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Assistant Elementary School Principal

International School of Kenya

Nairobi, Kenya

US 5125 - 5916 a month

Start July 2019

Job
School

Contract Length: 2 years

Number of Vacancies: 1

Student Level:

Early Childhood

Eligible Candidates:

Director/Principal

School Requirements:

Education Required: Master

Additional School Requirements:

Required Qualifications, Skills and Qualities:

Administrative Certification (or equivalent credential) active or in progress
Master’s Degree in the field of educational leadership complete or in progress
Successful prior experience
- of at least 6 years as an educator, with some experience in an elementary school
- as head of department or in other leadership role within a culturally diverse international school
- guiding colleagues in professional growth
Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
Demonstrated record of student-centred decision-making
Knowledge of the school curriculum
Competent in the use of current educational and communication technologies
Energetic, goal-oriented and self-motivated, with an optimistic, can-do approach to challenges and change
Integrity in personal values—which must include love of learning and valuing students as individuals
Demonstrated qualities of
- Adaptability and resilience
- Strong work ethic
- The willingness to ask for help when needed
- The ability to think critically and strategically
- Reflectiveness and a growth mind-set, including openness to advice and suggestions

Preferred Qualifications, Skills and Qualities:

Experience as assistant principal or principal
Experience living and working in a developing country
Sense of humour

Job Benefits:

The School offers a very competitive salary package including worldwide medical insurance, housing, round-trip airfare annually for employee and family, plus a professional development allowance, retirement and other benefits, details of which may be requested from the HR Manager at the time of application.

Job Description:

Scope of Responsibilities:
The Assistant Elementary School Principal assists the Elementary School Principal in the performance of leadership responsibilities in the Elementary school division. This role entails leadership of people as well as management of systems. The specific responsibilities may vary depending upon strategic initiatives and the respective strengths of the Principal and Assistant Principal. Together, they will be responsible for bringing to life the mission, vision, and educational aims in the Elementary school, as well as developing a faculty of outstanding teachers.

Leading for Learning:

Support the principal in maintaining a positive, purposeful, student-centred and learning-focused ethos within the elementary school
Be a highly visible, engaged presence within the elementary school among students, teachers and parents
Provide a constructive voice and critical ear to the deliberations of the elementary school leadership
Assist the principal in supervising the instructional program and creating a culture of high standards
Assist the principal in the observation and appraisal of individual teachers
Contribute to the coaching and professional development of faculty
Assist in the tracking and improvement of student learning, promoting the on-going collection, analysis and use of information about student learning (both qualitative and quantitative) in order to identify next steps in learning, systems-improvements, intervention strategies, and curriculum adaptations
Collaborate with colleagues to support strategic planning and the embedding of ISK’s Mission, Vision and Educational Aims in respective programmes
Actively support the selection, implementation, and monitoring of team learning goals
Assume leadership responsibilities as they evolve and as reasonably assigned.

Managing for Learning:

Serve as a member of the school-wide administration team, including contributing to on-going processes and procedures
Assist teachers, ES office staff, and the ICT Director with the ISK data management system and other related technical aspects related to the school’s rolling ICT vision plan
Manage the annual development of the master teaching schedule
Handle all student disciplinary matters, involving the principal on a consultative basis and in all cases involving major violations of school rules
Manage meetings and communications to have the maximum impact on student learning
Apply the design cycle in understanding challenges and identifying ideas for innovation
Act as principal when the elementary school principal is away from school
Fulfil emerging tasks to ensure a high quality program and effective systems in the Elementary school.

This is a Direct to School Job

About the School:

The International School of Kenya (ISK) is a private, non-profit PreK-Grade 12 school created in 1976 through a joint partnership between the governments of the United States and Canada. Nestled on 50 acres of a former coffee plantation, ISK serves the educational needs of both expatriate and Kenyan students who seek a challenging, North American curriculum together with the rigorous International Baccalaureate Diploma program.

All decisions at ISK are guided by three foundation documents. Taken together, these documents define our purpose, the educational beliefs that drive learning, and the specific learning outcomes we are committed to developing in each student. Those three documents are the Mission, Vision, and Educational Aims.

Mission - ISK inspires and nurtures passion, creativity and ambition in pursuit of a better world.

Vision - Empowering students to create solutions for tomorrow’s challenges.

Educational Aims - We strive to develop students of character who learn, create, act and solve in a collaborative and engaging environment.

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