Deputy Principal
JOB PURPOSE
- To assist the Principal to provide professional academic
leadership, supervisory and administrative skills in Makini School
ensuring its sustained success and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- To work closely with the Principal to create a shared vision
and strategic plan which inspires and motivates students, staff and all
other members of the Makini School
- community.
- To be able to take a strategic role in the development of the
new and emerging technologies to enhance and extend the learning
experience of students.
- To ensure that the school progresses for the benefit of its
students and their community.
Academic Role.
- To assist the Principal in implementation of the school
curriculum as per Makini Standards and the National Guidelines.
- To Work with the Principal to secure and sustain effective
teaching and learning
- throughout the school and to monitor and evaluate the quality
of teaching and standards of students’ achievement, using benchmarks and
setting targets for improvement.
- To Ensure all students receive good quality education through
a programme designed to promote a stimulating style of learning in a safe
& healthy school environment.
- To Co-ordinate the internal and external assessments and
examinations in line with Makini standards.
- To Prepare yearly schemes of work in accordance with the
syllabus and make lesson plans for all the subjects before teaching them.
- In consultation with the Principal, ensure that the teachers
prepare comprehensive schemes of work and teaching aids in line with the
Makini policies.
- To organize regular staff and management academic meetings to
monitor performance after every assessment.
- To maintain accurate and complete student performance records
and share this with
- parents, guardians and management.
- To Coordinate parents’ Meetings, Open Days and other
activities involving the participation of parents to enhance partnership.
Learning and
Character Formation Role
- To Lead and supervise school students’ guidance and
counseling programs that will enhance individual learning and positive
character formation.
- To facilitate high level consultative communication flow with
the students, parents, teaching and non-teaching staff and the wider
community.
- To ensure sound spiritual beliefs and core values are integrated
in the learning process and way of life in the school.
- To maintain a culture of high level of self-discipline and
work ethic among students.
- To ensure that students are properly guided and mentored to
be able to objectively choose their future careers.
- To ensure that students receive, understand and embrace
school rules and regulations.Students’ discipline should be handled
according to Makini Disciplinary policy.
Administrative Role
- Oversee interviews and admissions of students to maintain
optimum levels in accordance with set standards and guidelines that ensure
quality and optimum enrolment.
- To Initiate, design and implement innovative programs to meet
specific needs of the school in consultation with the Principal.
- To maintain adequate inventory, security and accountability
for school properties.
- To act as a liaison between the school and the Ministry of
Education (in the absence of the
Principal) and the
community.
- To ensure the school health, safety and occupational
regulations are observed in order to make the school a safe learning
environment.
- To prepare and approve the preparation of reports, records,
lists, and other paperwork appropriate for the effective administration of
the school.
- To liaise with the Administrator and ensure that the school
transport services are efficient and cost effective.
- To Participate in budgetary formulation and cost management
within the school.
- To ensure effective utilization of the company resources in
line with set budget.
- To ensure that students’ medical cases are handled as per the
set guidelines.
- To liaise with the Administrator to ensure the school
amenities are maintained to the standards set.
Management of the
School
- Assist the Principal create a culture that reflects the
school’s values and enables processes to work effectively in line with
legal requirements.
- To ensure the school’s educational goals and priorities are
achieved.
- To manage and organize the school’s environment efficiently
to ensure that it meets the needs of the curriculum as well as health and
safety regulations.
Accountability
- You will be accountable to the Principal by ensuring that
students enjoy and benefit from high quality education, promoting
collective responsibility and entire community as a whole.
- Assist the Principal develop a school ethos which enables
everyone to work collaboratively, share knowledge and understanding,
celebrate success and accept responsibility for outcomes.
- Assist the Principal facilitate the performance appraisals
for the teaching staff in line with the school’s guidelines.
Safeguarding and
Protection of Children
- Assist the Principal in ensuring all policies and procedures
adopted by the Management are fully implemented and followed by all staff.
- You will ensure all staff feel free to raise concerns about
unsafe practices in regard to students and such concerns are addressed
sensitively and effectively in a timely manner.
- Create and maintain effective partnership with parents to
support and improve students ‘achievement and personal development.
- Co-operate and work with relevant agencies to protect
students.
Education &
Professional Certification
- A Minimum of a Bachelor of Education degree or its equivalent
from a recognized University/Institution.
- Post Graduate Diploma in Education an added advantage.
- Be a registered TSC member.
Specialized knowledge
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite of packages.
Skills
- Strong leadership skills
- interpersonal skills,
- A team player
Abilities
- Have portrayed competence and ability both as a classroom
teacher and an administrator
Personal characteristics
- self-driven
- Integrity
List of essential
experience
- At least 7 years teaching experience 3 of which must be at
senior level, in a recognized Institution.
Essential
qualities or behaviours
- Is approachable to the teaching staff; students, non-teaching
staff, parents and members of the community
How to Apply
