Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Board of Directors (BOD), the Principal will lead the academic and non- academic team in the execution of professional duties and responsibilities to meet the academic, operational and financial targets of the school.
Strategic Leadership of the School
- Formulating the overall strategic direction of the school and ensure that it is aligned with the Group’s strategic goals and targets.
- Devise the long term and short term development plan of the school to support the achievement of its overall direction and objectives.
- Present the school development plan to the Board for its approval.
- Execute and monitor the school’s long term and short term development plan to ensure that it is on track.
- Evaluate the school’s development needs and revise the plan as required.
Overall Management of the School
- Oversee the daily operations of the school to ensure that it is run smoothly, efficiently and effectively.
- Establish and review the standard operating procedures (SOP) of the school and ensure that it is aligned to the Group’s SOP.
- Ensure the school environment is well maintained and well-resourced to provide the best learning environment for the students and working environment for the school team.
- Maximise the effective utilisation of school facilities and resources to ensure effective learning for students.
Curriculum Management
- Lead the school in the management of its curriculum design in collaboration with the Pedagogy team at Headquarters.
- Responsible for the quality, balance and relevance of the academic, pastoral and after-school activities in the curriculum received by the students within the framework of the curriculum adopted by the school.
- Ensure alignment of the school’s curriculum with the other schools within the EtonHouse Group in order to provide a smooth transition for students progressing within the EtonHouse Group.
- Ensure that teaching staff effectively implement the curriculum framework and maintain high quality pedagogy.
- Coach and support the teaching team to monitor, assess, document and maintain the evaluation and assessment of students’ learning and development.
- Ensure that relevant and authentic evaluation and assessment of children’s learning and development is maintained and documented, with appropriate updates and reports to parents where required.
- Ensure the school’s operations and programme development aligns with the IB Standards and Practices to ensure ongoing accreditation with the International Baccalaureate as an IB World School.
- Ensure the confidential storage and maintenance of all students’ records.
- Ensure that teaching materials and resources are adequate to support a high quality learning environment for young children.
- Responsible for the quality of teaching delivered by the teaching staff, monitor and review teaching and learning standards.
- Assist in teaching on an ad hoc basis, where required.
Staff Management
- Lead, inspire and motivate the teaching and non-teaching team to build a positive, collaborative and high energy school environment.
- Coach and mentor the teaching and non-teaching team to enable them to realise their full potential in their performance.
- Actively participate in classroom observation and give timely feedback and coaching to the teaching team to improve the teaching standards.
- Set performance and development goals for teaching and non-teaching team and evaluate performance against goals set.
- Plan professional development for the school team through assessment of the training needs of the team.
- Work closely with the HR Business Partner to plan the projection of staffing requirements to ensure that the school is adequately staffed.
- Lead the selection and recruitment of teaching staff and non-teaching staff.
- Mentor and on board new staff members to ensure that they assimilate smoothly into the school’s environment.
- Manage staff scheduling which includes relief covers during staff’s absences and resources for new program or class.
Safe Guarding
- Lead the school team in all child safeguarding matters to promote the safety and wellbeing of all students.
- Ensure that all school members are aware of the importance of the safeguarding of students.
- Develop and review policies and procedures relating to safeguarding of students and ensure the implementation and adherence to the policies.
Student Management
- Actively participate in the admission process of new students into the school.
- Ensure that student records are well-maintained with all required documents prior to admission.
- Responsible for the allocation of students to classes with consideration to be given to age, friendship groupings, previous class placement, learning and development considerations, and any other relevant factors.
- Responsible for ensuring that the required child-staff ratios in all classes are met.
Parent Management
- Build and maintain a professional and positive relationship with the parent community.
- Ensure timely, effective, and regular communication with the parent community so that they are kept up to date on the progress of their children.
- Ensure that the teaching and non-teaching team maintain a professional and positive relationship with parents and communicates with them regularly.
Marketing and Enrolment
- Develop strategies to market and maintain the school’s student enrolment to maximise the utilisation of the school capacity and resources.
- Collaborate with the marketing team in executing marketing strategies to achieve target student population.
- Lead the school’s parent liaison team in building strong relationships with existing and prospective parents.
- Participate and lead marketing events and programs to promote the brand image of the school and the Group.
- Interact with prospective parents, when possible, to explain the curriculum and the ethos of the school e.g. conduct tours of the school as required.
Financial Management
- Responsible for the financial performance of the school to achieve financial targets and KPIs.
- Accountable for the financial management of the school and adherence to approved financial budget.
- Responsible for setting the school’s budget on annual basis and reviewing it regularly to ensure that the school has adequate resource to run effectively.
- Responsible to ensure that all school fees are collected on a timely basis.
- Collaborate with the Finance Team to ensure that accurate management report is submitted to the BOD on a monthly basis.
- Manage cost control in all aspects of school operations.
Communication with Head Office
- Provide regular updates on the school's performance to the CEO and BOD.
- Support the COO and BOD in any other responsibilities assigned.
What are we looking for
- A Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Education.
- 5 years of leadership experience, 8 to 10 years of teaching experience in working with preschool.
- Experience in inquiry based curriculum is preferred.
- A leader who regard the child as the first and singularly most important consideration.
- A resilient leader with the ability to navigate through ambiguity.
- A self-starter who is able to think on your feet and work under pressure.
- A people leader with the charisma to motivate and inspire your team.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- International experience, especially in Asia, is highly valued.
