Centre Principal

Job Description & Requirements Supervises all centre operation, directly and/or indirectly Purpose: To serve as the supervisor of a centre in developing and implementing policies, programs, curriculum activities, and budgets in a manner that promotes the educational development of each student and the professional development of each staff member. General Planning: conceptualizes the broad goals of the centre and plans accordingly to ensure that procedures and schedules are implemented to carry out the total centre program. General Coordination: ensures that the centre program is compatible with the legal, financial and organizational structure of the centre system. The principal defines the responsibilities and accountability of staff members and develops plans for interpreting the centre program to the community. Enhancement of Personnel Skills: provides activities which facilitate the professional growth of the centre staff and enhance the quality of the instructional program. Centre Objectives: identifies the annual objectives for the instructional, extracurricular, and athletic programs of the centre. Curriculum Objectives: ensures that instructional objectives for a given subject and/or classroom are developed, and others in the development of specific curricular objectives to meet the needs of the centre program. The principal provides opportunities for staff participation in the centre program. Establishes Formal Work Relationships: evaluates student progress in the instructional program by means that include the maintaining of up-to-date student data. The principal supervises and appraises the performance of the teaching staff. Facilitates Organizational Efficiency: maintains inter‑centre system communication and seeks assistance from other centre staff to improve performance. The principal maintains good relationships with students, staff, and parents. The principal complies with established lines of authority. Community: encourages the use of community resources, cooperates with the community in the use of centre facilities, interprets the centre program for the community, and maintains communication with community members. Supplies and Equipment: manages, directs, and maintains records on the materials, supplies and equipment which are necessary to carry out the daily school routine. The principal involves the staff in determining priorities for instructional purposes. Services: organizes, oversees, and provides support to the various services, supplies, material, and equipment provided to carry out the centre program. The principal makes use of community resources. Responsible for handling all incoming calls courteously and professionally by providing accurate information to the callers. Demonstrate ability to handle work professionally, independently and efficiently. Possess effective organizational and follow up skills, paying attention to detail. Good interpersonal skills and able to interface with all levels, internally and externally, in a professional and responsive manner. Able to maintain enrolment at the maximum level. Maintaining of centre according to licensing criteria on a daily basis. Checking of teachers’ lesson plans and evaluations on a weekly basis, termly checks of all students’ files, activity sheets and workbooks as well as conducting annual lesson observations of teachers. To check on the “Little Lives” printed report every month. To check CMS every month for the subsidies matters and GS2 report. Check school fees excel sheet with GSII Report by 24th of each month. Ensure that the monthly submissions in G‑drive are updated with all the latest reports. To do class observations for all levels as planned in your action plan. To conduct staff meetings with the staff on a weekly basis. To do a school tour for new parents who are interested in enrolling their child in the centre. If you are not around, do ask the VP or ST to cover your position. To prepare the KP Agenda and submit to the Director for approval one week before meeting. To vet the event/field trips or any other proposals before submitting to the Director for approval. Preparing all letters pertaining to school and then submitting them to the Director for approval. Planning the roadmap of staff according to the ECDA skills framework. Conducting appraisal of staff three times a year. Submit purchase request to finance for grocery/sundries/toiletries, stationeries, uniform, Ilham workfolios etc. #J-18808-Ljbffr