School Administrator
- All Levels
- Director/Principal, Licensed Teacher
- Bachelor
- Teaching Credential/LicenseTESL/TEFL Diploma LevelOther Certification
- United States (USA), Canada
We are looking for someone who is:
- Attentive to details
- Compassionate and caring
- Empathetic and sociable
- Highly diplomatic
- Knowledgeable of school policies
- Adept at planning and organizing
- Skilled in identifying problems and brainstorming potential solutions
- Excellent at written and oral communication
- Comfortable working independently and collaboratively
- Passionate about connecting with teachers and students
- Experienced in classroom education
- Furnished Accommodation
- Flight once a year
- Lunch provided by the school
- Health Insurance Package
- Transport to and fro school
The administrator is responsible for overseeing the administrative duties at schools from preschool through to elementary level. The administrator ensures a safe and productive learning environment for the students and faculty at their institution.
Budgets, logistics, schedules, disciplinary actions, evaluations, and public relations fall under the purview of the administrator. Ensure teachers have the equipment and resources necessary to deliver educationally effective curriculum. They also have a hand in matters like planning events and implementing curriculum.
Provides leadership and lays out optimistic goals and visions for the institutions they serve. Must ensure that the school follows regulations set by locals and authorities. Every person who works for a school, from teachers to custodial workers, reports to the administrator.
Typical Duties
- Evaluate and standardize curriculum and teaching methodologies
- Recruit, hire, dismiss, and train staff
- Communicate with families
- Lead practices for achievement of high academic standards
- Meet with administrative communities, superintendents, and school boards as well as local, state, and federal agencies
- Monitor financial affairs, including budgets and purchasing of school expenses
- Conduct teacher and staff evaluations to ensure proper implementation of curriculum
- Represent and maintain school image and reputation
- Adjudicate appropriate discipline for delinquent students
- Support faculty with training, enrichment, and goal-setting
- Complete job functions on computers using online communications, spreadsheets, word processors, and other automated tools
- Communicate with parents regarding failing grades or disciplinary issues
- Supervise care of the facility for safety and quality of physical condition
- Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal standards
- Attend school-related events on weekends and evenings
- Prepare for the upcoming school year during the summer
Liberty American School (LAS) is a unique International Christian American school located in East Legon, a pleasant yet ever expanding suburb in Accra, Ghana. Our school location is conveniently and logistically situated in an area that is on the cutting edge of growth and expansion in education and commerce. As an International Christian American School, LAS is committed to training students within an academic environment that reaches a balance of love and discipline, emphasizing the building of Christian character.
LAS, believes that the training of students in mind and morals is essential to a progressive and productive society. LAS, welcomes families and students from all religious and ethnic backgrounds.
The family atmosphere of LAS, provided by committed, loving Christian teachers provide a strong educational bond between family and school. LAS, provides a well-rounded curriculum with small class sizes and high expectation for student achievement. LAS, believes that respect for authority is an essential ingredient to a child\'s development and educational growth. With our specialized curriculum along with high expectation for student achievement, mutual respect for our international cultures, small class size, and a firm partnership between home and school, LAS believes its students will become the leaders of tomorrow in Ghana and throughout the world.
Spreading a Christian Worldview to those they influence. LAS is unique among educational institutions in this demographic setting because of its Biblical perspective and worldview, academic excellence, and high standards for students and staff. Joining with the parents in the process allows LAS to carry out its passion for molding the minds and souls of our students toward God each day as they learn to impact the world in which they live.
Each school day starts with prayer and a devotional to center the thoughts and hearts of all students, faculty, and school staff toward the Lord God..