School Director

5 months ago


Jeddah, Saudi Arabia SABIS Network Full time

**Job Number**

SAUDIARABIA00046

**Job Type**

Non-Teaching

**School / Entity Name**

Jeddah International Academy, Jeddah

**Department**

Administration

About SABIS®

SABIS® is a global education network that has an active presence in 21 countries on five continents and educates students in both the private and public sectors. SABIS® schools implement the proven, proprietary SABIS® Educational System, which has been developed and refined for over 135 years.

All students in the SABIS® Network benefit from a long tradition of excellence in education, a reputation that is rooted in a well-developed philosophy that seeks to provide students with a top-quality education that prepares them to meet the challenges of a changing world.

Job Purpose

Responsible for setting the tone and climate of the school environment, as well as ensuring that the school is fully implementing the SABIS® Educational SystemTM and running with a view to optimizing enrolment, academics, and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

- Fostering a school environment conducive to the proper and full implementation of the proprietary SABIS® Educational SystemTM.
- Upholding the principles and values of the school and SABIS® at all times.
- Providing direction and managing employees in the performance of their assigned tasks.
- Ensuring that the image of the school is kept to the highest standard as per SABIS® requirements.
- Ensuring a professional working environment within the school through the process of trouble-shooting any concerns that arise between or among employees, parents, and students.
- Overseeing the development of performance improvement plans and initiatives, recommending changes where seen necessary, and ensuring that corrective action plans and strategic initiatives are identified and implemented accordingly.
- Monitoring leave requests and conduct of all employees to ensure a smooth operation of the school.
- Engaging in ongoing classroom observations, conducting regular performance evaluations, and leading staff professional development to ensure quality deliverables and a smooth, effective workflow.
- Monitoring and managing all academic issues through classroom observations, meeting with Academic Quality Controllers, and analyzing results using SABIS® software tools in order to develop corrective action plans in ongoing support of students and teachers.
- Supervising and following up on classroom management and discipline matters.
- Ensuring that the SABIS Student Life Organization® in the school is running and being managed efficiently and effectively.
- Advising students through Advising Class in order to help students understand and practice strong civic, ethical, and moral values.
- Ensuring the availability of required resources to carry out all tasks/projects.
- Developing reports when needed including, but not limited to, accreditation reports, management reports, etc.
- Possessing an in-depth understanding of the academic curriculum of each level within the school in order to be able to have open conversations with parents when an issue arises
- Having familiarity with the local norms and culture of the region.
- Overseeing the process of admitting new students to the school in coordination with the relevant parties and SABIS® management to ensure successful attainment of targeted annual enrolment.
- Monitoring the absence of staff and students by checking attendance reports and ensuring adherence to the SABIS® attendance expectations. Actively following up on issues related to attendance.
- Making sure that exam schedules are set according to plan.
- Monitoring internal and external exam results to ensure optimum student academic performance.
- Attending, participating in, and following up on the teacher-training program in order assess the quality of new recruits into the school and system.
- Managing necessary procurement initiatives.
- Ensuring that the facilities and grounds of the school are safe, clean, and well maintained.
- Performing such other related tasks or projects as they arise and as delegated by SABIS® management.

Ideal Requirements:

- Master’s Degree in education and/or equivalent
- English proficient / native English speaker
- 7+ years of experience in top-most school leadership position
- MS Office needed components
- Presentation skills
- People management & development skills
- Project management
- Performance management
- Teamwork
- Communication skills
- Leadership skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Organizational skills
- Adaptability and flexibility

Employment Requirements:
Must meet all employment requirements including, but not limited to, country and local education and certification requirements, reference checks, and criminal background checks.

SABIS® is an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non - discrimination in employment on any basis including age, sex, color, race, creed, national origin, r



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