Fountain Schools Head Teacher Job in Kiambu, Kenya

Job Title: School Head Teacher
 

Section: Fountain Schools
 

Job Category: Managerial
 

Reports To: Divisional Head
 

Job Serial / Code No. 054
 

Location / Branch: Kiambu 

Main Purpose of the Job (Job Summary): The position is responsible for serving as the chief administrator of the school in developing and implementing policies, programs, curriculum activities, and budgets in a manner that promotes the educational development of each student and the professional development of each staff member
 

 

Main Responsibilities

• Leading in the design and implementation of the school strategies, policies and procedures to ensure delivery of business objectives


• Driving regional growth initiatives and opening up new market frontiers


• Conceptualizes the broad goals of the school and plans accordingly to ensure that procedures and schedules are implemented to carry out the total school program.


• Ensures that the school program is compatible with the legal, financial and organizational structure of the school system.


• The principal defines the responsibilities and accountability of staff members and develops plans for interpreting the school program to the community.


• Enhancement of Personnel Skills: provides activities which facilitate the professional growth of the school staff and enhance the quality of the instructional program.


• Identifies the annual objectives for the instructional and extracurricular programs of the school.


• Ensures that instructional objectives for a given subject and/or classroom are developed, and involves the faculty and others in the development of specific curricular objectives to meet the needs of the school program.


• Provide opportunities for staff participation in the school program


• Establishes Formal Work Relationships: evaluates student progress in the instructional program by means that include the maintaining of up-to-date student data.


• Supervision and appraisal of the performance of the school staff.


• Facilitates Organizational Efficiency: maintains inter-school system communication and seeks assistance from central office staff to improve performance.


• The principal maintains good relationships with students, staff, and parents.


• The principal complies with established lines of authority.


• Orients and assists new staff and new students and provides opportunities for their input in the school program.


• Encourages the use of community resources, cooperates with the community in the use of school facilities, interprets the school program for the community, and maintains communication with community members.


• Manages, directs, and maintains records on the materials, supplies and equipment which are necessary to carry out the daily school routine. The principal involves the staff in determining priorities for instructional purposes.


• Leading and managing operations related company communication


• Talent management including coaching, mentoring, developing, motivating, training and evaluating staff to achieve highest levels of performance


• Identifying, implementing and benchmarking best practices in management


• Managing and Implementing change initiatives to achieve desired business plans and culture 

Key Deliverables of this position

• Financial sustainability and viability of the school


• Brand awareness & reputation


• Shareholder investment value


• Quality service delivery


• Strong external relationships and partnerships

Key Interfaces
 

Internal

External

• Clients, Regulators, Administrators, Government, Media


• Other stakeholders

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelors’ Degree in education, P1 training enrolled for a degree.

Key Drivers
 

Job / Functional Skills

• Leadership skills


• Business Strategy Formulation


• Business Planning and implementation


• People management


• Project management


• Change management


• Business process design and management


• Client relations


• Conflict resolution


• Analytical skills


• Application and exploitation of IT

Competencies (Behaviours)

• Innovation


• Investment discipline


• Integrity


• Teamwork


• Operational excellence & Cost consciousness


• Professionalism

Relevant Experience

• At least 5 years of relevant experience as a head teacher, deputy head teacher or senior teacher

All interested and qualified candidates to send their CV’s to recruitment@fep-group.com, on or before close of business on Friday 17th June, 2016 indicating their current/most recent and expected salary