Overview

Sacred Heart Academy “SHA” Bryn Mawr (PA) is a Catholic, independent college preparatory school for girls founded in 1865 by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and lay-owned and governed since 1969. The school serves approximately 200 students in kindergarten through grade 12.

Job Description

Sacred Heart Academy (SHA) Bryn Mawr (PA) seeks an Extended Day Program Leader who has experience working with children in Kindergarten through Grade 4. Ideal candidates will demonstrate enthusiasm, creativity, and a passion for early childhood education. The Extended Day Program is SHA’s after-school program for SHA Lower School students. This program includes recreational activities and scheduled homework time. The SHA Extended Day program is held Monday through Friday from 3:45-6:00 p.m. The Extended Day Program Leader will supervise students and help with homework, provide snack time, and monitor outside and inside play activities. The Extended Day Program Leader will report to the Director of the Lower School. Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr works to create a community and curriculum that reflect our values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice and the candidate should model these values.

Qualifications

- Passion for working in an all-girls environment
- Knowledge of and experience with elementary students
- Excellent communication skills, a genuine appreciation of young children, a sense of humor, and the ability to work well within a collaborative environment
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred
- Prior experience in a similar position and/or similar setting is strongly preferred

Please send a cover letter and resume; applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Interested candidates should contact Kimberley Trinacria, Director of Lower and Middle School, at kimberley.trinacria@shabrynmawr.org. To learn more about Sacred Heart Academy visit us at www.shabrynmawr.org.

About Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr

Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr is part of a national network of 25 Sacred Heart schools located in North America which share a common heritage and vision. There are more than 150+ Sacred Heart schools around the world, providing an international campus for our students at Bryn Mawr through exchange programs, summer workshops, and service opportunities. Sacred Heart Academy is accredited by the Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS) and a member of the Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools (ADVIS) and the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS). To learn more about Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr, please visit https://www.shabrynmawr.org/ Mission Sacred Heart Academy educates college-bound women by cultivating their self-confidence, guiding them to realize their personal and scholastic potential and their responsibility to others, and by preparing them to meet life’s challenges - all within an academic and religiously diverse community that focuses on spiritual values and the individual student. Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr commits itself to educate to the Five Goals and Criteria of a Sacred Heart education which unify us with the Network of Sacred Heart Schools.

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