Servant Leadership, School Environment and Job Performance of Diocesan Coordinators

This study, titled “Servant Leadership, School Environment, and Job Performance of Diocesan Coordinators,” determined the relationship among servant leadership, school environment, and job performance of diocesan coordinators in one of the dioceses of Negros Occidental during the School Year 2026–2027. Specifically, it described the respondents’ profile in terms of age, sex, length of service, and highest educational attainment; determined the level of servant leadership and school environment; assessed the level of job performance; and examined the relationships between servant leadership and job performance and between school environment and job performance. The study employed a descriptive-correlational research design and involved 108 diocesan coordinators selected through total enumeration sampling. Data were gathered using a researcher-made questionnaire to determine the respondents’ perceptions of servant leadership and school environment, while official job performance ratings provided by school principals were used to assess the respondents’ level of job performance. The data were analyzed using appropriate descriptive and inferential statistical procedures, including the Spearman Rank-Order Correlation Coefficient, to determine the relationships among the variables. The findings revealed that the respondents demonstrated a Very High level of servant leadership and a Very High level of school environment, indicating strong manifestations of servant leadership behaviors and generally favorable perceptions of their school environment. The respondents also demonstrated a Proficient level of job performance, suggesting that they generally met the expected standards of their assigned responsibilities. However, the results showed that servant leadership was not significantly related to job performance. Similarly, school environment was not significantly related to job performance. These findings suggest that although servant leadership and school environment were rated highly, these variables alone may not sufficiently explain variations in the job performance of diocesan coordinators. Other individual, organizational, professional, and contextual factors may contribute to their performance and warrant further investigation.

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