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Girls Varsity III Sailing Head Coach

Job Description

St. Andrew’s Schools - The Priory is seeking a varsity head coach for its girl’s sailing program.  The head coach is responsible for overseeing and supervising the crews on the 420 boats. The coach will create a positive, education-based, learning environment by promoting honesty, integrity and encourage total character development of our athletes. The ideal candidate must have strong communication skills and have experience in teaching sailing.

Applicant Requirements

Please submit a current resume to: St. Andrew’s Schools Athletic Department, 224 Queen Emma Sq., Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 or mkilbey@standrewsschools.org. The application deadline is Friday, January 3, 2020.

• Adheres to and promotes the mission, vision, and educational philosophy of St. Andrew’s Schools
• Creates a vibrant, active, and engaging learning environment in and out of the classroom, using research-based, developmentally appropriate teaching methodologies to engender critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, problem solving, and communication skills
• Demonstrates knowledge of child development, developmentally appropriate practices, and works collaboratively to develop a student-centered, personalized curriculum based on learning through play
• Works together to prepare course objectives and plan for appropriate activities as guided by the mission of St. Andrew’s Schools
• Integrates meaningful and appropriate use of technology within the curriculum
• Prepares and administers a variety of assessments; records results and provides timely feedback on students’ progress to parents, and colleagues
• Tailors instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners
• Creates a warm and welcoming learning environment by facilitating the creation of group agreements in the classroom and actively guiding and supporting student interactions and relationships
• Maintains order in the classroom and throughout common campus areas
• Counsels students when students face academic and/or behavioral challenges
• Discusses students’ academic and behavioral progress and areas for growth with parents/guardians
• Maintains all records pertaining to student attendance and students’ progress
• Communicates, orally and in writing, with students, parents, administrators, and colleagues about curriculum, children, and child development issues
• Demonstrates good judgment concerning sensitive information and maintains confidentiality when needed
• Displays a sensitive, cooperative, and flexible demeanor in interactions with others
• Proactive in staying up to date with contemporary pedagogical thinking, strategies and techniques by reading professional journals and attendance at professional conferences, workshops and courses
• Demonstrates professionalism through reliability, punctuality, participation in meetings and staff development opportunities
• Demonstrates professionalism in personal appearance and self-care
• Maintains personal integrity and respectful attitude in professional relationships
• Communicates in a punctual, professional, and friendly manner with parents, colleagues, supervisors, and external community members
• Collaborates with administration, teachers, and staff
• Assumes other job-related duties assigned by the Director

• Ability to develop and implement curriculum, assessments, and utilize instructional best practices
• Proficient computer skills with experience in the use of email, Microsoft Office, and Google tools
• Knowledgeable about best practices in implementing educational technology in the classroom
• Proven years of experience working with young children
• Be able to occasionally lift up to 50 lbs
• Regularly use close and distance vision
• Frequently stand and talk or hear and sometimes walk and sit
• Turn, bend, reach, and occasionally climb
• Work in a classroom environment with moderate noise level

• Mandatory COVID Vaccination: As a condition of employment for new hires, we require proof of your COVID vaccination with a date of full vaccination at least two weeks prior to the first day of employment.
• Mandatory Background Check: Employment is conditional until the successful completion of a background check which requires the employee to have their fingerprints scanned electronically.
• Online training to safeguard children required upon hire.

• Keeps the building and classrooms in a clean and orderly condition by performing various job tasks as assigned by the Maintenance Supervisor and/or Maintenance Assistant;
• Cleans all areas of the facility, e.g. classrooms, floors (vacuum and mop), windows, restrooms, and trash receptacles while following school procedures, guidelines, and methods, and utilizing approved chemicals, supplies, tools, and equipment.
• Ensures a safe and clean environment for students, faculty, and staff by performing maintenance as necessary, responding to spills and disposing of cardboard, plastic, and trash.
• Maintains appropriate levels of school-approved chemicals and supplies needed to ensure a safe and clean facility, including ensuring that chemical supplies are rotated and stored in proper containers in preparation for their use and placing orders to replenish supplies are low;
• And other duties as assigned.
• Interacts positively with students, parents, faculty and staff.

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to organize, multi-task and prioritize work
• Able to adapt effectively to constant changing plans and priorities
• Ability to work independently with little supervision and as part of a team
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to problem-solve
• Excellent customer service orientation
• Reliable and dependable
• Must be available to work weekends, as necessary
• Must be able to lift 40 pounds

• Mandatory COVID Vaccination: As a condition of employment for new hires, we require proof of your COVID vaccination with a date of full vaccination at least two weeks prior to the first day of employment.
• Mandatory Background Check: Employment is conditional until the successful completion of a background check which requires the employee to have their fingerprints scanned electronically.

