High School Principal

Job description / Role

High School Principal, Al Ain

To provide high quality leadership to the teaching team at an IAT site. The Principal is responsible for the management of the school ensuring its efficient operation and delivery of high quality education to the students. The Principal supervises the VP Academic, VP Administration but has ultimate responsibility for the employees within the school.
The Principal works with the Director of HSS and the Directorate services to ensure quality of education.

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Develops and implements an annual school improvement plan aligned to the goals and aims of IAT High Schools.

- Supports the development and implementation of IAT High Schools initiatives to enhance learning and the attainment of educational outcomes.

- Participates in the establishment of the school’s budget and ensures that it is effectively used and controlled.

- Manages the school’s facilities including the effective use of space throughout the school.

- Ensures the effective management of school resources.

- Identifies issues within both the academic and non academic functions of the school and initiates action for their resolution.

- Implements and enforces a code of conduct for student behaviour.

- Communicates with the parents and the local community to ensure awareness and support for the school’s activities.

- Implements a performance appraisal system that includes teacher growth plans to incorporate staff development.

- Promotes activities to ensure the environment of educational change is positive.

Requirements

- Masters or preferably Ph.D. in an educational setting.

- Substantial experience in school administration at either the vice principal or principal level or a senior level.

- Evidence of progressive career experience in an academic setting.

- Experience in advising or mentoring desirable

About the Company

With state-of the-art facilities and excellent support services, the Institute of Applied Technology offers Career-based Technical Education (CTE) in English at the secondary and tertiary levels. In Addition, IAT encompasses well established higher learning programs in aviation, logistics and nursing. The institute has an overall of twenty campuses (fourteen schools, four colleges for Fatma College of Health Sciences and two colleges for Abu Dhabi Polytechnic), located in the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Western Region, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Quwain, Ras Al Khaima and Al Fujairah; with its directorate based in Abu Dhabi.

The Institute was founded in 2005 through Royal decree of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, Ruler of Abu Dhabi as a corporate body with full financial and administrative independence.