Assistant Principal

Job Description

GEMS Job Description

Job Details

Job holder name:

Job title:

Middle School Assistant Principal

Direct reporting line:

Middle School Principal and Superintendent/CEO

Dotted reporting line:

Work unit:

GEMS Dubai American Academy

City & Country:

Dubai, UAE

Job Goal

To provide visionary leadership and demonstrate exemplary management skills in the recruitment and development of faculty, the implementation of a superior curriculum, the assurance of long-term school financial stability, and the provision of effective communication with all the school’s constituents. To ensure the social wellbeing and academic growth of all children.

Supervises:

Assigned faculty and support services personnel

Interfaces with

Head of School, all Principals, other administrators, faculty, students, parents, and members of the GEMS Corporate Office.

Key Accountabilities

• Embrace and encourage the ethos and standards of excellence as defined in the GEMS Core Values.
• Ensure that GEMS policies, procedures, and codes of conduct are followed at all times.
• To model and encourage DAA’s Culture of Kindness and to perpetuate the school’s mission and values.
• To commit time and leadership for the successful implementation of the DAA’s School Improvement Plan.
• To ensure that all teachers and support staff have a clear understanding of their performance expectations (e.g., job descriptions and faculty handbook) and to assist faculty towards becoming master teachers.
• To establish willingness to be a “mentor” to all faculty as well as encouraging their professional growth and career advancement.
• To demonstrate role-model traits that enables others to recognize the Assistant Principal as a leader.
• To seek management harmony and to instill a sense of common purpose and common pursuit toward consensus goals with regards to the decision-making process.
• To communicate effectively with students, faculty, staff, parents, colleagues and in the community (i.e. verbal, non-verbal and written communication).
• To seek the involvement of faculty and parents in a wide variety of School activities.
• To develop the leadership capabilities of teachers so that instructional leadership becomes a shared responsibility.
• To develop meaningful curriculum for the social and emotional wellbeing of students as leader of the HS Advisory program, including the supervision of Grade Level Advisors and student government advisors.
• To supervise and work with the attendance secretary to ensure that a reliable system of monitoring student attendance is maintained.
• To oversee and enforce the MS Disciplinary Guidelines as laid out in the HS Handbook, including the supervision and record keeping of detention.
• To be “visible” during the school day, particularly during class changes, lunch, dismissal, etc.
• To schedule and oversee the supervision duty schedule for teachers.
• To schedule and facilitate semester exams, including the proctoring schedule and distribution of exams to students.
• To participate in the development of curriculum documentation that specifies content and skills, instructional methods and assessment practices.
• To review assessment results that determines whether curriculum and instructional goals and student performance outcomes are being met.
• To create an efficient, productive and caring building atmosphere where all students (and faculty) have opportunity to be recognized for their best efforts.
• To ensure that all of the School’s resources are identified and being used to serve students and faculty members alike; help both to reach their full performance potential.
• To assume the responsibility for sound financial management including accurate program budget planning and fiscal accountability.
• To have a personal commitment to seek constant professional learning and professional growth and to be a life-long learner.
• To accept the importance and necessity in attending after school student activity programs and parent events.
• To willingly take on all responsibility for the “mechanics” of the assignment; activities such as aiding with the development of a master class and/or school schedule, accurate record keeping, office accounting, etc.
• To be a willing and active participant in committee work as well as a contributing member of the Administrative Team.
• To perform other activities as might be required for the general welfare of the School and/or as requested by the High School Principal or the Superintendent/CEO.
  

Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) – Measurable

Job performance will be evaluated by the Superintendent/CEO in accordance with school policy and implementing regulations

Person Specifications

Qualifications / knowledge:

• Current North American teacher and administration certification;
• Master’s Degree (School Administration, Leadership, and/or Curriculum)
  

Skills:

• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively;
• A positive, professional, and collaborative disposition; and
• A strong work ethic and drive, including a willingness to contribute to the continual improvement of Dubai American Academy.
  

Experience:

• Record of highly successful teaching experience in the particular division;
• Record of effective leadership and management experience;
• Experience with American curriculum, standards, and pedagogy.
  

Skills

• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively;
• A positive, professional, and collaborative disposition; and
• A strong work ethic and drive, including a willingness to contribute to the continual improvement of Dubai American Academy.