About This Role: 

We are seeking an equity-driven, compassionate, and detail-oriented Assistant Principal who will serve as a collaborative instructional leader and culture-builder. The ideal candidate is grounded in student-centered practices, brings strong systems and data orientation, and is eager to support a diverse community that includes neurodivergent learners and students with a wide range of learning styles and lived experiences. While experience in Special Education is preferred, it is not required.

Reporting to the Principal, the Assistant Principal will play an intergral part in supporting  school operations, professional development, instructional coaching, MTSS, and student support systems, while fostering an inclusive, affirming, and high-achieving school environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Instructional Leadership

• Support teachers through coaching, feedback, and professional development to ensure strong, culturally responsive instruction aligned to our constructivist model.
  
  

• Utilize data to inform decisions, monitor student progress, and lead school-wide improvement efforts.
  
  

• Collaborate with teachers to implement inclusive practices that meet the needs of all learners, including students receiving special education and English language development support.
  
  

Student Support & School Culture

• Foster a warm, inclusive school culture that reflects CWC’s core values and celebrates all identities and learning styles.
  
  

• Partner with the Principal to lead restorative practices and student support systems, with attention to neurodivergent needs.
  
  

• Oversee Special Education department, attend IEPs,  or co-lead MTSS/SST and behavior intervention systems in collaboration with instructional and support teams.
  
  

Family & Community Engagement

• Build trusting relationships with families and the broader community.
  
  

• Coordinate school events and celebrations that honor student identities and foster belonging (e.g., heritage months, student showcases, community nights).
  
  

Operational & Team Leadership

• Support school-wide systems including assessment coordination, attendance, safety, and scheduling.
  
  

• Contribute to hiring, onboarding, and training new staff members.
  
  

• Actively participate in regional collaboration and learning with peers across CWC LA’s network.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Valid California teaching credential
  

• At least three (3) years of successful teaching experience, ideally in diverse elementary settings

• Strong understanding of inclusive, anti-bias teaching practices

• Experience supporting students with diverse learning needs, including neurodivergent learners
  

• Excellent organization, follow-through, and data analysis skills
  

• Collaborative mindset with strong interpersonal communication
  

• Deep belief in student potential and commitment to CWC’s mission
  
  

Preferred:

• Administrative credential preferred 

• Fluency in a second language (especially Spanish or Korean)

Equal Opportunity Employer

Citizens of the World Charter Schools (CWC) prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying in educational programs, activities, or employment based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity,religion, sex, sexual orientation, parental, pregnancy, family or marital status, military status,immigration status or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. CWC requires that school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying. Questions or complaints of alleged discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying, equity or Title IX equity and compliance concerns should be directed to: CWC People and HR team at talent-hr@cwclosangeles.org.