students in Arizona. Join us!

Role Mission:

The Assistant Principal - Culture (APC) works with the school's Principal and leadership team to ensure that all students (Kindergarten-5 th gr.) demonstrate dramatic student achievement gains and internalize VCP core values. In this role, you will help lead the school's efforts to create a positive, structured, achievement-oriented, and joyful school culture. The APC will report directly to the school Principal and receive coaching from both the Principal and Director of Curriculum and Instruction. The APC will also coach an assigned portfolio of teachers.

Your Impact:

Student Culture

• Build positive relationships with students grounded in respect, enthusiasm, achievement, courage, hard work and self-determination through structured social-emotional learning;
• Teach and reinforce VCP's school-wide behavior management systems;
• Ensure that behavioral expectations and school culture standards are met inside of the classroom as well as outside, including supervision and support of behavior and culture during bus rides, cafeteria/meal times, enrichment, and dismissal;
• Serve as the point person for student culture and discipline, including behavioral crisis intervention, acute behavioral issues, in-school suspension, and detention;
• Maintain accurate student discipline records, documenting all conferences, suspensions, and phone calls;

Teacher Coaching and Support

• Support teachers in holding all students to consistent, high behavioral expectations for all students;
• Act as a resource to teachers in their instructional practice, especially as it relates to issues of discipline, relationships with students, classroom management, and school culture;
• Lead staff efforts to ensure all students have excellent attendance and arrive at school on time;
• Assist teachers, students, and parents in the creation and implementation of individual behavior plans as needed;

Parent and Family Engagement

• Develop and maintain communicative relationships with families, emphasizing families' roles as collaborators and accountability partners for their student's academic and behavioral performance, including attendance;
• Communicate regularly with families regarding student performance and academic achievement;
• Respond to family concerns promptly and effectively;
• Support staff in coordinating family meetings and special events;
• Participate in home visits at the start of every year for new-to-Vista College Prep families;

School Leadership

• Collaborate with the Principal and leadership team to establish a positive, structure, achievement-oriented, and joyful school culture;
• Participate in regular leadership team meetings at the school level and network level;
• Lead staff trainings start and end of school year and on professional development days;
• Proactively circulate throughout classrooms and hallways during the day to gain valuable context on student behavior, support positive school culture, and maintain highly visible presence during school hours;
• Teach at least one whole or small-group class as assigned;

Compensation:

We offer a competitive compensation package, and comprehensive health benefits. All staff members are equipped with the tools needed to succeed, including all curricular materials, relevant and quality professional development, laptop computer, email, and all necessary supplies.

Top 5 reasons to Teach and Lead at Vista College Prep:

A joyful, urgent, intentional culture and team environment where everyone is collaboratively working toward the same goal. We recruit the brightest, most committed, and most capable teachers all dedicated to providing the best education for our scholars.

Unparalleled professional development. Teachers receive targeted, relevant, and strategic professional development that focuses on lesson execution, data analysis, and school culture. In addition, we provide time in the schedule for weekly professional development for teachers to work in grade-level teams and as a school.

Grounded in the reality of what has worked and boldly seeking to achieve ambitious goals with our scholars, we are constantly working to improve our program and ourselves. Vista College Prep teachers and staff visit high-performing schools and participate in professional development sessions across the country so that we can continue to learn and adopt best practices.

We opened in 2013 with kindergarten and first grade and we are adding a grade every year until we scale up to K-8 in 2020-21. You have the opportunity to be part of a team that is working to create a network of proof point schools in Arizona.

Through exhaustive and highly selective recruitment efforts, extensive summer training, weekly professional development, and regular observations with feedback, Vista College Prep team members are part of a mission-aligned professional community that facilitates connection, growth, impact, and a commitment to building the best network of schools possible.

Apply Today!

Email a resume and cover letter to Bridget White at bwhite@vistacollegeprep.org . Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. For more information, please visit our website: www.vistacollegeprep.org .

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to building a company that embraces and celebrates diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We believe that diverse teams build better outcomes, bring more perspective to the table, contribute to our success and help foster a more inclusive environment for all employees.