Applied for Science Dept chair position at my old high school on a lark. No position duties/expectations posted, I've never worked in formal ed before, and I have an upcoming interview. HELP

Exactly what the title says.

I have worked in informal environmental ed most of my post-college career, and currently run the education department of a small local nonprofit. I saw this posting from my old high school:

I am a recruiter seeking candidates for Science Department Chair for a private high school in Monmouth County, NJ. Candidate will oversee Department and teach four courses: Bio, AP Bio, Chemistry and STEM. (contact info)

and decided to call the contact person, just for a lark. There is a long backstory to why I found it incredulous they have a science department let alone need a department chair. The tl:dr is - I went to this HS 15 years ago when it was known as a "marriage prep" school. My friend and I knew we wanted to go to college, so we made them start level tracts, honor roll, honors courses, and AP courses. Now the school is known for 90% it's student body heading to college (a big deal in that community)

It was and odd phone call, they didn't know what the position duties were, but asked me to send my resume. Today I have a phone interview. The thing is, I still have no idea what a department chair does. I've googled and found some public job outlines for similar positions in public schools and higher ed, but this is for an all girls religious private school so I'm sure some things are going to be different.

I don't know what questions to ask on this interview, and would love some insight from those who may have been in a similar situation before

Submitted August 18, 2019 at 09:27AM by iyapana https://ift.tt/31WfCsX