Silverwood School Head of School Job Vacancy

Silverwood
School, Maryland Lagos is a Creche, Nursery & Primary School with
contemporary teaching facilities, a retinue of professional management and
teaching staff who ensure that pupils live our motto of: Learn Today, Lead
Tomorrow.

We
are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job
Title: Head
of School
Location: Lagos

Job
Description

The
successful candidate will work closely under the direction of the
Executive Director and will have a part-time teaching commitment.
The
person appointed is expected to approach this post in the light of the
statement of the vision of Silverwood School Maryland.
The
Head of School will be expected to maintain and develop an atmosphere and
structures where all children and adults are valued and enables them to
fulfill the school’s high expectations.

Silverwood
Ethos:

To
ensure that the vision of Silverwood School is reflected in strategic and
development planning, and in a performance management structure which, is
supported by consistent and coherent procedures and protocols.
To
reflect and develop of Learn Today Lead Tomorrow.
To
maintain an ethos in which all individuals feel valued and where personal
endeavor and responsibility are fostered.
To
maintain high personal moral standards and to set an example of these
standards to others whilst demonstrating high quality leadership of the
school.

Curriculum:

To
be responsible for maintaining and developing a broad, balanced and
cohesive curriculum suitable for all of the children and meeting national
guidelines.
To
ensure that the curriculum is regularly reviewed, evaluated and applied.
To
ensure that the assessment requirements of the curriculum are
appropriately carried out.

Children:

To
ensure that the activities in which children are engaged are conducted in
a caring, disciplined, safe and healthy environment.
To
ensure all children are valued as individuals and ensure that all children
are confident and able to achieve their full potential.
To
maintain a school environment in which the needs and value of individual
children are recognised and which also contribute positively towards their
spiritual, social, cultural and moral development.
To
ensure that children receive high quality education designed to promote
excitement, enjoyment and enthusiasm in learning, leading to the pursuit
of excellence.
To
ensure equality of opportunity for all, through the school’s policies,
procedures and practices.
To
ensure that the progress of each child is monitored and recorded so that
the most appropriate decisions can be taken with regard to the next step
in his/her education.

Leadership:

To
share the strategic vision of the school and assist the Executive Director
in the translation and execution of this vision at Silverwood School
Responsible,
with the Executive Director, for the appointment of teaching and
non-teaching staff and all related personnel issues.
To
ensure levels of performance necessary to achieve the agreed aims and
objectives of Silverwood School Maryland.
To
lead, motivate, encourage, support, monitor and evaluate to ensure
continuing school improvement.
To
ensure that all staff have access to regular advice and have a training
and development plan in place appropriate to the needs of the school and
to their stage of development.
To
be responsible for the annual performance management cycle for all
teachers and to report to the Governing Body on the professional development
of all teachers in the school.
To
ensure all staff are valued as individuals and receive courtesy and
respect at all times.

Teaching:

To
contribute to the teaching programme of the school and to encourage the
development of outstanding teaching practice.
To
contribute to and ensure monitoring of classroom practice and the
appraisal of the overall quality of teaching in the school at regular
intervals.

Safeguarding:

To
ensure that safeguarding is of paramount importance in our school.
To
ensure the commitment of the Governing Body to safeguarding and promoting
the welfare of children and young people is at the heart of the school and
to ensure that all staff and volunteers share this commitment.

Health
and Safety:

To
undertake Health and Safety policy making and management throughout the
school.
To
ensure the maintenance of high standard of care in the school environment,
including the grounds, buildings, furniture, equipment and learning
materials.
To
ensure that health and safety, the wellbeing of staff and children and
safeguarding, emergency and contingency planning are carried out to the
highest standards.

Governing
Body:

To
advise, assist and inform the Governing Body in the fulfilment of its
responsibilities, demonstrating an understanding of their statutory roles.
The
Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of
children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
To
have a firm commitment to working in partnership with the Governing Body.
To
assist the Executive Director to formulate a strategic plan for the school
and to secure its implementation with the collective support of the school
staff, parents and children; to ensure all necessary resources are in
place to support the plan.

Finance:

To
assist with the day to day management responsibility for the allocation of
the delegated budget to all areas of school life and to operate within the
strategic vision of the Executive Director with the Governing Body,
To
ensure the day to day financial management of the school is conducted in
accordance with the Financial Regulations of the State.

Parents,
Parish & Community:

To
encourage and develop positive co-operation between the school, home and
the wider community.
To
ensure that parents have timely access to appropriate information about
the school and the curriculum.
To
maintain accessibility to parents, particularly at the end of the school
day, where possible.
To
ensure participation in the activities and programmes
To
maintain effective relationships with, the local community and other
agencies.

Personal
Development:

In
co-operation with the Executive Director, to have a responsibility for
their own personal development plan.
As
the leader of the school community must also be aware of his, or her, own
requirement to understanding in order to effectively discharge the
responsibilities of Head of School.

General:

To
take overall responsibility for the organization, management and conduct
of the school in accordance with the laid down policies and statutory
Conditions of Employment of Headteachers.
To
understand the appropriate levels of responsibility and accountability to
the Executive director and the Governing Body.