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Posted 2 weeks ago
Assistant Preschool Principal
Merryhill School
📍 San Jose
Full-time
Job description
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<p>Spring Education Group is a multi-brand education network of superior private school institutions spanning infant care through high school. The network (currently composed of approximately 220 schools) brings together some of the best private school programs in the country, with proven track records educating children through unique and carefully crafted curricula.</p>
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</div><p style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Assistant Principal – Merryhill School</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br><br></span></strong></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">What We Offer</span></strong></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Medical, dental, and vision insurance</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Paid holidays and sick days</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">401k plan with company match</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Tuition discounts for your children</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Professional development</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Education reimbursement and partnerships</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br><br></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">What We Offer</span></strong></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Pay range: $65,000-$75,000</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Health, vision, and dental benefits</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">401(k) plan</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Paid holidays and sick days</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Employee referral bonus</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Student tuition discount</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br><br></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">About the Role</span></strong></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The </span><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Assistant Principal</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> supports the Head of School and/or Principal in overseeing all campus operations, spanning financial planning, community engagement, staff development, and day-to-day management. This role offers a meaningful opportunity to deepen administrative expertise while shaping a strong, cohesive school community.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">You will help guide and develop teachers, strengthen family relationships, and ensure the campus operates efficiently and safely. Above all, you will uphold a culture of care, physically, emotionally, socially, and intellectually, ensuring students remain at the center of every decision and that the learning environment remains safe, welcoming, and well-organized.</span></p>
<h3 style="margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Key Responsibilities</span></strong></h3>
<p style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Instructional Leadership & Academic Support</span></strong></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Support implementation and continuous improvement of curriculum and instructional practices</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Observe classrooms and provide coaching and feedback to teachers to drive instructional quality</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Partner with leadership to monitor student progress and support academic interventions as needed</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Promote student-centered learning environments that support the whole child</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Staff Development & Team Leadership</span></strong></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Assist in recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and retaining high-quality educators and staff</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Support performance management, including coaching, feedback, and professional development planning</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Foster a collaborative, accountable, and positive team culture</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Step in as acting school leader in the absence of the Principal/Head of School</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Campus Operations & Compliance</span></strong></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Support daily campus operations, including scheduling, staffing coverage, and facility oversight</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Ensure compliance with state licensing, health, and safety requirements</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Assist with emergency preparedness and implementation of school safety protocols</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Partner with administrative staff to ensure efficient front office operations</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Family & Community Engagement</span></strong></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Build strong relationships with families through consistent communication and visibility</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Support student enrollment, retention, and community outreach efforts</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Address parent questions or concerns with professionalism and responsiveness</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Represent the school positively within the broader community</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Enrollment & Business Support</span></strong></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Partner with leadership on enrollment goals, tours, and conversion efforts</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Support marketing initiatives and campus events to drive prospective family engagement</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Monitor key campus metrics and contribute to action planning for improvement</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>What We’re Looking For</strong></span></p>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Bachelor’s degree in Child Development or a related field</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Minimum of one year in a school leadership or administrative role</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">At least three years of prior teaching experience</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Knowledge of state education and licensing standards; maintains required credentials</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Broad understanding of instructional programs, extracurricular activities, and strategies that ensure a safe and orderly school environment</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strong preference for candidates with prior responsibility in school operations, including building maintenance oversight, program evaluation, employee engagement and management, office administration, and emergency procedures</span></li>
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<div><span style="color: #1d1c1d; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px;">To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. In general, this position requires an individual to frequently walk, stand, sit, squat, stoop, reach, kneel, rise from the floor, twist, listen, read, write, and speak the English language. In addition, this position often requires an individual to carry, lift, use repetitive or fine hand movements, and occasionally push, pull, or bend. This position is regularly required to hear and use clear vision with or without correction. Spring Education Group, including, but not limited to SEG Inc., and their affiliates (collectively “Company”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants for employment and employees are provided equal employment opportunities, including in recruitment, hiring, and assignment, without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion and religious creed, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital or familial status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, military/veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. The Company expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee or student harassment or discrimination.</span></div>
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