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Executive Director
St. Joseph's School for the Blind
Jersey City, NJ
Duties: Provide leadership, vision and direction with the purpose of ensuring the effective implementation of the mission and philosophy of the organization. To provide insight and expertise to interpret trends in service to students and children with blindness, visual impairment and multiple disabilities to key constituents in order to promote foresight and planning to achieve long-term success and innovation. Act to maintain highly effective relations with students, parents, and referral and collateral organizations for all programs. Provide advocacy and represenation of the needs of students and children with blindness, visual impairment and multiple disabilities by promotion of policies and procedures that protect their well-being, safety and security.
Works with the Board of Trustees in establishing agency policy and strategic direction. Must be able to provide direction and leadership in evaluating, and planning program development to ensure maintenance of existing school programs and cultivation of new programs and to supervise administrative staff in the performance of their duties and
implementation of the missiion of the school.
Qualifications: Master's degree or doctorate in blindness or rehabiliation administration, educational administration, business administration, or a related field; New Jersey Administrative or Principal certification or willingness to obtain. Ten years of related professional experience, including 5 years managing an agency or school for the blind and/or visually impaired, or managing rehabilitation/social service or school programs. Commitment to our mission of providing opportunities for students and children who are
blind or visually impaired is essential.
Additional Information: Competitive salary and benefits.
Closing Date: Until filled
For further information, contact:
Christine Fielding
Human Resources Coordinator
761 Summit Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07307
Phone: 201-876-5432
Fax: 201-876-5431
E-mail: cfielding@sjsnj.org