Director of Student Success and Partnership West Catholic

Overview of High School

Founded in 1916, West Catholic Preparatory High School has enjoyed a rich history and a century-plus of educating the community spiritually, academically, and through extra-curricular programs, improving the lives of students and families in the surrounding community. The challenging academic curriculum, competitive athletics program, and engaging activities complement each other to foster courage, character, and leadership.

West Catholic Preparatory High School Mission Statement

West Catholic Preparatory High School is a Catholic community of academic excellence in an urban environment that is open to an interdenominational population. The school’s rigorous spiritual, academic, technological, and co-curricular programs develop our ethnically and religiously diverse student body into young men and women of strong moral and ethical character. West Catholic prepares each student to face the challenges of everyday life in an ever-changing global society.

West Catholic Preparatory High School Belief Statement

At West Catholic Preparatory Catholic High, we believe our education...

• Inspires a life-long commitment to service, especially to those in need
• Is grounded in the Catholic message of gospel values;
• Is a ministry that participates in God’s saving work;
• Develops each person’s full potential-spiritually, intellectually, socially, and physically;
• Inspires a life-long commitment to service, especially to those in need;
• Promotes learning in a collaborative effort between home and school;
• Fosters mutual respect among students, teachers, administrators, and all members of the school community;
• Should be made available to all students regardless of ethnicity, religious affiliation or socioeconomic status;
• Encourages respect for and an understanding of our multicultural family.
The challenging academic curriculum, competitive athletics program, and engaging activities complement each other to foster courage, character, and leadership.

Director of Student Success and Partnerships

The Director of Student Success and Partnerships is the person who connects the dots across guidance, academics, attendance, and discipline to make sure every student at West Catholic is known, supported, and accountable. The goal is not to add another layer of management; it's to make our systems work together, so students don’t fall through the cracks and staff aren’t working in silos. Through effective coordination, collaboration, and communication, the Director works to ensure that each student receives timely and appropriate interventions ensuring greater student support and increased student retention.

Over the past few years, we’ve added new academic programs, support staff, and specialized positions to better serve students. That growth has been healthy and necessary, but our internal systems haven’t always kept pace with it. As we add people and programs, the work of coordination becomes even more important. We now have more hands helping students, but without better structures and collaboration, it’s easy for efforts to overlap or gaps to appear. The Director of Student Success and Partnerships is a response to that reality, someone whose focus is on building the connectivity between people and systems so our students and families receive the holistic support they need.

The position will report to the Principal and will be a 12-month position.

What This Role Does

• Leads the “Student Success Team” that meets regularly to review attendance, grades, behavior, and engagement, identifying students who need extra support before problems get big.
• Tighten communication by ensuring that guidance, teachers, and administrators are all on the same page, with clear next steps and consistent follow-up.
• Supports academic growth by working with counselors, teachers, the Assistant Principal for Academic Affairs and the academic support team to make sure academic struggles are identified early and addressed with the right mix of tutoring, mentoring, and family communication.
• Track engagement by monitoring attendance, after-school involvement, and athletics to understand which students are deeply connected to school life and which ones are starting to drift.
• Organize grade level meetings to ensure collaboration and communication.
• Building partnerships that connect with universities, community organizations, and mission-aligned agencies to bring in additional support and opportunities for students and families.
• Building culture by helping adults work together across departments to create consistency, trust, and a shared sense of ownership for every student’s growth.
• As families deal with emergencies, ensure communication is appropriately delivered to relevant parties to ensure a holistic approach.

Qualifications and Experience

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work productively and positively with staff, parents, and community.
• Strong motivational skills.
• Ability to promote an environment that, fosters high expectations for students, staff, and self.
• Strong and highly efficient critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Experience leading a group of people to results
Successful participation in staff and curriculum development activities.

Candidates interested in the position of Assistant Principal for Academic Affairs should submit their cover letter, resume, and transcripts to Mr. Mike Field, Principal, mfield@westcatholic.org

Please note “Director Student Success and Partnerships” in the subject line.

The deadline for application is December 10, 2025.

Interviews will be granted to the most qualified applicants.

PA requires clearances and Safe Environment Certification, and official transcripts will be required before employment can begin.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position.

Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

As a religious organization, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia is also bound by Canon Law and Catholic teachings. For this reason, there may be occasions when an employee’s failure to adhere to the truths of the Catholic faith is a factor in employment-related decisions. In the event an employee fails to adhere to or takes a position publicly that is contrary to, Catholic doctrine and teachings, or any policy or procedure maintained by the Archdiocese, the employee may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment. Employment practices will not be influenced by an individual’s legally protected status or any other basis as may be required by local, state and/or federal law as those laws apply to the Archdiocese.

Any employee with questions or concerns about any type of discrimination in the workplace is encouraged to bring these issues to the attention of Human Resources. Employees can raise concerns and make reports without fear of reprisal. Anyone found to be engaging in any type of unlawful discrimination will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.