Deputy Principal

The School Governing Body seeks a Deputy Principal for DISA PRIMARY SCHOOL.
Are you
- Passionate about seeing ALL learners - especially those in a no fee school achieve excellent academic outcomes?
- Excellent at building high performing teams that can tackle big challenges?
- Committed to rigorously developing and holding people to account for work they are responsible for delivering?
- Pursuing excellence and setting high standards for yourself, your team and learners in your current context?
- A leader who thrives in driving change - and driving school improvement relentlessly - never settling for the status quo
- A pioneer, willing to break new ground and birth a new model of school in the Western Cape?
- Humble - and hungry for personal growth and development that would enable you to realise your leadership potential?
- Committed to improving school results?
- Resilient and courageous
- able to manage complex challenges in tough circumstances?
The benefits of working as a School Leader in a Collaboration School:
**MAKE A DIFFERENCE**
Common Good, as a School Operating Partner, has high expectations of every Leader, Teacher and Learner in our schools. Our Schools often start with huge disadvantages, so we need to work extra hard to ensure they realise their goals. The success we’re striving for isn’t won easily but it will change the life of every child.

Working at a Common Good Collaboration School, you will have the chance to make a difference. Our model for driving school improvement has already proved successful in driving change. We want you to join us as we continue to work toward changing education in South Africa, in the places where it is needed most.

**WORK INNOVATIVELY**
To spark innovation and enable solutions for complex problems, Collaboration Schools have increased flexibility to change elements of the educational model to drive school improvement. You will have the opportunity and resources to enable you to think differently and drive improvement through innovation, with the support of a School Operating Partner.

**DEVELOP YOUR CAREER**
In the Collaboration Schools model you will work with mentors, coaches and leaders who share your goals and ambitions, who will go the extra mile to see your school succeed, and want you to be the best you can in your profession. We provide a wide range of exceptional and carefully planned professional development opportunities for our school leaders and coaching for the teaching staff. You and your principal will also enjoy practical support in areas of finance, HR and operations.

**Instructional Leadership**

Ability to consistently reinforce the academic and character vision and goals through actions and words. Monitor HODs and educators in the development and alignment of CAPS aligned curriculum. Supports systems established by the SOP to improve instruction, including regular observation and coaching
- modelling for teaching staff how to improve their skills. Identify educators who need to improve their instructional techniques and help them address these needs. Curriculum and Assessment management, as the head of academics the Deputy Principal will drive this. Support the administration of multiple forms of assessments school-wide, to measure and improve teaching and learning. Support the educators by helping them effectively use learner and staff performance data to drive improved teaching and learning. Actively participate in implementing and improving upon systems that reinforce positive character, behaviour, and organizational values for learners.

**STUDENT FOCUS**
Has high expectations of all learners with actions and words that demonstrate this and a belief in their potential to succeed in life. Makes decisions with learners’ best interests in mind, fostering strong relationships with learners and parents, treating them with respect and encouraging all school staff to do the same.

**ACHIEVEMENT ORIENTATED**
Demonstrates high expectations in all settings by setting goals that challenge educators, self and learners to excel. Takes initiative, consistently going above and beyond typical expectations to achieve results. Follows through on commitments and promises. Demonstrates tenacity for extended periods, persevering through significant challenges to reach short-term goals. Demonstrates flexibility when plans or situations change unexpectedly and focuses on achieving results.

**COMMITTED TO CONTINUOUS LEARNING**
Uses data from a wide range of credible sources to accurately assess areas for improvement in procedures, policies and teaching methods. Continuously seeks opportunities for personal and school improvement. Willingly accepts assistance when offered. Openness to being coached. Values and actively encourages creative and innovative ideas.

**Critical Thinking Skills**
Has the ability to gather information from multiple relevant sources and stakeholders, sorting out complexity, anticipating problems promptly, breaking down info