Superintendent

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

To develop and implement the educational strategy for the schools and provide operational

leadership in order to achieve or exceed the schools’ objectives aligned with Vision, Mission & Core

Values.

Key accountabilities

• Vision, Mission and Education Strategy: Establish the vision, mission and education strategy for the schools and systemically implement long term plans in order to accomplish these within fixed timelines.
• Ensures that the vision of the schools are clearly articulated, shared, understood and acted upon,
• Works within the school communities to translate the Vision and Mission into agreed objectives and operational plans which will promote and sustain the school.
• Core Values: Ensure that Core Values are embedded and lived, in order to build a consistent and distinctive value framework for educating students.
• School Plans and Budget: Develop annual operational plans and budgets for the schools in line with the long-term plans, in order to realise the long-term strategy, ensure schools are optimally staffed to deliver the schools business objectives of revenue and profit and improve school standards.
• Operational Leadership: Provide professional leadership in terms of curriculum development in order to deliver consistently high standards of education.
• Promotion and marketing: In liaison with the marketing team produce a clear marketing strategy and plan for the promotion of the school. Undertaking parent and stakeholder marketing visits and events to secure enrolments.
• Academic Performance Management: Ensure high quality performance measurement for each school student in order to raise the standard of academic achievement and improve the quality of teaching and learning.
• Ensure a consistent and continuous focus on student achievement, using data and benchmarking to monitor each student’s progress,
• Determines, organizes and implements a diverse curriculum and an affective assessment framework.
• Established procedures and processes to monitor, evaluate and review learning and teaching practices and ensure effective feedback that is focus, specific and constructive.
• Compliance/inspection/accreditation:Ensure the schools enjoys productive relationships with regulatory authorities and undertakes ongoing evaluation and implements systems and practices to ensure the school meets Global benchmarks and requirements set out by regulatory authorities and corporate office.
• Pastoral Care: Create and foster a culture of Pastoral care at every level with respect to teachers & students and promote responsible stewardship in order to ensure that the educational objectives are delivered and the morale of the school communities are maintained to expected standards.
• Performance Management: Ensure that well developed performance management systems are properly implemented within the school to track the performance of teachers, admin and support staff in order to maintain and enhance expected achievement standards of school performance.
• School Procedures and Processes: Establish education and administration procedures and processes in order to facilitate the schools’ strategy effectively and efficiently an implement all standard operating procedures as identified by Head Office.
• Development of the Whole Personality: Ensure that the school experience is designed and enriched to promote the comprehensive, balanced and value- based development of each student.
• Relationship Management: Establish and maintain good customer relationships between, Students and Teachers, Parents and Teachers, school and the community, in order to widen the educational horizons of students, build good community relations and favourably project the image of the school.
• Resource Management: Effectively utilise and manage all resources including staff, equipment and infrastructure in order to run a cost-effective business unit
• Human Resource Development: Ensure that the schools are staffed with high calibre professionals who are motivated, trained, developed, engaged and retained to deliver the school's education and business objectives. Participate in the selection of teaching, admin and support staff and organise appropriate induction and training to enhance effectiveness.
• School Information System: Ensure that all vital information about the schools and academic achievements are captured and reported to the corporate office so that timely and appropriate management decisions are taken.
• School Administration: Effectively and smoothly administrator all support facilities such as transport, health services, maintenance and infrastructure in order to ensure an efficient and well-run schools.
• Feedback to Parents and Students: Provide parents with timely feedback about the academic and general progress of their children in order to create a partnership to ensure students ‘growth and progress. Organise parent-teacher meetings. Provide students with feedback on their strengths and performance improvement needs so they can monitor their own progress. Promote school parental engagement strategy. Maintain appropriate records for this purpose.
• Operations: Ensure the schools’ policies, procedures, and codes of conduct are followed at all times.
• Initiate effort and energy beyond the typical work day, where the tasks require additional commitment.
• Perform other duties as requested by direct or dotted reporting line managers/supervisors.

About Us

XCL American Academy is the newest international school in Singapore and offers high-quality, rigorous, and accessible American education for children aged 2 – 14. The School successfully commenced its first academic year in August 2022, it proudly offers an affordable, high-quality American international program and experiences without compromising the quality of education, teachers or the breadth of the subjects provided at the school. We aspire to recruit employees that share and understand our mission to harness, guide and ignite the ‘Pioneering Spirit’ in every student. We encourage them to develop a challenger mindset and fulfill their potential while embracing the core American values of respect, honor, and courage. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to Safer Recruitment processes such as interviews, employment reference checks, identity and criminal record checks.