School Administrator

Job Details

Job Type: Full-Time Exempt, year-round position

Salary Range: $62,800 Base Salary + additional compensation for years experience + performance bonuses for strategic initiatives

For over 50 years, Denbigh Baptist Christian School has nurtured hearts and minds in a private educational setting in Newport News, VA. Its purpose is to assist families in fulfilling their God-given responsibility to train their children. We provide an affordable education grounded in a Biblical worldview and marked by academic and extracurricular excellence, equipping students to impact the world for God's glory.

Our mission is to educate the mind, nurture the soul, and shape the character of students and staff in a Christ-centered environment, based on the Truth of God’s Word, raising up the next generation of godly servant-leaders. DBCS currently serves over 250 E3 through 12th grade students with over 35 staff members.

The School Administrator will serve as the Chief Executive Officer of Denbigh Baptist Christian School, responsible for its overall success, spiritual integrity, and operational effectiveness. This role provides decisive spiritual, educational, and administrative leadership to inspire and direct all school programs, personnel, and finances in accordance with the school's Christian philosophy and policies. The School Administrator is accountable to the School Management Team (SMT).

• The Administrator serves as the school's primary educational expert, ensuring that all programs are effective, innovative, and reflect a distinctly Christian worldview.
• Encourage and support teachers in the integration of God’s Word into curriculum, planning, and activities.
• Effectively and continually apply the school’s Christian philosophy into all programs and make sound decisions based on God’s Word and wise counsel.
• Actively monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of teaching and learning, and hold staff accountable for curriculum goals.
• Promote innovation and effective educational practices and lead staff in continuous professional development (including new staff orientation and in-service).
• Provide leadership for obtaining/maintaining accreditation status (ACSI, etc.) and implementing accreditation team recommendations.
• Oversee student assessment, standardized testing programs, and interpretation of data for stakeholders.

• The Administrator is the chief fiduciary agent, responsible for the effective stewardship of all school resources, assets, and personnel.
• Serve as a Godly steward of the school's budget and resources, implementing strong internal financial controls and ensuring funds are spent wisely.
• Develop, implement, and manage the long-range financial plan and annual budget in collaboration with the SMT.
• Practice effective talent management, including recruiting, screening, hiring qualified staff, and providing orientation and supervision.
• Ensure the school’s facilities are well-maintained and safe and conduct required emergency drills and safety inspections.
• Ensure the school runs efficiently and smoothly through effective organization, master scheduling, planning, and resource coordination.
• Fairly and consistently apply all school policies and procedures, maintaining compliance with relevant federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to private Christian schools.

• The Administrator acts as the professional liaison between the parents, staff, church, and community, guiding long-term strategy and maintaining positive relations.
• Serve as the professional leader and educational consultant to the SMT, offering well-studied advice and recommendations for policy based on thorough study and analysis.
• Keep the SMT fully informed on issues, needs, and operations, and cooperate in creating the long-range strategic plan.
• Support SMT policy and decisions to the staff, parents, and public.
• Oversee public relations, development programs, and activities related to fundraising and student recruitment/retention.
• Be available for parent conferences, use good judgment in dealing with the constituency, and act promptly and…