St. Andrew’s Schools is an equal employment opportunity employer. To learn more about our school, please visit www.standrewsschools.org.

• Provide positive, cooperative, and excellent constituent relations.
• Set professional boundaries and collaborate with constituents within those boundaries.
• Provide calendaring and administrative support to the Head of School including the arrangements for and minutes of all Board of Trustee meetings, lunches with guests, and all meetings involving the Head of School and Leadership Team.
• Provide logistical support, coordination, and oversight of specified Head of School events.
• Ensure high quality meeting materials, agendas, and reports are prepared ahead of meetings as necessary. This includes editing, creating, formatting, managing key details, collating information and distributing.
• Maintain and organize complex information data and filing systems.
• Make work-related conference and travel arrangements for Head of School and faculty/staff as needed.
• Provide support to other areas of school operation as requested, such as the educational program and school lunch program.

• Bachelor’s degree required. Three years as an executive assistant or other relevant support experience preferred. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent proofreading and editing skills.
• Demonstrated creativity and problem-solving.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and comprehend complex issues, and make administrative and procedural decisions and judgements on sensitive, confidential issues; work both collaboratively and independently; and to pay attention to detail and effectively manage projects and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated event-planning skills.
• Dynamic self-starter who anticipates the needs of others, has good judgement and naturally jumps in and helps.
• Experience with or demonstrated ability to learn various software such as MacOS, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Canvas, PowerSchool, DonorPerfect.

• Mandatory COVID Vaccination: As a condition of employment for new hires, we require proof of your COVID vaccination with a date of full vaccination at least two weeks prior to the first day of employment.
• Mandatory Background Check: Employment is conditional until the successful completion of a background check which requires the employee to have their fingerprints scanned electronically.
• Online training to safeguard children required upon hire.

• Develops and refines school-wide communication and marketing strategies to ensure that all communications consistently reflect the school’s mission and branding and effectively reach the intended audiences.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates the annual marketing and communications plan for the school.
• Develops, maintains, and continually evaluates internal and external communications.
• Identifies emerging marketing strategies, tests their effectiveness, and reports on the results.
• Creates and implements strategic marketing campaigns as necessary, including an analysis of the effectiveness.
• Engages in, manages, and oversees the development, distribution, and maintenance of all print and electronic collateral including, but not limited to, admissions and advancement projects, advertisements, newsletters, brochures, website, and social media (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, and other third-party platforms).
• Writes and develops collateral materials for fundraising and admissions purposes in collaboration with the advancement and admissions staff.
• Writes and edits all of the school’s communications, including but not limited to the website, e-newsletters, print magazine, community email messages, press releases, advertising, letters, and social media posts.
• Creates/designs invitations, advertisements, solicitations, banners, and marketing material in keeping with the school’s brand.
• Oversees the content and publication of Kūlia, the school’s print magazine, which includes the  annual report to donors.
• Directs strategic social media marketing efforts, including content and profile development. Tracks engagement and other social media statistics.
• Develops and maintains relationships with local media outlets to respond to inquiries and secure coverage for school events. Manages all media contacts.
• Provides networking opportunities and support for the Head of School, Advancement Director, and Director of Enrollment Management to raise visibility of the school.
• Provides support to senior management, faculty, and staff for print, web, and digital communications.
• Implements strategies that optimize marketing and communications.
• Gathers data and produces reports that analyze the effectiveness of school communications to help drive decision-making.
• Manages and organizes a database of all of the school’s photo and video files. Tags images and videos for easy access.
• Coordinates and manages photography and videography of events and activities with staff and contracted photographers as required, including livestreaming of important school programs.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Head of School.
• Supports the school and its leadership.

• Bachelor’s degree required, MA preferably in English, journalism, communications, marketing or a related discipline, and minimum of five years professional experience creating and distributing digital content, including web, social, and email.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with an ability to prioritize, negotiate, and work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and dedication to the mission of St. Andrew’s Schools
• Demonstrated creativity, artistry, and complex problem-solving ability.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and comprehend complex issues, and effectively plan and manage projects.
• Demonstrated experience writing and editing for publication, including media releases, web content, and collateral materials.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, in tone and style.
• Excellent proofreading and editing skills.
• A passion for independent school and/or higher education storytelling.
• Ability to prioritize and manage time and workload to meet multiple deadlines.
• A dynamic self-starter who anticipates the needs of others, has good judgment, naturally jumps in and helps, and works well both independently and in a collaborative team environment.
• Experience with or demonstrated ability to learn various software such as MacOS, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Office Suite, website analytic tools (e.g. Google Analytics), Adobe Creative Suite, (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Lightroom), website building platforms (e.g. Finalsite, Word Press), email marketing platforms (e.g. MailChimp, Constant Contact), social media dashboards (e.g. Hootsuite, HubSpot) and iMovie.
• Knowledge and experience with Creative Commons and Copyright law.
• Demonstrates proficiency in the use of social media and publishing software.

