High School Assistant Principal

Purpose:

To provide visionary leadership and demonstrate exemplary management skills in the recruitment and development of faculty, the implementation of a superior curriculum, the assurance of long-term school financial stability, and the provision of effective communication with all the school’s constituents. To ensure the social wellbeing and academic growth of all children.

Key Accountabilities:

• Embrace and encourage the ethos and standards of excellence as defined in the GEMS Core Values.
• Ensure that GEMS policies, procedures, and codes of conduct are followed at all times.
• To model and encourage DAA’s Culture of Kindness and to perpetuate the school’s mission and values.
• To commit time and leadership for the successful implementation of the DAA’s School Improvement Plan.
• To ensure that all teachers and support staff have a clear understanding of their performance expectations (e.g., job descriptions and faculty handbook) and to assist faculty towards becoming master teachers.
• To establish willingness to be a “mentor” to all faculty as well as encouraging their professional growth and career advancement.
• To demonstrate role-model traits that enable others to recognize the Assistant Principal as a leader.
• To seek management harmony and to instill a sense of common purpose and common pursuit toward consensus goals with regards to the decision-making process.
• To communicate effectively with students, faculty, staff, parents, colleagues and in the community (i.e. verbal, non-verbal and written communication).
• To seek the involvement of faculty and parents in a wide variety of School activities.
• To develop the leadership capabilities of teachers so that instructional leadership becomes a shared responsibility.
• To collaborate with the Dean of Students and attendance secretary to ensure that a reliable system of monitoring student attendance is maintained.
• To collaborate with the Dean of Students and enforce the HS Disciplinary Guidelines as laid out in the HS Handbook, including the supervision and record keeping.
• To be “visible” during the school day, particularly during class changes, lunch, dismissal, etc.
• To schedule and facilitate external assessments and semester exams, including the proctoring schedule and distribution and collection of exams.
• To participate in the development of curriculum documentation that specifies content and skills, instructional methods and assessment practices.
• To review assessment results that determine whether curriculum and instructional goals and student performance outcomes are being met.
• To collaborate with assigned departments and relevant teachers to support their professional growth through goal setting, observation and needs-based professional development.
• To provide targeted and ongoing support to teachers who are rated below ‘Good’ to ensure their growth and development to effectively support student progress and attainment.
• To oversee student intervention for those students who require academic, behavior and or socio-emotional support.
• To create an efficient, productive, collaborative, reflective and caring building atmosphere where all students (and faculty) have the opportunity to be recognized for their best efforts.
• To ensure that all of the school’s resources are identified and being used to serve students and faculty members alike; help both to reach their full performance potential.
• To assume the responsibility for sound financial management including accurate program budget planning and fiscal accountability.
• To have a personal commitment to seek constant professional learning and professional growth and to be a life-long learner.
• To accept the importance and necessity in attending after school student activity programs and parent events.
• To willingly take on all responsibility for the “mechanics” of the assignment; activities such as aiding with the development of a master school schedule, accurate record keeping, office accounting, etc.
• To be a willing and active participant in committee work as well as a contributing member of the Administrative Team.
• To perform other activities as might be required for the general welfare of the school and/or as requested by the High School Principal or the Superintendent/CEO.

Qualifications / knowledge:

• Current North American teacher and administration certification; (preferred)
• Master’s Degree (School Administration, Leadership, and/or Curriculum) (preferred)

Experience:

• Record of highly successful teaching experience in the particular division;
• Record of effective leadership and management experience;
• Experience with American curriculum, standards and pedagogy.

 Skills:

• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively;
• A positive, professional, and collaborative disposition; and
• A strong work ethic and drive, including a willingness to contribute to the continual improvement of Dubai American Academy.