Silver Valley International College in need of School Vice Principal (Academics)

Location: Kogi

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The school Vice Principal’s (Academics) responsibilities include but not limited to assisting the  Principal,  planning  and  supervising  teaching  methods  to  ensure  target  academic achievements are met.

Our Vision: Our vision is to be the leading school trusted and renowned internationally for outstanding academic excellence

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The vice principal shall provide support to the principal to achieve her key responsibilities which include but not limited to the following:

• Plans,   supervises   and   evaluates   teaching   methods   to   ensure   target   academic achievements are met.
• Creates and implements staff training and refresher courses.
• Plans and prepares the Academic Budget of the year.
• Leads all operational aspects of the academic department
• Sets objectives for students to meet, and develop a plan of action for teachers to follow in helping students achieve those benchmarks
• Works  towards  the  school  achieving  excellent  results  in  all  internal  and  external examinations
• Meets with the school board members in order to discuss and develop policies and procedures
• Possesses ability to drive a 21st century system of education in teaching, learning and evaluation.
• Develops a system of blend mix of Nigerian and British Curriculum
• Integrates and develops students’ entrepreneurial Skills
• Effectively develops strategies to project the image of school globally for productive marketing
• Develops objectives for extra-curricular activities to include the sports program
• Evaluates student progress in order to determine whether an educational plan is being effective. Makes modifications to the plan as needed
• Develops innovative strategies to raise funds for developmental projects and charity projects for the community
• Develops and implements and effective instructional programme appropriate for the students. Careful attention should be given to the supervision of teachers and other personnel working in the school, including teaching and non- teaching staff.
• Provides oversight to ensure safety of students and all personnel within the school premises.
• Provides oversight to ensure the school is clean at all times and good housekeeping within and without the school building.
• Ensures teacher tracks, manages and documents the performance of student’s behaviour and academic performance.
• (Interfaces and actively engages each parent at least once in two weeks on student’s performance.
• Routinely  organizes  activities  that  will  promote  academic  excellence  and  boost community relationship with the school
• Manages day to day activities of the College
• Sets weekly, monthly and academic -year-end goals and expectations for teachers to achieve school accelerated growth to meet the aims and objectives of the school
• Ensures school facilities are well maintained and functioning.
• The individual shall have a weekly minimum of five periods of lesson.

REQUIRED MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: 10 year(s)

Minimum teaching experience of 5 years and additional 5 years in management position as a school Vice principal in a well-established private school or first rated government school with a proven record of high performance in their external examinations

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants must be resident in Kabba, Kogi State or willing to relocate to Kabba.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A Bachelor Degree in Education or a Bachelor degree in any relevant field and PGDE
• Applicants  with  Master  Degree  or  Doctorate  in  education  with  3  years  teaching experience will have added advantage.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Strong leadership skills and ability to supervise others
• Excellent  verbal  and  written  communication  skills,  to  include  proficiency  in  public speaking
• Ability to speedily and efficiently resolve conflicts without bias
• A good knowledge of the state and national policies on education and understanding of
• International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) Curriculum
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

REMUNERATION:

• The school offers attractive salary with a lot of incentives.
• Candidates  will  undergo  our  rigorous  recruitment  process  including  pre-employment background checks before any appointment is confirmed.
• This is a great opportunity for the right individual to join SVIC. We remain committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share these commitments.

Method of Application

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