OBJECTIVES
Huili School Hangzhou is seeking an experienced Deputy Head of Primary to provide guidance and support to all primary school staff. The Deputy Head of Primary must provide professional and energetic leadership of learning and teaching and secure the highest quality of pastoral care, together with the Head of Primary and in association with the middle leaders.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Liaise with administrative departments to ensure efficient administrative management of the school
- To be a figurehead in the promotion of Wellington College Bilingual Hangzhou its aims, standards and ideals and to model these both in the school and in the wider community
- Report to the Head of Primary on all issues relating to the efficient management and organisation of the Primary School together with the Head of Primary
- Under the direction of the Head of Primary, to be responsible for the recruitment and employment of all primary school English academic and administrative support staff
Strategic Direction/development
- Develop and establish culture, educational vision and direction of the school
- Work with the Head of Primary to develop a strategic view for the school in its community and analyse and plan for its future needs and further development within the local, national and international context
- Work with the Head of Primary and direct the Primary School SMT to create and implement the strategic plan which identifies priorities and targets for ensuring that student achieve high standards and make progress, increasing teacher’s effectiveness and securing school improvement
- Support the Head of Primary in the management and direction of Wellington College Bilingual Hangzhou as a whole
- Lead and support Primary School Managers and staff in the process of whole school and subject self-review.
- Share responsibility for and assist where required, the Director of Admissions and Marketing in the introduction/viewing of the school by prospective parents
Teaching and learning
- Establish and sustain high-quality teaching across all subjects and phases, based on evidence
- Ensure teaching is underpinned by subject expertise
- Effectively use self-evaluation to inform strategy and decisions
- Ensure the teaching of a broad, structured and coherent curriculum
- Use valid, reliable and proportionate approaches to assessing pupils’ knowledge and understanding of the curriculum
- Leading and Managing Staff
- Establish and sustain the school’s ethos and strategic direction together with the Head of Primary and through consultation with the school community
- Establish and oversee systems, processes and policies so the school can operate effectively
- Ensure staff and pupils’ safety and welfare through effective approaches to safeguarding, as part of duty of care
- Manage staff well with due attention to workload
- Ensure rigorous approaches to identifying, managing and mitigating risk
- Allocate financial resources appropriately, efficiently and effectively
- Identify problems and barriers to school effectiveness, and develop strategies for school improvement that are realistic, timely and suited to the school’s context
- Make sure these school improvement strategies are effectively implemented
- Set a good example in terms of dress, punctuality and attendance
- Uphold the College’s values and behaviour code
- Ensure staff have access to appropriate, high standard professional development opportunities
- Keep up to date with developments in education
- Seek training and continuing professional development to meet needs
Accountability
- Work with the Head of to provide information, objective advice and support to the School Affairs Committee (SAC) to enable it to meet its responsibilities for securing effective teaching and learning and improved standards of achievement and for achieving efficiency and value for money
- Work with the Head of Primary to create and develop an organisation in which all staff recognise that they are accountable for the success of the school
- Ensure that parents and students are well-informed about the curriculum, attainment and progress, and about the contribution that they can make to achieve the school targets for improvement.
- To oversee parent-staff communications and become involved in such communications as to and when fit
- Bring to the notice of the leadership any concerns over the professional conduct of a teacher including negligence or any concern about staff relationships, teacher/parent, or teacher/student relationships
BASIC QUALIFICATION
- Bachelor’s degree and teaching certification
- English
EXPERIENCE
- A minimum of 10 years working experience in education required
- 3 years of working in an international school desirable but not essential
- Management Experience
- A minimum of 2 years’ management experience
PREFERRED APTITUDES
- Mechanical Strong pedagogical knowledge and understanding
- Skill with words Highly fluent and personable communicator; Articulate; persuasive
- Skill with numbers Financially astute; commercially sharp
- Skill with details Detail-oriented with excellent time management and editing skills
- Ability to Build and develop relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders
- Intellectual Commercial and educational judgement combined with strong intellect and analytical ability
- Practical/constructional “can do” approach/pragmatic
- Community
- Appreciation& commitment to collegiate life, values& aims of Wellington College& WCC
- Globally minded
As an employer of choice, Wellington College China is committed to making professional learning and personal development central to its ethos and approach. WCC fully recognises its responsibilities for safeguarding children. Our safeguarding policy applies to all staff, governors and volunteers working in the Group.
