Director of Teaching and Learning (Founding Principal)
Location: Nashville, TN
Our preferred application deadline is October 31,2024. Please note that we do not guarantee review of applications received after this date.
Position Summary
Nurses Middle College Nashville (NursesMC™-Nashville) is seeking a dynamic, experienced, and entrepreneurial Director of Teaching and Learning (Founding Principal) to lead the launching of the academic program of the newest expansion of the Nurses Middle College model. As the senior academic leader of the organization, the Director of Teaching and Learning (Founding Principal) will report to the Executive Director of NursesMC™-Nashville and work closely in partnership with the Director of Nursing to set and maintain the vision of a culture of health for the school.
Who We Are
The NursesMC™ charter high school model was created in 2011 as a solution to the critical nursing shortage and to ensure a diverse nursing/healthcare workforce to improve health equity outcomes. The flagship school, located in Providence, RI, has received national and international attention for its innovative design, impressive student achievement, and positive impact on the community. NursesMC™ students receive a rigorous college preparatory curriculum, participate in health care internships, obtain an entry level patient care workforce certificate, and earn up to 16 transferable college credits towards a nursing/healthcare provider postsecondary degree.
NursesMC™-Nashville will be a separate 501c3 organization with its own board of directors, working collaboratively with NursesMC™, the charter management organization, to develop the Nashville school in accordance with the NursesMC™ model.
(NursesMC™ is on a mission to transform lives and improve patient care by putting students from backgrounds underrepresented in healthcare on a path to a nursing career. Modeled on the network’s flagship school in Providence, RI, NursesMC™-Nashville will give students a rich, hands-on, rigorous educational experience unlike any other.
The school will be open to all Metro Nashville Public School (MNPS) students who complete the 8th grade. Enrollees will meet all standard graduation requirements in addition to graduating with a minimum of three college credits, a credit bearing internship, and a CNA certificate. Nashville needs nurses, and as the city’s first nursing high school, NursesMC™-Nashville will benefit not only students and their families, but employers, patients, and the community at large.
Position Overview
The Director of Teaching and Learning (Founding Principal) is responsible for the strategic oversight, development, and management of all academic programs within the school. This role requires leadership in curriculum development, faculty management, academic policy implementation, and the continuous improvement of teaching and learning outcomes. The Director ensures that the NursesMC™-Nashville’s academic mission aligns with both internal goals and external standards of excellence. The ability to set a tone that emphasizes the NursesMC™ Pillars of Nursing—character, scholarship, compassion and empathy, and professionalism—will be key to success in this role.
Key Responsibilities
Managerial leadership and team development
Educational leadership and academic support
Culture and Engagement
Preferred Qualifications
Other requirements
Salary and Benefits
The salary for this role is competitive. In addition, NursesMC™-Nashville offers a versatile benefit package to all eligible employees, which includes medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance plans; an integrated Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) plan; Flexible Spending Account (FSA) option; Retirement 403(b) Plan; Teacher Pension Plan; Employee Assistance Program (EAP); FICA, Medicare and State Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) programs; paid holidays; paid time off (PTO); and professional development opportunities. NursesMC-Nashville is loyal and committed to employees, and the provision of a robust benefits package is just one way in which we prove that commitment.
Application Information
Interested and qualified applicants should apply here. Note: the application deadline for this position is October 31, 2024. We do not guarantee review of applications submitted after this date.
Nurses Middle College Nashville does not engage in discriminatory employment practices based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, or national origin, nor in actions to refuse or deny the full and equal enjoyment of goods, facilities and accommodations available to the public, based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, or national origin. As an equal opportunity employer, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are at the core of who we are. We strive to create a workplace that reflects the communities we serve where everyone feels empowered as we celebrate multiple approaches and points of view. We are committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination.
Director of Teaching and Learning (Founding Principal)
Location: Nashville, TN
Our preferred application deadline is October 31,2024. Please note that we do not guarantee review of applications received after this date.
Position Summary
Nurses Middle College Nashville (NursesMC™-Nashville) is seeking a dynamic, experienced, and entrepreneurial Director of Teaching and Learning (Founding Principal) to lead the launching of the academic program of the newest expansion of the Nurses Middle College model. As the senior academic leader of the organization, the Director of Teaching and Learning (Founding Principal) will report to the Executive Director of NursesMC™-Nashville and work closely in partnership with the Director of Nursing to set and maintain the vision of a culture of health for the school.
Who We Are
The NursesMC™ charter high school model was created in 2011 as a solution to the critical nursing shortage and to ensure a diverse nursing…
NursesMC™-Nashville offers a versatile benefit package to all eligible employees, which includes medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance plans; an integrated Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) plan; Flexible Spending Account (FSA) option; Retirement 403(b) Plan; Teacher Pension Plan; Employee Assistance Program (EAP); FICA, Medicare and State Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) programs; paid holidays; paid time off (PTO); and professional development opportunities. NursesMC-Nashville is loyal and committed to employees, and the provision of a robust benefits package is just one way in which we prove that commitment.
NursesMC™-Nashville offers a versatile benefit package to all eligible employees, which includes medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance plans; an integrated Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) plan; Flexible Spending Account (FSA) option; Retirement 403(b) Plan; Teacher Pension Plan; Employee Assistance Program (EAP); FICA, Medicare and State Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) programs; paid holidays; paid time off (PTO); and professional development opportunities. NursesMC-Nashville is loyal and committed to employees, and the provision of a robust benefits package is just one way in which we prove that commitment.
The application deadline for this position is November 7th, 2024. We do not guarantee review of applications submitted after this date.
The application deadline for this position is November 7th, 2024. We do not guarantee review of applications submitted after this date.