Vice Principal

 

Description:

Vice Principal Required for an AMERICAN CURRICULUM SCHOOL in Sharjah

The Vice Principal will assist the Principal and the Senior Leadership Team of the school in all aspects of school leadership and improvement, including taking full responsibility for the school in the absence of the Principal. The successful candidate will work as part of the Senior Leadership Team, taking the lead on academic standards, curriculum development, pastoral care, and assessment.

Job Role

1. Oversee and ensure the school’s commitment to quality education and its continued improvement, with a main focus on students’ outcomes;
2. Drive the raising of standards in academic performance across the whole school, particularly in the core subject areas of English, Mathematics, Science, Arabic, and Islamic Studies;
3. Be an integral part of a successful, collaborative leadership team, delivering high-quality performance management and appraisal, strategic professional development, and effective line management;
4. In partnership with the Principal, the oversight and line management of the Secondary phase of the school;
5. Assist the Principal with the effective and efficient use of school management information systems, and student admissions, and enrolment;
6. Student achievement, including attainment, progress, tracking, and monitoring;
7. Assessment and Reporting;
8. Teachers’ appraisal and performance development, in partnership with the Principal;
9. Shared responsibility for stakeholder satisfaction and outcomes;
10. Students’ care, personal and social development, and well-being.

Person Specification – Vice Principal

Applicants should be able to demonstrate excellent knowledge and understanding of the following 4 areas related to this post:

A: Professional Knowledge and Understanding

Applicants should possess the following knowledge and understanding:

A detailed professional knowledge of learning, teaching, curriculum, and assessment;

An excellent understanding of leadership philosophy and practice;

Excellent knowledge, skills, and understanding of the US and MoE curricula, and pedagogical issues related to both;

A thorough working knowledge of the assessment and review of students’ progress and development;

The use of creative and effective learning and teaching styles to engage, motivate and enable students to progress;

Effective approaches to pastoral care;

Effective strategies to include and meet the needs of all students, including under-achieving groups, EAL, SEN, Emirati Students, and G&T pupils;

How to analyze, understand, interpret and respond to school performance data;

Encouraging parents to work collaboratively with the school as partners, and involve them in their children’s education.

B: Professional Skills and Experience

Applicants should be able to demonstrate recent and relevant experience of:

Senior leadership in a high-performing school;

Organizing professional learning and continuous professional development;

Leading whole school improvement initiatives;

The UAE Inspection Framework and National Agenda priorities;

NEASC or similar accreditation processes;

Curriculum development and leadership;

Effective assessment practices;

Pastoral leadership;

Supporting and developing innovative, creative, high-quality teaching and learning;

Leading whole school policies and practices;

Contributing towards the school Self Evaluation Form (SEF) and School Development Plans (SDP).

C: Leadership and Management Skills

Applicants should be able to demonstrate, from their experience, the ability to:

Promote and sustain high standards;

Inspire, lead and motivate students and staff, to improve the quality of teaching and learning outcomes and initiate change;

Contribute to self-evaluation processes and whole school development;

Manage the performance of other members of staff;

Organize professional development activities, in collaboration with the Senior Leadership Team;

Share expertise, skills, and knowledge with staff;

Develop and maintain high standards and expectations;

Have personal impact and presence to be able to initiate change and achieve excellence.

D: Personal Skills and Attributes

Applicants should:

Demonstrate a high level of commitment and professionalism;

Have excellent communication skills, including written and verbal language skills;

Be able to create and maintain effective partnerships with staff, the school board, parents, students, and the wider school community;

Be a committed team player and be able to lead and inspire by being an excellent role model;

Be able to take initiative as well as work independently;

Seek advice and support when necessary;

Have good time management skills and an ability to plan and prioritize work and tasks;

Maintain a personal commitment to professional development linked to the competencies necessary to deliver the requirements of this post;

Be approachable, positive, flexible, and enthusiastic with a good sense of humor.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Education or another relevant field with a teaching qualification

10 years’ educational experience with a minimum of 3 years experience in a leadership role (Ex: Head of Department, Head of Subject, Head of Grade Level, etc.)

Or

Postgraduate qualification in education or other qualification equivalent to QF Emirates level 8 or above

8 years’ educational experience with a minimum of 3 years experience in a leadership role (Ex: Head of Department, Head of Subject, Head of Grade Level, etc.)