Principal (IGCSE & CBC experience) at Wisen HR Services

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