Vice Principal

Role Summary

At iTeach, the Principal and Vice-Principal co-lead the school. Together they are responsible for the management and development of their team (typically comprising twenty staff members), the holistic learning for each student, and the rapid progress of the entire school towards its vision. Further, the Vice-Principal works closely with numerous external program partners and community leaders to assist the staff in delivering a world-class education.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities broadly fall into three categories: School Design, Team Management, and Program Partner Coordination.

School Design

• Design the student week, unit, and year, keeping your school vision, context and resources in mind.
• Manage the schools operations, including systems for facility management, data recording and submission, and government permissions (in collaboration with our Network Team)
• With the Principal, create and sustain a nurturing and high-performing staff and student culture.
• Monitor all aspects of the schools day-to-day functioning and make progress towards the school vision, achieving better results with every passing year.

Team Management

• Get to know each staff member deeply and co-create ambitious end-of-the-year goals.
• Coach about ten staff members in various aspects of their work (design, execution, and reflection)
• Review the progress of each staff member quarterly, and assist in identifying critical levers for improvement in the next quarter.
• Define and build a healthy and high-performing staff culture, and lead regular culture norming meetings to ensure alignment and refinement of your culture.
• Collaborate with HR to ensure win-win career paths for staff members and their retention.

Program Partner Coordination

• Identify, vet, and partner with about five program partners (organizations providing specialized opportunities to our students, eg, football coaches, ed-tech solutions, etc.) who work with the school throughout the year.
• Manage volunteers to provide your staff with all the help they need to succeed (eg, teaching assistants)

Prerequisites

• Exceptional performance as a teacher for 3-4 years
• Overall work experience of 5+ years, with success in leading 5+ member teams
• Proficient in project management
• Ability to lead a part of a larger team and deliver strong results
• Preferred: Experience in coaching and development of teachers