Job Summary
- A new Blended Learning School with a national footprint is looking to secure a teacher that can take on a management role.
- This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced teacher (MAths and/or Sciences preferrably) looking to get involved in management and expand their career
- The client is looking for an individual who has the appetite to grow with the organisation as they expand and grow.
- This is an onsite management and teaching Role not a REMOTE POST
Purpose of Role:
- Our client is looking for a Vice Principal with a fresh perspective and the ability to learn and enjoy a challenge of school that offers a blended learning approach
- You will also be expected to teach as this is a very small school with MASSIVE growth potential
- MATHS and/or SCIENCE SP and FET Teaching experience preferred
- Someone with a growth mind-set and the ability to drive marketing growth.
- Ability to drive and manage teaching teams - Currently a handful of teachers
- The job duties of the school principal involve overseeing the operation of the blended school.
- The succussful candidtes responsibility would include defining the educational direction of the school and refining school policies and expectations for both teachers and students.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee day-to-day online school operations
- Development and review of budgets, policies and regulations for the smartschool sand hybrid facility
- Set learning goals for students and teachers based on curricula
- Assis tom recruiting of facilitators, monitor their performance, and facilitate professional development/training
- Effectively planning leave, contingency plans and ensure policies and procedures are followed
- Outreach to increase enrollment and encouraging parental involvement in their child’s learning efforts.
- Planning, attending and presenting meetings with staff and parents and other stakeholders
- Plan and organise school events, field trips, open days and marketing events along with national team
- Planning and scheduling the end and beining of term preparation and managing the readiness ofr th estart of the new term for the centre/s
- Manage the customer relations, quality assurance and customer feedback process so as to ensure a professional offering for students
- Sitting in on disciplinary and incapacity cases as well as studnet disciplinary hearings
- Develop staffing Objective and Key Results (OKR)
- Training the centre facilitator lead to manage day-today minor operation and training on how to and when to escalate
- Handle emergencies and school crises
- Attend conferences to gain knowledge on current educational trends f
- Develop alongside management, a marketing strategy for Smartschools
- Streamline adminssions process
- Work with bodies such as DBE on regularatory compliance
Requirements and skills:
- Degree in Education or a Post Graduate Certificate
- Teaching experience (5 years plus) in the classroom
- Online teaching experience is advantageous
- Attention to detail. Dynamic and adaptable
- Strong customer relations and business development skills
- Be able to wear a number of hats (HR, finance, marketing, ops)
- Great presentation and communication skills
- Strong operations experience
- Ability to coach and inspire
*Should you not hear from us within two weeks please consider your application as unsuccessful*