A Great Leadership Opportunity Awaits You in Malaysia
We are looking for a Deputy Headteacher who will join the Senior Leadership Team in our highly successful International Secondary School.
The school recently received 'mastering' status in a comprehensive external school review, recognition of the amazing education our students experience.
This is a prestigious achievement that we are hugely proud of, but most importantly, we believe that we can always be better.
We work collaboratively, embracing research and technology to support our students to reach heights they never even dreamed of, whilst ensuring they feel valued and cared for.
If this sounds like the kind of school you would like to be part of leading, we want to hear from you.
As a school leader you will need to be passionate about learning and knowledgeable about the factors that affect learning.
You will be good at working with and inspiring your colleagues, our students and their parents.
You will be knowledgeable about keeping children safe, well and happy, and appreciate the value of a strong school ethos and community.
Safeguarding
We care about our whole community, young people and adults.
Our priority is the safety and wellbeing of our community and to this end we have rigorous safeguarding policies and procedures that we all must follow.
Everyone is responsible for safeguarding our children and we have a culture of safeguarding training in all our schools.
The Role
The exact shape of the role will be determined based on the experiences and skills of the successful applicant, but will include the following:
Lead on the ongoing development of the school under the four key areas of Amazing: Learning, Experiences, Community and Futures.
Lead and manage a safe and caring school, ensuring ethos and systems are effective and followed.
Lead, inspire and develop middle leaders, teachers, and administrative staff in the secondary school.
Empower teachers to continually improve the quality of learning in the school.
Model and contribute to the effective articulation of the story of the secondary school with focus on the principal area of responsibility.
Support the Head of Secondary in the growth and success of the secondary school against its KPIs.
To work with and contribute to the wider group and articulate the benefits.
Develop effective relationships based on a culture of partnership.
Have achieved or been working towards a Leadership Qualification such as NPQH, Masters or NPQSL (Desirable).
In return we offer:
A culture of trust, where all contributions are recognised and respected.
Passionate, positive, highly skilled, and motivated team of professionals who put children at the heart of every decision.
Allocated support through our Leadership Teams to support you in developing an exceptional learning school.
An embedded whole trust commitment to professional development and a commitment to serving others.
A peer network of like-minded leaders.
A real commitment to work-life balance – we remember we are human beings first and educators second!
Great employee benefits.
The Package
This is a two-year contract with an option to renew at the end.
Benefits include:
Competitive salary.
Generous contributions to an Employee Provident Fund (EPF).
Medical coverage.
Relocation allowance.
Fee reduction for children of employees.
Medical insurance.
Flight at the beginning and end of the contract and annually on the subsequent contracts.
Safer Recruitment
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years employment history.
HOW TO APPLY
The closing date is9th January 2025but interested candidates are strongly encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as interviews may be arranged before the deadline.
Candidates are invited to apply via our job portal and attach a comprehensive CV with a recent passport-size photograph and contact details of three referees from the latest employers (one of whom must be your current Head of School).
We follow safe recruitment practices which are aligned with the recommendations of the International Task Force on Child Protection.
We hold ourselves to a high standard of effective recruiting practices with specific attention to child protection.
All appointments are subject to an interview, identity checks, criminal record checks, and successful references.#J-18808-Ljbffr