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KG Vice Principal

The Vice Principal will:

  • Understand how to blend the best of premium American education with contemporary international thinking to create a distinctive positioning for the school
  • Understand that leading learning is at the heart of school leadership
  • Collaborate and build high performing teams, and be able to inspire, motivate and develop sustainable relationships with all members of the school community
  • Communicate excellently with students, teachers, parents and community leaders in a manner that is open and inclusive and which conveys the values of the school
  • Possess a creative and pragmatic mind with the ability to lead innovations in teaching and learning and the broader activity of the school
  • Demonstrate a flair for attracting, retaining and developing managerial and educational talent

 

School climate responsibilities

  • Assist in the development of the school vision, ensuring that the school mission is reflected in its educational program, making it consistent with the values of the community and the school academic goals and practices
  • Articulate the school mission to the school community, soliciting support from all the members of the community
  • Exhibit multicultural awareness
  • Assist Superintendent in fostering collegiality and team building among faculty, encouraging their active involvement in the school progress
  • Assist Superintendent in communicating and promoting expectations for high-level performance from faculty and students by role modeling, encouraging, and recognising excellence and achievement
  • Collaborate with HOD/Superintendent in the development and implementation of school curriculum
Posted: January 2020
This is a Direct to School Job

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LocationKuwait, Kuwait
Start DateSeptember 2020
Eligible CandidatesDirector/Principal
Student LevelEarly Childhood
Number of Vacancies1

Job Benefits

  • Furnished apartment, including electricity and water excluding Internet
  • Return airfare (to and fro) to the nearest international airport of your home country 
  • Free transportation (from the school provided accommodation to work place and return)
  • 100% School Tuition Fee discount for first 2 children and 50% discount for the third child in the school

Qualifications and Requirements

Required Certificates
Teaching Credential/License
TESL/TEFL Certificate over 100 hours
TESL/TEFL Certificate
TESL/TEFL Diploma Level
Other Certification
Education RequiredBachelor
Work Visa EligibilityUnited States (USA), United Kingdom (UK), Canada, Australia
Additional School Requirements
  • Bachelor Degree in Education or relevant degree with valid professional teaching qualification
  • MA in Education or Master in Management in Leadership highly desirable
  • A minimum of 4 years of teaching and 2 yrs of HOD in American Curriculum
  • 10 years’ experience in Administration in American Curriculum out of which 2-4 years’ experience as HOD is highly desirable