Preschool Principal

**Gauteng**, JHB - Northern Suburbs**

**R 25000 - R 35000 Monthly Cost To Company (Medical Aid and Discounted rates, Market related)**

**Are you an Educator that has been in a Principal/Deputy Principal position (Pre/Primary School) searching for an exciting new opportunity? My client has a position available in one of their branches based in Sandton for a commercial savvy principle who not only has a love for children but also the ability to lead and communicate well with all staff, management and parents.**

**Minimum Requirements**
- **Grade 12**
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- **Educational Qualification**
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- **Min 3- years’ experience in a similar Principal role**
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- **Preschool or Primary School experience**
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- **Computer literate**
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- **Business background would be an advantage**
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**Duties and Responsibilities**

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- **Establish and promote high standards and expectations for all children and staff for academic performance and.**
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- **Manage, evaluate, and supervise effective and clear procedures for the operation and functioning of the school consistent with the philosophy, mission, values and goals of the school.**
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- **Extracurricular activities, discipline systems to ensure a safe and orderly climate, building maintenance, programme evaluation, personnel management, office operations, and emergency procedures.**
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- **To keep up to date with relevant legislation, policy and practice.**
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- **To establish an inclusive environment that welcomes and accommodates the diversity of cultures within the local community.**
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- **Establish the annual master schedule for instructional programmes, ensuring sequential learning experiences.**
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- **Supervise the instructional programmes of the school, evaluating lesson plans and observing classes.**
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- **Supervise in a fair and consistent manner effective discipline and attendance systems with high standards.**
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- **Encourages children to take responsibility for behaviour and creates high morale among staff and children.**
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- **File all required reports regarding violence, vandalism, attendance, and discipline matters.**
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- **Establish procedures for evaluation and selection of instructional materials and equipment, approving all recommendations.**
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- **To identify the staff resources required, and to organise the recruitment, induction, and training of all childcare staff.**
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- **To support staff, encouraging them to participate in activities and events and providing models of good practice to enhance their existing skills and ongoing development.**
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- **Notify immediately the Director when there is evidence of substance abuse, child abuse, child neglect, severe medical or social conditions.**
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- **Keep the Director advised of employees not meeting their contractual agreement.**
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- **Keep the staff informed and seek ideas for the improvement of the school.**
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- **Conduct monthly/weekly meetings, as necessary, for the proper functioning of the school.**
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- **Establish and maintain an effective inventory system for all school supplies, materials, and equipment.**
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- **Establish procedures that create and maintain attractive, organized, functional, healthy, clean, and safe facilities.**
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- **Assume responsibility for the health, safety, and welfare of children, employees and visitors.**
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- **Develop clearly understood procedures and provide regular drills for emergencies and disasters.**
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- **Maintain a master schedule to be posted for all teachers.**
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- **Establish schedules and procedures for the supervision of children in non-classroom areas (including before and after school).**
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- **Communicate regularly with parents, seeking their support and advice, so as to create a cooperative relationship.**
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- **Complete in a timely fashion all records and reports as requested by the Director.**
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- **Maintain and account for all children activity funds and money collected from parents.**
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- **Communicate with the Director regularly about the needs, successes and general operation of the school.**
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- **Establish procedures for safe storing and integrity of all public and confidential school records.**
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- **Protect confidentiality of records and information gained as part of exercising professional duties and use discretion in sharing such information.**
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- **Organise and supervise procedures for identifying and addressing special needs of children including health, and emotional related concerns.**
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- **Supervise the exclusion from school of any child who shows departure from normal health, who has been exposed to a communicable disease, or whose presence may be detrimental to the health and cleanliness of other children.**
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- **Assure that the excluded child’s parents or guardian are apprised of the reasons for exclusion.**
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- **To attend management and strategic meetings and contribute to the development o