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Title: Assistant Houseparent (Male)

Department/Location: Home Department (Aron House Dormitory), St. Louis

Position Type: Full-Time, 39 weeks

Summary

The Assistant Houseparent supports the Home Department's mission of creating a safe, nurturing, and spiritually grounded residential experience for boarding students. Reporting to the Assistant Director of the Home Department, this role partners with Houseparents and other School staff to support students' spiritual, social, emotional, and academic well-being while helping maintain a positive and well-organized dormitory community.

The Assistant Houseparent provides student supervision, mentoring, dorm coverage, administrative support, and residential programming support. This position assists with student guidance, communications, and daily dorm operations while fostering a welcoming environment that encourages character development, self-government, and spiritual growth. The Assistant Houseparent serves in a supporting role to the Houseparent team and is not typically assigned primary responsibility for a specific hall of students or ongoing family communications. Maintains effective communication with students, colleagues, and families as appropriate and contributes to a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive dorm community.

Who We Are

At our award-winning Early Childhood through grade 12 Principia School in St. Louis, Missouri, and top-ranked Principia College in Elsah, Illinois, Principia faculty and staff make up a close-knit community of educators, coaches, and professionals taking a distinct approach to education—blending academic excellence with Christian Science-based character education. Principia’s team of over 500 employees supports not only Principia School and Principia College, but also a worldwide network of alumni and friends. 

At Principia School, our core value is LOVE. Love and its attributes underpin our foundational beliefs as well as our educational approach. We focus on developing the whole child—intellectually, physically, mentally, socially, and spiritually, preparing students for the next steps in life. We foster a challenging yet supportive environment where character unfolds naturally, and talent is cultivated through boundless opportunities. Character education plays an essential role in every aspect of the student experience, and classroom work is augmented by character trips, leadership development, and real-world, hands-on, project-based learning.

Principia employees are part of an engaging academic community preparing students to be tomorrow’s leaders, thinkers, and changemakers. We strive to create a collaborative and inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong and are valued.

Primary Responsibilities

Living Conditions:

Living quarters are provided in the dormitory at no cost for the employee. When school is in session, meals are provided in the dining hall without charge. 

Special Requirements:

It is expected that the Assistant Houseparent will be on duty every week that school is in session and on travel days when students are arriving and departing. Assistant Houseparents may be asked to support International Student travel days, which may have different schedules than those of domestic students. They are expected to be available one week prior to pre-season training and one week after graduation in order to attend meetings, participate in professional development training, or perform duties to prepare the dorm. Aron House will be closed during fall character trips, but on-call presence may be needed for unplanned dorm coverage. Houseparents are also expected to work during the following school breaks: Labor Day (1 day), Fall break (4 days), Thanksgiving (3 days), and Martin Luther King Day.

Core Competencies 

Principia values the unique strengths each employee brings to their role.

The following competencies are especially important for success at Principia:

• Continuous Learning & Expertise: Demonstrates mastery in your area of responsibility and seeks opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Accountability & Results Orientation: Manages time and priorities effectively, meets commitments, and consistently delivers high-quality outcomes.
• Problem Solving & Judgment: Approaches challenges thoughtfully, considers multiple perspectives, and makes sound, timely decisions that support institutional goals.
• Proactivity & Ownership: Takes initiative, anticipates needs, and drives projects forward with minimal supervision while taking responsibility for outcomes.
• Excellence & Attention to Detail: Produces accurate, polished, and high-quality work; continuously looks for ways to improve systems, processes, and results.