Head of Residential life at Aga Khan Education Service, Kenya (AKESK)

The position

The Head of Residential Life must ensure that the residences is run in a way that meets the needs of students and the mission and vision of the school. He/she is responsible for the appointment of residential staff and leads the team of residential staff. He/she is responsible for the welfare of residential students and staff. The Head of RL is responsible for developing the Heads of Residential Blocks times and for implementing a quality assurance process to ensure policies are applied consistently and that there is effective pastoral care of students. He/she ensures good communication between the Residential community, the rest of the school and parents/guardians.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITY:

• Monitor and maintain the welfare, safety, discipline and pastoral well-being of all Residential students.
• Organise and develop strategies of running the Residences, both day to day and long term strategy.
• Plan and oversee the residential activities programme in line with the expectations of the AKA residential life experience. 
• Be responsible for leading and line managing the Heads of Residential Blocks.
• Ensure that policies and procedures are followed (safeguarding, health and safety etc) 
• Deploy, train and develop all residential staff to make the most effective use of their skills including Academy Fellows and Block captains
• Ensure the Residential facilities and environment is safe and well maintained.
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with parents and guardians of residential students.
• Arrange host families and oversee host family programme
• Make arrangements for and oversee the additional programmes that utilize and impact on the residences: Student Exchange, Revision Programme, Globa Encounters, and other holiday related programmes.
• Market the residences to prospective parents with Admissions
• Establish, publicise and maintain a routine for the residential blocks
• Maintain all relevant policies and literature as required.
• Plan and run inductions for all new students, irrespective of when they may arrive throughout the course of the academic year.
• Act as Head of safeguarding for residential students and refer issues to safeguarding committee.

The requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

• Teaching Certification required.
• Experienced as a classroom practitioner in an inquiry-based programme.
• 5+ years of leadership experience in a residential program at an international setup.
• Child Protection and Safeguarding trained.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the capacity to interact well and communicate effectively with students, parents and colleagues within a diverse and pluralistic society.
• An up-to-date understanding of practice and evidence of personal professional development
• Attention to detail, discretion and the highest standards of integrity.