Head, Child Development (Primary) at Pershing Hills Elementary School

Pershing Hills Elementary School - We have been at the forefront of educating young minds since 2020. We are constantly evolving, but our aim remains unchanged: to educate, to inspire and to prepare pupils from a range of backgrounds to find their passion, achieve their ambition and to prepare them for a future filled with opportunity. We understand that education is a journey and we are willing and ready not only to work and walk with parents, but to also provide quality school experience for their child.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head, Child Development (Primary)

Location: Lekki, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The Head, of Child Development (Primary) in Pershing Hills Elementary school works with the Head of School in managing the children’s educational and other development activities for the primary segment.
• This will include registration of students, recruitment of educators, and other educational activities.

Duties
Strategy and Planning:

• The Head Child Development (Primary) follows through with the strategic plan devised by the Head of School for the primary school.
• Assist the Head of School with the recruitment, induction, and management of educators, careers, and administrative staff of the Primary school.
• Ensure that the organizational systems throughout the Primary School are effective and appropriate.
• Work with Head of School to plan activities for children in the primary segment.

Educational and Research:

• Define assessment criteria for new children seeking admission
• Manage admission process for nursery section. This includes setting dates, defining assessment criteria, marking the scheme, and making a selection of the best candidate.
• Work with educators to identify learning tools and equipment for creativity classes.
• Research the textbooks and workbooks that best pass learning across to the children for each class.
• Conduct an occasional and daily assessment of the classrooms to review primary educators teaching methods and make observations on key improvement areas.
• Review educators’ lesson notes, defining ideal methods that pass learnings across to the children

Administration:

• Monitor educators, ensuring teaching standards can be understood by primary children as well as standards are met.
• Allocate duties to staff within the school and the management of staff by the School’s policies and procedures.
• Work with the admissions office to ensure that children to be admitted to the nursery School are tested before admission and appropriately placed.
• Organise the special pre-school activities within the term supervising that educators send these reminders at the appropriate time.
• Design school termly fun and learning activities for the primary segment.
• Timely preparation of primary school teaching schedules and duty rosters.
• Arrange appropriate relief for absent educators when necessary.
• Prepare primary graduating exercises for children in primary five and six

Key Performance Indicators

• Work on increasing children’s attendance in school by 20 – 30% every session
• Attain 80% retention of children in the school
• Maintain close contact and relationship with parents and educators
• Achieve a Net Promoter Score of 8
• Achieve a customer satisfaction rate of 80% termly.

Requirements / Qualifications

• B.Sc. / HND or NCE
• M.Sc. is an advantage
• 13 and over years of experience as an educator
• Must possess early childhood training certification
• Certification in Montessori Education
• Great relationship management skills
• Great business planning and managerial skills
• Great leadership skills
• Great negation skills
• Great team-building skills.

Application Closing Date
30th June, 2022.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated Resume and Cover Letter to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.