ADvTECH Principal Jobs in Kenya

ADvTECH Principal Jobs in Kenya

Overall Purpose of the Job:

The Principal serves as the educational and operational leader, who through collaboration directs all efforts towards academic excellence, and nurtures all staff, learners. In addition, the Principal will be responsible for building effective relationships with the parent company.

Responsibilities:

To give direction to the school to offer a suitable approved and diversified curriculum in accordance to circularized guidelines from the Ministry of Education and supporting organizations

To formulate overall aims and objectives for the school and policies for their implementation

To create an ethos and provide educational vision and direction which secures effective teaching, successful learning, and achievement by learners

Ensure sustained improvement in learners’ spiritual, moral, cultural, mental, and physical development and prepare them for the opportunities, responsibilities, and experiences of adult life

To create and implement a strategic plan, underpinned by sound financial planning which identifies priorities and targets for ensuring that learners achieve high standards and make progress

To ensure that all staff are committed to the school’s objectives, motivated to achieve them, and involved in meeting long, medium- and short-term objectives and targets which secure the educational success of the school

To work with management to secure and sustain effective teaching and learning throughout the school and to monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching standards of learners’ achievement using benchmarks and setting targets for improvement

To ensure that all learners receive a good quality education through a programme designed to promote a stimulating style of learning in a safe and healthy school environment

To ensure a consistent and continuous school-wide focus on learners’ achievement using data and benchmarks to monitor progress

To establish creative, responsive, and effective approaches to learning and teaching

To take a strategic role in the development of the new and emerging technologies to enhance and extend the learning experience of learners

To monitor, evaluate, and review classroom practice, promote improvement strategies to ensure that under performance is challenged at all levels, ensure effective corrective action, and follow up is undertaken in line with the individual learner’s progress

To coordinate internal and external assessments and examinations in line with Makini standards and relevant examination policies

To ensure that teachers prepare comprehensive schemes of work and teaching aids in line with Makini policies

To organize regular staff and management academic meetings to monitor performance after every assessment

To maintain accurate and complete student performance records and share this with parents, guardians, and management

To coordinate parents’ meetings, open days and other activities involving the participation of parents to enhance partnership

Output 1 – Student Learning and Character Formation Role:

To lead and supervise Makini Junior Secondary School learners’ guidance and counselling programs that will enhance individual learning and positive character formation

To facilitate high level consultative communication flow with the learners, parents, teaching and non-teaching staff and the wider community

To ensure sound spiritual beliefs and core values are integrated in the learning process and way of life in the school

To maintain a culture of high level of self-discipline and work ethics among learner

To ensure learner are properly guided and mentored to be able to objectively choose their future careers

To ensure learners receive, understand and embrace school rules and regulations

To manage learners’ behaviour in the classroom and within the school premises and apply appropriate and effective measures in cases of misbehaviour

Output 2 – Administrative Role:

To oversee interviews and admissions of learners to maintain optimum levels in accordance with set standards and guidelines that ensure quality and optimum enrolment

To initiate, design and implement innovative programs to meet specific needs of the school in consultation with the Directors

To maintain adequate inventory, security and accountability for school properties

To act as a liaison between the school, Ministry of Education and the school community

To ensure the school health, safety and occupational regulations are observed in order to make the school a safe learning environment

To prepare and approve the

preparation of reports, records, lists and other paperwork appropriate for the effective administration of the school

To liaise with the Transport Department and ensure that the school transport services are efficient and cost effective

Participation in budgetary formulation and cost management for the school

To ensure effective utilization of the company resources in line with set budget

To ensure that learners’ medical cases are handled according to Makini policy and guideline

To liaise with the Senior Administrator to ensure the school amenities are maintained to Makini standards

Output 3 – Performance Management Role:

To identify staffing needs and participate effectively in the recruitment and selection of the school’s professionals to maintain optimum staff utilization

To set targets and goals for the school’s professional staff through a participative process and develop strategies that will enable the school to achieve its objectives

To ensure formalized documentations of all meetings with parents and teachers

To participate in measuring and assessing staff performance against agreed Makini standards and provide evidence of whether or not the intended result has been achieved by conducting appraisals both formal and informal

To encourage positive reinforcement by emphasizing what has been done well so that in future it is done better

Output 4 – Leadership Role:

To provide effective leadership that will create a learning environment at Makini that will enable each learner to realize their maximum potential

To participate in processing and resolving issues pertaining to parents, learners and staff

To ensure the school maintains a cordial working relationship with other Makini schools and departments in pursuit of Makini mission and vision

To internalize, own and implement established school policies

To be a role model to the learner and staff in every aspect of personal life physically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually

To contribute to teamwork and co-operation among staff

Output 5 – Marketing Role:

To participate effectively in activities geared towards marketing the school to ensure optimum enrolment and a data base for potential learners

To contribute in the preparation of informational materials that reflect the desired image of the school

To partner with the Marketing team to ensure optimal growth of the school and a strong brand reputation within the market

To sensitize staff on Makini mission, vision and core values to ensure that they embrace the brand

Output 6 – Human Resource Functions:

To lead, motivate, support, challenge and develop staff to secure improvement

To maximise the contribution of staff to improve the quality of education provided and standards achieved and ensure that constructive working relationships are formed between staff and learners

To plan, allocate, support and evaluate work undertaken by groups, teams and individuals ensuring clear delegation of tasks and devolution of responsibilities in a manner consistent with their terms of service ensuring a reasonable balance for teachers and other members of staff in work carried out in school and work carried out elsewhere

To implement and sustain effective systems for the management of staff performance, incorporating appraisal and targets for teachers, including targets relating to learners’ achievement

To coordinate the provision of the necessary tools and materials required by staff for efficient performance of their duties

To create a favourable work environment that fosters teamwork and best practise

To drive performance and encourage growth in talent and capability amongst staff

Education - Minimum:

Bachelor of Education degree or its equivalent from a recognised University

Honours/Master’s degree is preferred
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