Assistant Principal

Job description / Role

• Supervision with Faculty/Staff - Assist in: hiring/orientation; evaluating; working through concerns and classroom management; planning and directing meetings, staff development, trainings and in services; communication: listening, feedback, and encouragement for all staff.
• Supervision with students - Assist in: orientation; counseling; discipline; due process; data gathering; student recognition; and securing student services with outside agencies.
• Communication and public relations with parents, business leaders and community members. Listen and respond to parent concerns with sensitivity.
• Conduct parent and student meetings and attend all after school activities.
• Curriculum/Instruction - Assist in: selection, training and implementation of district standards and initiatives; scheduling; implementation of goals and selection of instructional materials. Analyze test data, determine ways to improve instruction and student goals. Design and implement programming for
• Title 1, assisting with programming for ESL students, etc.
• Facilities - Assist in: supervision of custodial staff; creating and implementing safety and crisis response plans; maintaining facility and equipment.
• Assist Principal with developing and managing school budget.
• Make presentations to students, staff, patrons and peers at conferences.
• Develop the school's yearly and monthly calendars and organize and oversee scheduling for staff and students.
• Act as a liaison between Central Office, the BOE and staff.
• Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

Requirements

• Graduate degree (M.B.A., M.A., etc), plus 5 years related experience and/or training, and 3 years related management experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and policy/procedure manuals; Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public
• Considerable responsibility with regard to general assignments in planning time, method, manner, and/or sequence of performance of own work, in addition, the work operations of a group of employees, all performing basically the same type of work.
• Regular contacts with patrons where the contacts are initiated by the employee. Involves both furnishing and obtaining information and, also, attempting to influence the decisions of those persons contacted.
• Contacts of considerable importance and of such nature, that failure to exercise proper judgment may result in important tangible or intangible losses to the organization.
• Contacts with other departments or offices and also frequently with individuals in middle level positions; consulting on problems which necessitate judgment and tact in presentation to obtain cooperation or approval of action to be taken. Also, important contacts with associates as required in advanced supervisory jobs, plus frequent contact with senior level internal officials.

About the Company

Al Forsan International School is committed to recruiting faculty who are dedicated, passionate about their subject area and excited by the prospect of working with children. Our team are trained in the American Curriculum program and have time built into their schedules to work with their grade level colleagues to share ideas and teaching strategies.

Inspire to create opportunities for each student to explore and develop his or her potential. Support local values and culture while nurturing a sense of international mindedness. Ensure a challenging curriculum that meets students’ social and developmental students’ needs.