• 2023-2024 ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL OPENINGS

  Principal Job Description

  ROLES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF A PRINCIPAL 
  
   On-line Principal Application Click Here 

  The online application will direct applicants to upload the following documents:
  1. Current resume
  2. Copy of Oregon or out-of-state administrator license(s)
  3. Transcripts showing Master’s degree and administrative license program - unofficial copies are acceptable; upon hire, official transcripts are required
  4. A short essay on each of the following:

  • Philosophy of Education
  • Reasons for interest in a principal position in the Archdiocese of Portland

  5. Letters of recommendation: from each of the four references listed on the application. (Each recommendation letter must be accompanied by a completed applicant waiver form.) Letters are required from:

  • Pastor or Religious Superior [verifying status of applicant as a practicing Catholic in good standing with the Church]
  • Immediate past employer
  • Two other professional references

  Letters may be addressed to "Principal Search Committee" (If the recommender prefers, letters may be emailed directly to dcs@archdpdx.org.)  

  
  PRINCIPAL QUALIFICATIONS

  • A practicing Roman Catholic in good standing with the Church.
  • A commitment to the development of a Christian spirit and a Catholic community of faith within a school.
  • A master’s degree, preferably in educational administration. 
  • A minimum of five years of teaching experience in Catholic schools preferred. Such experience should be sufficiently broad to provide an understanding of the Pre-K–8 or 9–12 structure and the potential to function as an educational leader in an elementary or secondary school. 
  • Hold an Oregon Administrator License or its equivalent from another state. [Candidates who do not hold an Oregon Administrator License or who cannot convert an out-of-state certificate to an Oregon Administrator License will be required to complete the requirements for certification and obtain an Oregon Administrator License within the first two years of employment.]
  • Successful completion of the Department of Catholic Schools leadership program or a similar leadership program in another Roman Catholic diocese. In the event that a person is hired who has not completed such a program, he or she must begin and complete the program during the first year[s] as principal. 
  • Have leadership ability as evidenced by performance in educational assignments, i.e., have the capacity, enthusiasm, intelligence, and patience to inspire teachers, children, parents, clergy, and local school community leaders. 
  • Have completed the Archdiocesan application process.

  For questions, please contact Val Inahara at dcs@archdpdx.org
  
  2023 -2024 High School Principal openings - contact each school directly