High School Principal

Position overview 

In collaboration with the School Director and the Leadership Team, the High School Assistant Principal's role is to support student and adult learning. The Assistant Principal supports the development, delivery, and evaluation of programs. Leadership of the school's programs requires the High School Assistant Principal to analyze needs of students and faculty with respect to the strategic mission, vision and core beliefs of the school. 

The Assistant Principal will be an instructional leader who collaborates closely with the Principal in the day-to-day management of the High School. The High School serves over 330 students from Grades 9-12. The Assistant Principal will work closely with the Principal in the implementation of the AISJ curriculum. This will require extensive knowledge of curriculum and experience supporting growth and change within an educational setting. The Assistant Principal will supervise and evaluate teachers and be responsible for monitoring student learning. 

Qualifications: 

• Master's Degree in Educational Leadership or Master's Degree with additional qualifications in administration/leadership preferred 

• Prior administrative and teaching experience in international schools 

• Excellent communication skills 

• Excellent understanding of high school students and their diverse needs 

• Experience implementing systems that integrate student voice into a high school culture 

• Experience implementing the IB Diploma Program and American/international systems 

• Experience with the implementation of a curriculum focusing on personalized learning and building conceptual understandings through inquiry 

• Experience in developing and presenting professional development workshops 

• Experience with building teams based upon a PLC model 

• Experience building a learning focused school culture 

• Experience analysing student learning data 

• Experience with standards based assessment 

• Experience utilizing standards based reporting tools specifically with Power School 

• Experience envisioning and leading school based initiatives 

• Experience creating and managing scheduling systems in Power School 

• Experience creating and implementing educational program pathways, other than the IB DP, that meet the needs of HS students 

• Experience leading, inspiring, and managing innovation 

Professional Skills/Qualities 

• Strong interpersonal communication skills 

• Ability to effectively communicate and work with teams, teachers, students and parents 

• Strong skills of facilitation and membership in PLCs 

• Positive, energetic demeanor 

• Desire to work with the entire AISJ community to provide excellent educational opportunities for all students 

• Ability to work independently, orderly and precisely 

• Ability to deal with problems tactfully and with empathy for others 

• Ability to use good judgment independently 

• Ability to deal with ambiguity and dilemmas 

• Possesses a keen sense of responsibility 

• Ability to handle confidential information in a professional manner 

• Ability to organize and analyze complex tasks in a systematic manner 

• Committed to life-long-learning and self-initiative 

• Ability to self-educate when formal instruction is not available 

• Ability to work to and meet deadlines 

Performance Responsibilities: 

• The High School Assistant Principal will: 

• Work collaboratively with HS leadership team: counselors, assistant principal and principal 

• Provide instructional leadership 

• Supervise HS faculty using the articulated AISJ process 

• Assist the principal in the recruitment of faculty and support staff 

• Support implementation of evidenced based strategies for instruction, assessment and feedback 

• Support teachers in designing and assessing units 

• Develop and implement curriculum initiatives 

• Support balance of rigor between academics, arts, co-curricular and service projects. 

• Support the development of a school climate consistent with the social and emotional needs of high school students. 

• Support sustainable service learning program. 

• Support consistency and alignment of curriculum. 

• Support teachers and faculty teams in gathering and reviewing student learning data 

• Create opportunities to build and lead professional growth experiences for faculty 

• Support & supervise student behavior 

• Manage communication between home and school 

• Create and support regular parent workshops on relevant topics. 

• Promote community and school spirit 

• Create and manage Power School master schedule, including grade reporting 

• Oversee and review course offerings in the High School. 

• Lead course selection process, including updating documentation 

• Teach one class per semester. 

Work Hours 07:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday, through Friday.