School Headteacher at Furaha Community Foundation

Ensure adherence to set school teaching and curriculum completions well as observe highest level of operating standards and ensure the school benchmarks against the best in region schools.

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance to and implementation of recommendations from the Ministry of Education;
• Manages and ensures the teachers meet their set performance target;
• Conducts objective quarterly performance appraisals for all direct reports and guided by the school’s performance policy;
• Attends to parents and school guests and attends to all the queries or concerns they might have to the extent of his/her role.
• Tasked with ensuring proper discipline is enforced in pre-school and ensuring it is being carried our as per school policy
• Manage and ensure proper delivery of duties by the support staff.
• Demonstrate a high level of quality interaction with children and the programmes demonstrate a genuine understanding of children as competent and confident learners.
• Work and communicate effectively with colleagues, parents and caregivers and their children. Demonstrate a range of appropriate communication skills to develop a professional working relationship with teachers, parents and caregivers and children.
• Steps in for the administrator in case of absence
• Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical mental and social development such as games, arts and crafts, music and storytelling.

Qualifications 

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Very good command of English
• Highly organized, punctual and responsible
• Excellent computer skills
• Leadership skills
• Diploma in Education or P1
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in Primary level.
• Proven track record in co-curricular activities
• Degree in Education will be an added advantage
• Ability to work in a team
• Excellence in communication and interpersonal skills.