Assistant Principal for Student Life (Grades 9-12)

Assistant Principal for Student Life (Grades 9-12) Saint John's High School Saint John's High School - Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Job Details

Job ID:

5716126

Application Deadline:

May 22, 2026 11:59 PM (UTC)

Posted:

Yesterday

Starting Date:

Jul 1, 2026 Job Description Working closely with the Principal, the Assistant Principal for Student Life, Grades 9-12 is responsible for ensuring that the overall climate and culture promote exceptional teaching and sustained student learning. Rooted in the notion of respect for all and our identity as a Xaverian and Catholic school, the Assistant Principal for Student Life, Grades 9-12 has authority for all matters pertaining to the good order of student life. The Assistant Principal for Student Life, Grades 9-12 reports to the Principal. Primary responsibilities include:

• Collaborating with the Principal and other administrators to oversee all aspects of student life, especially school order and discipline.
• Promoting the mission of Saint John's and finding opportunities to recognize the positive contributions of students among the school community.
• Setting clear expectations for student conduct and clearly articulating these expectations and the associated consequences to the student body throughout the school year.
• Maintaining a detailed knowledge of the student life policies as articulated in the Student and Family Handbook; collaborating with the other assistant principals and faculty to ensure all students understand the policies and procedures of the handbook.
• Creating and maintaining an up-to-date listing of all student infractions within the Saint John's portal student information system.
• Employing a system of detention, suspension, probation, and expulsion to ensure the good order of the student body; when appropriate, collaborating with school counselors, campus ministers, fellow administrators, faculty, and parents/guardians to develop appropriate guidance/support for struggling students.
• Working closely with students and their families, especially when resolving issues of a disciplinary nature; empowering faculty and students in the resolution of behavioral issues.
• Maintaining accurate attendance records for the student population and reporting attendance concerns to the Principal; approving all student requests for dismissal, tardy, and absence to ensure high levels of school-wide attendance every day.
• Working closely with the School Nurse to properly document student dismissal from the nurse's office.
• Leading and overseeing a comprehensive extracurricular program that provides all students with access to a wide variety of clubs, activities, and intramurals; collaborating with extracurricular moderators to ensure that each offering appropriately provides opportunities for both student and community development.
• Annually developing a publishable catalogue of all extracurricular clubs and activities for community dissemination, including a description of each club/activity, meeting dates and times, and club/activity moderators; the catalogue of clubs and activities will be made available at the start of each academic year.
• Managing the entire school's transportation system, including the maintenance of detailed records for contracted busing, parking permits, and transportation services.
• Coordinating with the Director of Summer Programs and Summer Accelerators to ensure the smooth running of those programs.
• Assisting the Director of Admissions in fully informing prospective students of all transportation options.
• Routinely checking and monitoring school-wide parking lots to ensure that community members are in compliance with all parking lot regulations; working closely with the parking crew during all special events, including select athletic events.
• Representing the administration at all school-sponsored events and clubs, including formals, dances, MIAA-sanctioned tournaments and competitions, student council, etc.
• Supervising and assigning faculty prefecting assignments, including cafeteria, dance, and school events.
• Collaborating with the Principal to maintain a school-wide emergency response program.
• Maintaining processes to ensure the good order of the school, including a sound policy for managing the distribution and maintenance of student lockers, facilitating a lost and found, and managing the creation and distribution of student ID cards.
• Serving as a member of the Faculty Advisory Council.
• Participating in the faculty observation, supervision, and evaluation processes as directed by the Principal.
• Assisting in the hiring process, as directed by the Principal.
• Contributing to the overall collaborative approach of the administrative team by fully supporting and assisting fellow administrators as needed and directed by the Principal.
• Supervising the Office for Student Life, which includes a Dean of Students and an Administrative Assistant for Student Life.
• Performing other duties as assigned by the Head of School or Principal.

Position Type:

Full-time