School Principal

Role: Center Head About us: Basil Woods Juniors is an education initiative conceived by the team of ISKCON Bangalore. The school follows an integrated curriculum with Montessori philosophy forming the base of the curriculum and teaching methodology. It also provides day care facilities.

Responsibilities: The Center Head will be reporting to the Center Director. The Center Head is committed to sustaining a high-quality Preschool program that values partnerships between parents, students and staff. The Center Head creates an open and honest working environment that inspires professionalism and rewards creative, innovative teaching. The desirable candidate’s responsibilities will be broadly, but not limited to, as under- Strategic role:

• Coordinating the preschool and the day care program of the centre

• Communicating and implementing the organization’s vision, mission, values and the working principles

• Representing the organization to the preschool stakeholders

• Conducting review meetings with the school team to ensure the program implementation standards in terms of the academics, infrastructure and program delivery

• Assessing the resources of the preschool/daycare and working towards its optimum utilization

• Having regular meetings with the management to review the effectiveness of the schools’ policies, procedures and processes

Academics:

• Coordinating with the teachers and facilitating the sessions, preparing the lesson plans and assessing the academic progress of children • Planning the academic calendar and organizing events, field trips, guest talks etc.

• Participating in educational events and conferences; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.

Admissions:

• Handling the parent enquiries, conducting the admissions counselling on behalf of the school. Monitoring the key growth parameters of the school. Communication and parent relations:

• Managing parent relations and conducting PTMs

• Having regular meetings with the management to review the effectiveness of the schools’ policies, procedures and processes

• Conducting review meetings with the school team to ensure the program implementation standards Center Administration:

• Ensuring the smooth running of the centre and the academic programs • Preparing the daily, monthly, annual MIS reports and monitoring the key management parameters.

• Overseeing/maintaining the necessary books of records and updating them in a timely manner Financial management: • Overseeing/managing the financials of the centre. Responsible for the income and expenditure of the school.

• Maintaining the proper books of accounts, for audit and review purposes

People management:

• Managing the school team, designing and monitoring their KRAs, organizing/conducting periodic training programs

• Managing the new staff recruitment

Infrastructure and Facilities management:

• Overseeing/ensuring the maintenance and the upkeep of the school campus, overseeing the facilities and inventory management

Key competencies: Self-motivation Excellent verbal and written communication skills Attention to detail Strong work ethics Empathy Problem solving Decision making Meticulous planning Critical thinking Patience Team work Enthusiasm Flexibility and adaptability Leadership

Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree with a recognized Montessori/NT training

Location: BWJ Kakinada

Compensation: As per the market standards

Other: Basil Woods is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace as an educational institution.