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Head of school : Executive Head
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Leads and manages a pre-primary school, overseeing academic policies, staff, student wellbeing, budgets, and strategic growth to ensure educational quality and operational profitability.
About this role
Head of school : Executive Head
We exist to nurture the intellectual growth, emotional development, physical confidence & social skills of pre-school children; through carefully researched teaching programmes & methods; delivered in safe stimulating facilities by highly qualified educators; whose competence, insight & sensitivity results in every child realising her or his unique potential faster than otherwise
- Manage Pre-Primary phase
- Oversee the management and running of the school
- Analyse and respond to all academic and school issues
- Oversees the academic policies and procedures for all staff and ensure continuous improvement of these policies and procedures
- Develop and maintain the school vision
- Responsible for the wellbeing, health and safety of students, staff, parents and visitors while at school
- Develop strategies for growth
- Prepare and maintain budgets
- Prepare reports for shareholders
- Ensure maximum profitability is achieved
- Maintain customer service to ensure customer retention
- Maintain facilities and stay up to date with advancements in the education space.
Qualifications
- Honours Degree in Education (recommended) or related field
- 3 years’ experience
- Ability to lead and nurture young staff members.
- Excellent management & leadership skills is a requirement
- Experienced diversity manager
- Sound and proven business acumen
- Current SACE registration
- Strategic thinking abilities
- Excellent communication skills
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential. Should you not received further communication from us, kindly assume that your application has been unsuccessful.
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