School Principal at Fanisi HR Solutions

Vacancy  -School Principal

Our client an award-winning school seeks to hire a School Principal responsible for the day-to-day implementation of the School’s core strategies and provision of excellent educational services.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Instructional Leadership

• Lead the school’s vision, mission, and strategic goals 
• 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 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 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.

Desired Specifications

• Bachelor/Master’s degree from an accredited institution
• Experience as a school leader
• Teaching experience and TSC licensed
• Demonstrated experience in building a positive school culture
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in turning around a school is highly preferred
• Demonstrable success in increasing learner achievement and adult performance;
• Ability to influence and motivate others to reach their potential;
• Solution-oriented and creative problem solvers with experience in data analysis and creating and managing systems;
• Ability to  Set high expectations and communicate them to a variety of stakeholders;
•  Understands, communicates and effectively interact with people across cultures;
• Able to Continually reflect and seek feedback to improve their practice
• Possess strong pedagogical skills and are highly effective at coaching other adult
•  Have demonstrated perseverance in their career and education;
• Thrive in a fast-paced, change-oriented environment; and