W-Holistics Business Solutions - Our client, a leading Montessori School in Lagos State, seeks to recruit a qualified individual for the position of:
Job Title: Head Teacher
Location: Lagos
Job Description
- Carry out day to day management, organisation and administration of the School.
- Effectively manage teaching and learning
- Promote excellence, equality and high expectations for all pupils
- Evaluate school performance and identify priorities for continuous improvement
- Manage resources to achieve the school’s aims and objectives
- Create a safe and productive learning environment which is engaging and fulfilling for all pupils
- Monitor and evaluate teaching and learning and the standards of students’ achievement and set targets for improvement.
- Maintain an environment and a code of behaviour to promote and secure effective learning and good behaviour.
- Keep close contact with parents/carers and meet with them where appropriate to discuss their child's progress or welfare
- Determine, organise and implement an appropriate curriculum for the School
- Implement and sustain effective systems for the management of staff performance
- Ensure that all employees (teachers and support staff) at the School receive appropriate information and training to enable them to carry out their professional duties
- Create and develop an organisation in which all the staff recognise that they are accountable for the success of the school
Competency and Skill Requirement
- Two years senior management experience in a school.
- Five years experience in the ‘teaching’ profession.
- A Degree (preferably in an education course). A Master's Degree is an added advantage.
- Experience of leading and managing a team.
- A thorough knowledge and understanding of the basic school curriculum.
- A proven ability to motivate, lead and interact with staff, students and parents/carers.
- Ability to plan strategically with a sense of priorities.
- Able to use appropriate leadership styles in different situations.
- Ability to deal sensitively with people and resolve conflict.
- Able to demonstrate high level organisational skills.
- A record of involvement in school extra curricular activities, school programmes, educational visits, expeditions, etc.
- Substantial experience of curriculum innovation and development that has resulted in raised standards.
Application Closing Date
7th August, 2015.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to:
[email protected] with the job title as the subject of the mail.
Note: Only applicants with a school management experience (i.e. deputy headteachers and headteachers) will be considered and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.