Head of Secondary

Job description / Role

To provide professional leadership for the secondary school which secures its success and improvement, ensuring high quality education for all its students and good standards of learning and achievement.

Main Responsibilities:

* To provide inspiring and purposeful leadership for the staff and students.
* To work in partnership with the Head of School, SLT, Academic and Administration Leadership teams, staff and parents generating the ethos and values which strengthen the school.
* To continue to implement a development plan which will secure continuous secondary school improvement.
* To monitor and evaluate the performance of the secondary school and respond and report to the Head of School as required.
* To ensure that management, finances, organization and administration of the secondary school supports its vision and aims.
* To ensure that secondary school policies and practices take account of international, local and school requirements.
* To monitor, evaluate and review the impact of policies, priorities and targets of the secondary school in practice, and act if necessary.
* To ensure that all those involved in the secondary school are committed to its aims, motivated to achieve them, and involved in meeting long, medium and short term objectives and targets which secure the educational success of the secondary school.

Alderwood acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers and is part of Gattaca Plc.

Gattaca Plc provides support services to Alderwood and may assist with processing your application.

Requirements

Requirements:

* Bachelor's Degree in Education or related field
* Higher Degree such as Master's, NPQH in Educational Leadership, Curriculum Studies or a related field (or actively working towards one)
* Teaching Qualification
* English Language Proficiency B2 level on the Common European Framework or IELTS 6 or equivalent.
* IB experience (MYP, DP)
* Well developed technology and financial management skills to successfully manage and lead the Secondary school
* Well-developed written and verbal communication and organizational skills
* High level of interpersonal empathy and a willingness to engage at every level within the school community
* A high degree of initiative and creative thinking

Experience:

* Extensive international leadership and teaching experience with at least 3 years in a leadership role that has involved coaching and mentoring, hiring and goal setting for teams of teachers
* IB expert in MYP and DP
* Experience with regards to KHDA/IB framework and inspections
* Proven track record of outstanding teaching and in supporting teachers to deliver an outstanding curriculum

Salary and Benefits:

* The salary and benefits package is competitive and will be commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate and is in-line with UAE Labour Law.

About the Company

At Alderwood, we pride ourselves on best practice recruitment, tailored for the Work Based Learning, Welfare to Work and Education sectors. Our core values and attributes are important to use and underline our proven ability to deliver results