High School Dean of Academics

Are you ready to step into a culture other than your own? Are you interested in a leadership position in a vibrant, multicultural environment? 

GDQ International Christian School seeks to provide a Christ-centered, academically enriching, international education for the missionary and international business community.

We are looking for an individual to take on a leadership role in our vibrant, multicultural environment.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with instructional staff in the development and evaluation of campus educational programs to enhance student achievement.
• Collaborate with instructional staff in evaluating and selecting instructional resources to meet student learning needs.
• Facilitate and assist with the development of an effective campus improvement plan based on student needs.
• Coach and train teachers to utilize various instructional strategies to meet student learning needs.
• Model effective classroom management and instructional techniques that when appropriately implemented by the classroom teacher will lead to improved student performance.
• Provide leadership in the identification, evaluation, and selection of instructional programs, resources, and equipment with regard to Increased student achievement.
• Assist/ take the lead in curriculum review committees in line with the GDQ curriculum review cycle.
• Become an ‘expert’ in Curriculum Trak, provide support for teachers in lesson and unit planning.
• Regularly review ‘maps’ to ensure that all areas of the unit maps are up to date.
• Regularly review and lesson plans on Curriculum Trak of all HS staff (class teachers and specials teachers)
• Regularly run reports on Curriculum Trak to monitor assessment of standards and ESOs.
• Meet with HS and EAL teachers to ensure that students with IEPs are accessing the curriculum at an appropriate level. Liaise with HS and EAL teachers to track and monitor progress of students with ELPs and or IEPs.
• Oversee the implementation of ELPs and IEPs.
• Obtain and use evaluative findings to examine curriculum, instructional program, and assessment effectiveness.
• Maintain a positive and effective relationship with co-workers.
• Effectively communicate with colleagues, students, and parents.
• Consult with parents, teachers, administrators and other relevant individuals to enhance their work with students.
• In liaison with the SMT, guide the strategy of the high school sector.
• Assist with overseeing high school student admissions.
• Advise the director on staffing needs and assign recruited staff to appropriate positions in the high school sector.
• Assist with the induction of new staff and transition of leavers.
• Manage the report card process for the high school.
• Oversee external examinations and administration of (or via delegation of).

Qualifications:

• Mature Christian, able to provide spiritual leadership to people from diverse Christian backgrounds.
• At least degree level and teaching qualification (Masters preferred).
• Extensive professional experience in education.
• Some understanding of international education.
• Good leadership and people management experience.

Skills, Attitudes, Behaviors:

• Good leadership, networking, and team building skills.
• Good and healthy communication skills – listening, verbal, and written.
• Diplomatic and able to find consensus in situations of disagreement.
• Open to the ideas and wisdom of others.
• Strategic thinker.
• Comfortable in the “chair” at a wide range of meetings and forums.