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• Provide vision, leadership
  and direction working with the school Board and others.
• Promote a successful
  learning culture raising the quality of learning and teaching and celebrating
  pupil achievement.
• Develop a successful
  learning community through effective relationships and communications
• Provide effective
  organization and management of the school seeking improved organizational
  structures and functions based on rigorous self-evaluation
• Demonstrate accountability
  for the school, its environment and all its work to the school Board.
• Committed to the
  safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and
  volunteers to share this commitment.
• Prepare and submit periodic
  reports on the status of the program to the Director and the Board
• Communicate with parents by
  email, phone, formal and informal meetings and newsletters.

• Listening, questioning and
  responding to what is being communicated by the children and those caring for
  them
• Recognize when a child may
  not be achieving their developmental potential and be able to identify sources
  of help for them
• Work successfully on a
  multi-agency basis and to be clear about the role of the principal and the
  roles of other professionals
• Adapt the right approach to
  information sharing by following the correct procedures and by ensuring that
  the child, parent or care taker understands the process.

• Ensuring that the vision
  for the school is clearly articulated, shared, understood and acted upon
  effectively by all
• Work with the school
  community to translate the vision into agreed objectives and operational plans
  which will promote and sustain school improvement
• Demonstrate the vision and
  values in everyday work and practice
• Motivate and work with
  others to create a shared culture and positive climate.
• Encourage creativity,
  innovation and the use of appropriate technologies to achieve excellence
• Formulate overall aims and
  objectives for the school and policies for their implementation
• Actively monitor, evaluate
  and review the effects of policies, priorities and targets of the school in
  practice and take action if necessary
• Ensure that management,
  finance, organization and administration if the school support its vision and
  aims

• Demonstrate the principles
  and practice of effective teaching and learning
• Ensure that all pupils
  receive a good quality education through a programme designed to promote a stimulating
  style of learning in a safe and healthy school environment.
• Ensure a consistent and
  continuous school-wide focus on pupils’ achievement, using data and benchmarks
  to monitor progress in every child’s learning
• Ensure that learning is at the
  centre of strategic planning and resource management
• Be able to determine,
  organize and implement a diverse, flexible curriculum and implement an
  effective assessment framework
• Serve as a classroom aide
  as needed.
• Teach, educate and monitor
  children as needed.
• Monitor the safety of
  students and staff and regularly inspect equipment and play areas to ensure
  safety and cleanliness

• Create
  an organizational structure which reflects the school’s Christian values and
  enable the management systems, structures and processes to work effectively and
  legally.
• Manage
  the school’s financial and human resources effectively and efficiently to
  achieve the school’s educational goals and priorities.
• Recruit
  and retain staff of the highest quality available
• Implement
  successful performance management process with all staff
• Manage,
  monitor and review the range, quality, quantity and use of all available
  resources in order to improve the quality of education, improve pupil’s
  achievements, ensure efficiency and secure value for money.
• Develop
  and maintain an annual budget
• Prepare
  and submit financial statements on a monthly basis to the Director and Board
• Use and
  integrate a range of technologies effectively and efficiently to manage the
  school.
• Organize
  staff meetings on a regular basis
• Procure
  and organize instructional equipment and supplies.
• Work with
  the school’s development committee to market and advertise the school.

• The applicant should hold a
  Diploma in Early Childhood Education
• At least five years’
  experience in a similar position
• Supervisory experience,
  preferably of over five years as a Principal/Assistant or Assistant Head Teacher
• Direct professional
  experience in an early childhood setting (preference of 5years)
• High energy, team player
• Strong oral and written
  communication skills.
• Ability to work well with
  others(staff, children and parents) and to foster a team environment with all
  employees
• A strong understanding of
  child development
• Strong finance and
  budgeting skills
• Excellent leadership,
  organizational and interpersonal skills
• Infant/ child CPR and First
  Aid certificate an added advantage
• Computer literacy i.e.
  familiar with MS Windows, Excel and Outlook

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