Principal (IGCSE & CBC Experience)
Location: New campus in Athi
River
Reports to: Board of Directors
About the School: Founded in 2009,
the School is a values-based Institution that presently caters for Kindergarten
& Primary levels.
Continuing with its passionate commitment to developing learners
to be contributing members of the wider community, the School is opening its
3rd campus in Athi River, along Mombasa road.
The new campus is an addition to 2 campuses located in Nairobi.
Job Summary: Responsible for the day-to-day implementation of the School’s core strategies in order to provide an excellent education to all learners who attend.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities
Instructional Leadership
· Lead the school’s
vision, mission, and strategic goals to support high school-readiness and
academic and socioemotional success for all learners
· Establish rigorous
academic goals and priorities that are systematically monitored for continuous
improvement with all learner populations.
· Lead teachers in using a
variety of formal and informal methods and assessments to measure learner
growth and understanding and make necessary adjustments to drive improvement.
· Plan and teach assigned
subject areas
· Drive rapid and dramatic
instructional improvements by implementing strategies in line with the priority
areas identified in the School’s strategic plan
· Foster a shared
commitment to high standards of teaching and learning with high expectations
for achievement for all.
· Implement an observation
and feedback cycle that ensures continuous improvement in teaching and learning
· Use multiple sources of
evidence related to learner learning and school assessment results and growth
data, to inform school goals and improve organizational performance, teacher
effectiveness, and learner learning.
· Develop and implement a
professional development plan to address identified areas of need
· Develop a school calendar
that offers built-in opportunities for staff to collaborate, plan instruction,
and review learner data
Management and
Operations
· Develop and execute
effective plans, procedures, routines, and operational systems to address a
full range of safety, health, and emotional and social needs of learners.
· Oversee the recruitment
and hiring of diverse, highly-qualified staff;
· Strategically align
people, time and money to drive learner achievement;
· Apply teacher and staff
performance management systems in a way that ensures a culture of continuous
improvement, support, and accountability;
· Provide professional
development and training opportunities to help teachers adapt best practices
based on reflection and data research.
· Implement a reward
system for teachers’ positive reinforcement
· Support a school-wide
approach to promote collaboration as often and as feasibly and appropriately as
possible.
· Oversee the operations
of the school in partnership with management
· Develop a timeline with
an action plan to create scheduled communication opportunities with families
and community stakeholders about learning performance.
· Provide professional
development for school teams to build a variety of conflict resolution
strategies.
· Understand and comply
with Kenyan laws & regulations and mandates, school policies and ethical
guidelines.
Family and Community
Engagement
· Create a culture of open
communication, respect, and trust as the school and community develop a sense
of collective responsibility for improving the learning of all learners.
· Actively ensure that all
families are welcome members of the classroom and school community and can
contribute to the classroom, school, and community’s effectiveness.
· Strengthen teacher and
staff capacity to cultivate and sustain meaningful partnerships with families
of diverse backgrounds and with community members that support learner
achievement and learner well-being
· Manage partnerships.
Our leaders:
· Are focused on results
and have proven success in increasing learner achievement and adult
performance;
· Influence and motivate
others to reach their potential;
· Are solution-oriented
and creative problem solvers with experience in data analysis and creating and
managing systems;
· Set high expectations
and communicate them to a variety of stakeholders;
· Understand, communicate
and effectively interact with people across cultures;
· Continually reflect and
seek feedback to improve their practice;
· Have demonstrated
perseverance in their career and education;
· Thrive in a fast-paced,
change-oriented environment; and
· Possess strong
pedagogical skills and are highly effective at coaching other adults
Qualifications
· Experience with CBC and
IGCSE curriculum
· TSC registered
· Bachelor/Master’s degree
from an accredited institution
· Experience as a school
leader required
· Teaching experience
· Demonstrated experience
in building a positive school culture
· Strong interpersonal,
written and verbal communication skills
· Experience in turning
around a school highly preferred
Deadline: Interested parties
should send their online applications on or before 16th November 2022
Correspondence: Detailed CV to be
submitted online at http://goo.gl/T8sryH
We thank all applicants for their interest in this position;
however, only suitable candidates will be contacted to continue the application
process.