• Mandatory COVID Vaccination: As a condition of employment for new hires, we require proof of your COVID vaccination with a date of full vaccination at least two weeks prior to the first day of employment.
• Mandatory Background Check: Employment is conditional until the successful completion of a background check which requires the employee to have their fingerprints scanned electronically.
• Online training to safeguard children required upon hire.

• Teaches Chamber Choir to students in grades 9-12.
• Teaches Middle School Choir to students in grades 7 and 8.
• Teaches Choir to all upper school students during weekly activity periods.
• Has the potential to teach Lower School grades 4-6.
• Supports school weekly Chapel with high school choir students, senior events and annual school traditions. 
• Plans, coordinates and implements winter and spring concerts; prepares students to participate in the Commencement ceremony. Works occasional evenings and weekends.
• Works collaboratively with the school's Kumu Hula and leadership team to support May Day.
• Works with students at all levels of experience to develop a rich understanding of music.
• Works with the Upper School and Lower School Principals and Performing Arts Department Chair to set learning outcomes, and to ensure effective curriculum, instruction and assessment practices for student learning. 
• Demonstrates knowledge of instructional methodologies; proven ability to modify and develop curricular materials to support learning objectives.
• Differentiates instruction to meet the needs of diverse learning abilities and styles.
• Creates a vibrant and engaging learning environment using research-based and developmentally appropriate teaching methodologies to engender critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, problem solving, and communication skills.
• Integrates meaningful and appropriate use of technology within the curriculum and maintains and updates classroom Canvas (website) on a weekly basis.
• Prepares and administers a variety of student assessments; records results, adjusts instruction and curriculum to address student learning needs, and provides timely feedback on students’ progress to students, parents, and colleagues.
• Creates a warm and welcoming learning environment by facilitating the creation of group agreements in the classroom and actively guiding and supporting student interactions and relationships, implements social and emotional learning (SEL) curriculum.
• Communicates and collaborates with the principals, counselor, and team teachers when students face academic and/or behavioral challenges.
• Discusses students’ academic and behavioral progress and areas for growth with parents/guardians.
• Maintains all records pertaining to student learning, attendance, and records of students’ progress.
• Communicates (orally and in writing) with students, parents, administrators, and colleagues about curriculum, students, and child development issues.
• Prepares annual choir budget and submits it to Performing Arts Chair, prepares purchase requests and tracks expenses to budget.
• Maintains choir rehearsal room, choir music library, and choir uniforms.
• Plans and chaperones student choir tours on Oʻahu and off island.
• Communicates in a timely, professional, and friendly manner with parents, colleagues, supervisors, and external community members.
• Maintains order in the classroom and throughout common campus areas.
• Adheres to and promotes the mission, vision, and educational philosophy of St. Andrew’s Schools.
• Engages in regular academic activities including professional development and orientation days prior to the first day of school.
• Assumes other job-related duties assigned by the Upper School Principal.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree required. Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in music or related subject area preferred.
• Experience: Proven years of experience working with adolescent children. Successful candidates will have demonstrated the ability to develop and implement curriculum, assessments, and utilize instructional best practices.
• Computer skills: MacOS, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Office Suite, Student Information Systems such as PowerSchool and Canvas. Must be knowledgeable about best practices in implementing educational technology in the classroom.
• Other qualifications: Demonstrates good judgment concerning sensitive information and maintains confidentiality when needed. Displays a sensitive, cooperative and flexible demeanor in interactions with others. Keeps current in contemporary pedagogical thinking, strategies and techniques by reading professional journals, and attendance at professional conferences, workshops and courses. Demonstrates professionalism through reliability, punctuality, and participation in meetings and staff development opportunities.

• Mandatory COVID Vaccination: As a condition of employment for new hires, we require proof of your COVID vaccination with a date of full vaccination at least two weeks prior to the first day of employment.
• Mandatory Background Check: Employment is conditional until the successful completion of a background check which requires the employee to have their fingerprints scanned electronically.
• Online training to safeguard children required upon hire.