Job Description

Anticipated Opening: Cape Elizabeth Middle School – Assistant Principal

Location: Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Position Type: Full-Time, 12-month position

Start Date: July 1st, 2025

Application Deadline: July 6th, 2025

Cape Elizabeth Middle School (CEMS) is seeking a dynamic, collaborative, and student-centered leader to serve as our next Assistant Principal. This is a unique opportunity to join a committed team of educators and staff who are passionate about creating an exceptional middle school experience—one that is responsive, challenging, equitable, engaging, and empowering for every student.

In the next five years, we anticipate building a brand-new middle school facility. This moment offers the incoming Assistant Principal a rare chance to help reimagine and reshape Cape Elizabeth Middle School for the future, not only in terms of physical space but in the systems, structures, and culture that define who we are and who we want to be.

About Us

At CEMS, we inspire every student to reach their full potential by fostering both academic and personal growth so they can thrive in a diverse society and contribute meaningfully to the world around them. We are a school that leads with relationships, where shared leadership and student-centered practices guide everything we do.

We are seeking a leader who:

• Is a skilled communicator who listens deeply and responds with care and clarity
  
• Builds trusted relationships with students, staff, and families
  
• Has a deep belief in middle school philosophy and the developmental needs of young adolescents
  
• Will support and help strengthen our school climate and culture
  
• Is organized, proactive, and attentive to the daily systems that keep our school safe, running smoothly, and ready for learning
  
• Brings leadership experience and a demonstrated commitment to equity and inclusion
  
• Will serve as an integral member of our MTSS and student support teams, helping to create and sustain responsive, effective support structures for students and staff
  
• Can take the lead on key operational tasks (e.g. securing substitutes, managing safety procedures) while also contributing to the broader instructional and cultural leadership of the school
  
• Sees collaboration as essential to success and thrives in a team-oriented environment
  

Who You Are

Whether you’ve held a formal administrative role or have demonstrated leadership in other capacities, you are someone who:

• Loves middle schoolers and understands their unique brilliance
  
• Shows up every day with humility, humor, and heart
  
• Believes in the power of shared leadership and community voice
  
• Can hold both big-picture vision and day-to-day details
  
• Is ready to be an advocate, ally, problem-solver, coach, and cheerleader

To Apply:

Please submit a cover letter, resume, and three professional references via Frontline. In your cover letter, we invite you to share your leadership story and how it aligns with the mission and values of Cape Elizabeth Middle School.

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