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Principal (ECDA School)

1 month ago

Singapore Etonhouse Pre-school Pte Ltd Full time

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Board of Directors (BOD), the Principal will lead the academic and non- academic team in the execution of professional duties and responsibilities to meet the academic, operational and financial targets of the school.

Strategic Leadership of the School

  • Formulating the overall strategic direction of the school and ensure that it is aligned with the Group's strategic goals and targets.
  • Devise the long term and short term development plan of the school to support the achievement of its overall direction and objectives.
  • Present the school development plan to the Board for its approval.
  • Execute and monitor the school's long term and short term development plan to ensure that it is on track.
  • Evaluate the school's development needs and revise the plan as required.

Overall Management of the School

  • Oversee the daily operations of the school to ensure that it is run smoothly, efficiently and effectively.
  • Establish and review the standard operating procedures (SOP) of the school and ensure that it is aligned to the Group's SOP.
  • Ensure the school environment is well maintained and well-resourced to provide the best learning environment for the students and working environment for the school team.
  • Maximise the effective utilisation of school facilities and resources to ensure effective learning for students.

Curriculum Management

  • Lead the school in the management of its curriculum design in collaboration with the Pedagogy team at Headquarters.
  • Responsible for the quality, balance and relevance of the academic, pastoral and after-school activities in the curriculum received by the students within the framework of the curriculum adopted by the school.
  • Ensure alignment of the school's curriculum with the other schools within the EtonHouse Group in order to provide a smooth transition for students progressing within the EtonHouse Group.
  • Ensure that teaching staff effectively implement the curriculum framework and maintain high quality pedagogy.
  • Coach and support the teaching team to monitor, assess, document and maintain the evaluation and assessment of students' learning and development.
  • Ensure that relevant and authentic evaluation and assessment of children's learning and development is maintained and documented, with appropriate updates and reports to parents where required.
  • Ensure the school's operations and programme development aligns with the IB Standards and Practices to ensure ongoing accreditation with the International Baccalaureate as an IB World School.
  • Ensure the confidential storage and maintenance of all students' records.
  • Ensure that teaching materials and resources are adequate to support a high quality learning environment for young children.
  • Responsible for the quality of teaching delivered by the teaching staff, monitor and review teaching and learning standards.
  • Assist in teaching on an ad hoc basis, where required.

Staff Management

  • Lead, inspire and motivate the teaching and non-teaching team to build a positive, collaborative and high energy school environment.
  • Coach and mentor the teaching and non-teaching team to enable them to realise their full potential in their performance.
  • Actively participate in classroom observation and give timely feedback and coaching to the teaching team to improve the teaching standards.
  • Set performance and development goals for teaching and non-teaching team and evaluate performance against goals set.
  • Plan professional development for the school team through assessment of the training needs of the team.
  • Work closely with the HR Business Partner to plan the projection of staffing requirements to ensure that the school is adequately staffed.
  • Lead the selection and recruitment of teaching staff and non-teaching staff.
  • Mentor and on board new staff members to ensure that they assimilate smoothly into the school's environment.
  • Manage staff scheduling which includes relief covers during staff's absences and resources for new program or class.

Safe Guarding

  • Lead the school team in all child safeguarding matters to promote the safety and wellbeing of all students.
  • Ensure that all school members are aware of the importance of the safeguarding of students.
  • Develop and review policies and procedures relating to safeguarding of students and ensure the implementation and adherence to the policies.

Student Management

  • Actively participate in the admission process of new students into the school.
  • Ensure that student records are well-maintained with all required documents prior to admission.
  • Responsible for the allocation of students to classes with consideration to be given to age, friendship groupings, previous class placement, learning and development considerations, and any other relevant factors.
  • Responsible for ensuring that the required child-staff ratios in all classes are met.

Parent Management

  • Build and maintain a professional and positive relationship with the parent community.
  • Ensure timely, effective, and regular communication with the parent community so that they are kept up to date on the progress of their children.
  • Ensure that the teaching and non-teaching team maintain a professional and positive relationship with parents and communicates with them regularly.

Marketing and Enrolment

  • Develop strategies to market and maintain the school's student enrolment to maximise the utilisation of the school capacity and resources.
  • Collaborate with the marketing team in executing marketing strategies to achieve target student population.
  • Lead the school's parent liaison team in building strong relationships with existing and prospective parents.
  • Participate and lead marketing events and programs to promote the brand image of the school and the Group.
  • Interact with prospective parents, when possible, to explain the curriculum and the ethos of the school e.g. conduct tours of the school as required.

Financial Management

  • Responsible for the financial performance of the school to achieve financial targets and KPIs.
  • Accountable for the financial management of the school and adherence to approved financial budget.
  • Responsible for setting the school's budget on annual basis and reviewing it regularly to ensure that the school has adequate resource to run effectively.
  • Responsible to ensure that all school fees are collected on a timely basis.
  • Collaborate with the Finance Team to ensure that accurate management report is submitted to the BOD on a monthly basis.
  • Manage cost control in all aspects of school operations.

Communication with Head Office

  • Provide regular updates on the school's performance to the CEO and BOD.
  • Support the COO and BOD in any other responsibilities assigned.

What are we looking for

  • A Master's or Bachelor's degree in Education.
  • 5 years of leadership experience, 8 to 10 years of teaching experience in working with preschool.
  • Experience in inquiry based curriculum is preferred.
  • A leader who regard the child as the first and singularly most important consideration.
  • A resilient leader with the ability to navigate through ambiguity.
  • A self-starter who is able to think on your feet and work under pressure.
  • A people leader with the charisma to motivate and inspire your team.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • International experience, especially in Asia, is highly valued.

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