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Physical Plant Supervisor

International School of Kuwait - An Al Ekhlas International Education School

Mahboula, Kuwait

Housing provided

Flights to and from home country at the start/ end of contract

Start July 2020

Job
School

Contract Length: 2 years

Number of Vacancies: 1

Eligible Candidates:

University Graduate, Office/Administration Staff

School Requirements:

Education Required: Bachelor
Major: Management or Business and/or Facilities Management
Required Certificates:
Other Certification

Job Benefits:

Housing provided
Medical Insurance
Flights to and from Home Country at the start/ end of contract
End of Service Gratuity
Visa reimbursement/assistance
Personal and Professional development opportunities

Job Description:

Reporting to: Head of Facilities and Procurement and Head of School

Supervising: Cleaners and Security Monitors

Job profile

Seeking dedicated physical plant supervisor to support the development of an invigorating safe, supportive and stimulating learning ecosystem in a state-of-the-art purpose-built facility. The ideal talented individual should be empowered to make the greatest positive impact to the community, embrace all learners within his or her learning environment, promote inquiry, be principled and be committed to the well-being of self and students.

Description of position

The International School of Kuwait (ISK) is seeking an outstanding physical plant supervisor who can help to develop the vision and mission of the School.

The ideal candidate will be experienced in the facilities and physical plant sector who has a record of a strong work ethic and ethos and demonstrated leadership. The Physical Plant Supervisor is responsible for providing leadership and direction to the planning, organization, and operation of a safe and efficient School facilities services, as it pertains to cleaning services and security services.

The Physical Plant Supervisor will be responsible for managing a team that maintains and secures the school building, facilities, and grounds in a safe, clean and orderly condition.

Prospective physical plant supervisors should be passionate to work in this incredibly diverse community with cultural competence and placing an emphasis on integrity, well-being, inquiry, empowerment, inclusivity is a requirement.

Application for position

To ensure our full consideration, applications must be received no later than Wednesday 22 January, 2020. All applicants in the talent pool must provide a Letter of Interest that addresses the duties and responsibilities for the desired position. In addition, a curriculum vitae/ résumé must accompany the Letter of Interest and three references must be provided, one of which must be the applicant’s current employer. References will not be contacted until a firm Offer of Employment is made.

Al Ekhlas International Education and the International School of Kuwait are totally committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expect the same from all of its employees. All new employees will be subject to enhanced pre-employment clearance, including identity checks, criminal background check, qualification checks and employment checks to include exploration of any gaps in employment history and two satisfactory employment checks.

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About the School:

Mahboula-campus (American-inspired and British-inspired curricula).

The International School of Kuwait (ISK) opened in September 2020 during the COVID-19 Pandemic online. The School will be located in Mahboula, Kuwait, and offers a dual set of curricula: American-inspired and British-inspired curricula. The ISK Mahboula-campus is a modern state-of-the-art, 29,400-square-meter facility. The school is a part of the Al Ekhlas International Educational Group (AIE), which was launched in April 2019.

AIE boasts 12 schools and 21, 000 plus students in its network, across Kuwait, Egypt, Muscat, and soon to be London and Boston. The development of ISK started in March 2019 under the auspices of the International Schools Executive Director. The ISK Mahboula-campuses was completed in September 2021 for its first group of students to enter in October 2021 during its second year of operation.

ISK Mahboula-campus accepts students from Preschool/ FS2 (age 2.5 on 1st March) to Grade 12/ Year 13 (age 17 on 1st September). The School offers students the opportunity to study through to Grade 12 and Year 13. There are currently 187 employees needed to deliver a very polished and quality product to its students, of which 150 are educators.

The School is a split campus offering world-class education to all students. Each curriculum, section dependent, will be inspired and strongly influenced by American or British Standards, but will also have its unique flair. Students starting in KinderZone™ benefit from a curriculum that inspires them to harness and pursue their talents while still benefiting from a holistic liberal arts education.

The customized learning ecosystem will encompass deep-language learning, visual and performing arts, scientific and mathematical problem-based learning, well-being, and mindfulness, all using an innovative approach we call FUSION! ISK aims to create the quintessential renaissance student, who will be able to thrive in any context after graduation.

Live-to-Give, the service learning program, aims to instill in all ISK students the importance of giving back to their local, national, and global communities. We are all guardians of this unique environment we call planet Earth, and the embedded ethos is that we must each take our responsibility seriously to have the greatest impact.

The School is accredited by and affiliated with the Kuwait Ministry of Education, COGNIA, College Board, UCAS, Cambridge University Press (CUP); Cambridge Assessment International Education (CIE); Pearson (formerly Edexcel); and The Educational Collaborative for International School (ECIS).

The School is currently embarking upon and has completed the initial phases of applications for candidacy for a range of other accrediting bodies and academic affiliations such as the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC); British Schools in the Middle East (BSME) just to name a few.

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