Management - Schools (Education & Training)
Full time
VACANCY:
Head of School (Preschool) - Klang Valley Area
Requirements:
Candidate must possess a minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education.
High proficiency in English and Bahasa Malaysia.
Mandarinis an added advantage.
At least 5 years of working experience in the related field with a minimum of 2 years experience in management/leadership capacity is required for this position.
Responsibilities:
Business Development and Community Relations
Increase admission rate through promotional and marketing initiatives by working closely with the Marketing/Corporate Communications department.
Monitor industry trends to enable effective benchmarking and learning from industry best practices.
Ensure development of up-to-date and accurate business intelligence on competitors and operating environment.
Actively participate and encourage staff participation in parent-teacher and other community groups, as means of developing cooperation, understanding, and respect for school objectives and endeavors.
Liaise with internal and external stakeholders and entities to ensure smooth running of the school.
Ensure implementation and accept corporate responsibility for decisions made.
Academic Management
Promote a safe, stimulating, and caring Early Years learning environment. Work closely with the team to provide high quality care, to promote and maintain high standards of good professional practice.
Provide a resource-rich environment.
Develop strong partnership with current and prospective students' parents/guardians in supporting student development and learning.
Relate the educational objectives of the school to instructional practices that yield the highest standards of student learning outcomes.
Implementation and monitoring of the school's learning policy.
Recognize and seek alternative learning solutions for students with behavioral or learning complications.
Work in close coordination with the academic team at Regional Office ("RO") to ensure that the school is meeting the required educational standards.
Coordinate with the school academic team to prepare for evaluations by the Regulators and Regional Evaluation Team.
Oversee the procedure for the production of Schemes of Work and monitor the working standards of the academic team.
Evaluate effectiveness of the curricula to provide feedback to the Academic Manager at RO.
Continually evaluate existing programmes and practices, curriculum content and piloting of experimental programmes.
Operations Management
Act as the administrative head of the school to ensure timely dissemination of information to all concerned people/channels and ensure smooth running of the school.
Determine annual staffing requirements necessary and liaise with Regional Office HR for the timely fulfilment of the same.
Evaluate periodically and ensure the school's adherence to health, safety and civil codes.
Ensure repair and maintenance of school's infrastructure.
Take steps to enhance the collection of books in the school library in terms of variety and educational value and improve fixtures.
Team Management
Interview, train, coach and develop all staff members from custodians to teachers.
Ensure the provision of orientation to new teaching staff and provide them with opportunities for giving input in academic programmes.
Professional development of staff including, but not limited to, supervision and performance appraisal of school staff.
Identify and groom staff for administration and future responsibilities. Identify learning and training needs of employees and ensure that the relevant professional development activities are organized and participated.
Ensuring the proper staff rationalization for the school together with appropriate workload distribution for all staff members.
Any other task or project as assigned by the Management from time to time.
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