Head of Secondary (Private National School) - Hiring Urgently

We are currently looking for high-calibre Head of Secondary to join Beaconhouse Group!

PRIVATE NATIONAL SCHOOL VACANCY

• Head of Secondary - Sri Murni Private National School, Cheras

Core Knowledge Required:

• Complete knowledge of the Malaysian National Curriculum
• Knowledge of Academic practices & Procedural Manual (APPM - Accreditation Policy and Procedure Manual) and School Operations Manual (SOM) or MoE - Ministry of Education, SOPs as may be in operation at the time (SMIPS - Sistem Maklumat Institusi Pendidikan Swasta ; APDM - Aplikasi Pangkalan Data Murid; etc)
• Knowledge of student-learning methodologies, curriculum development and implementation.
• School improvement practices and staff development techniques.

Requirements

• Masters in Management/or any other relevant field
• 7-10 years of overall experience, of which at least 3 years as a teacher practitioner and at least 4 years in Education management
• English & Bahasa Malaysia (Fluent), Mandarin an added advantage
• Applicants must be willing to work in the areas where the schools with vacancies are located.
• Able to start ASAP / Immediately

Responsibilities:

Business Development and Community Relations

• Increase admission rate through promotional and marketing initiatives. 
• 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. 
• Build and maintain contacts with current and prospective customers. Identify and evaluate opportunities and focus on areas which could benefit the Company in the long run. 
• Actively participate and encourage staff participation in parent-teacher and other community groups, as a means of developing understanding, cooperation, and respect for school objectives and endeavours. 
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders and entities to ensure smooth running of the school. 
• Accept corporate responsibility for decisions made and ensure that those decisions are implemented.

Academic Management

• 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. 
• Develop new academic and interscholastic programmes and track data related to the success of such programmes. 
• Recognise and seek alternative learning solutions for students with behavioural or learning complications. 
• Work in close coordination with the academic team at RO to ensure that the school is meeting the required educational standards. 
• Coordinate with the school academic team to prepare for Regulator Evaluations/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. 
• Where applicable, ensure coordination with CIE for the processing of annual O and A level results and remain available on result days/or local authorities, only as applicable.
• 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 school. 
• Determine annual staffing requirements necessary and liaise with HR (HO) for the timely fulfilment of the same. 
• Ensure the effective administration of school examinations. 
• 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 library books 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 organised and participated in accordingly.
• Ensuring the proper staff rationalization for the school together with appropriate workload distribution for all staff members.

School Improvement Plan (SIP)

• Collaborate with the Section Heads for conducting a SWOT analysis for the school. 
• In conjunction with the Section Heads, Academic Head and Academic team at RO and Regional Director, prepare a School Development Plan (SDP) and ensure its effective implementation. 

• Any other task or project as assigned by the Management from time to time.

Interested candidates may also email us your:

• Updated Resume
• Cover Letter with your direct application for the post
• All relevant documents to support your application.
• Indicate joining availability 

We look forward to working with you.