Principal - Hearts of Gold, Preschool and Daycare

Organisation: Hearts of Gold, Preschool and Daycare

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Hearts of Gold, Preschool

and Daycare offers a blended Local and International curriculum, with the use

of the most recommended Education System in the world, The Practical Life and

modern audio-visual teaching aids. We care for babies between six months and

six years. Our mandate is to raise individualistic, creative, joyful and

compassionate learners who are courageous and innovative in a caring,

stimulating and friendly environment. Our core values are creativity and

expression, family and community connection, multiple perspectives and

differentiated learning styles, playfulness, exuberance and fun as well as

self-awareness and well-being. The school is privately owned with a Board of

Governors. The school is staffed with qualified and experienced teaching and

support staff.

Job

Summary: The Principal

will provide professional leadership and management of the school. They will

promote a secure foundation from which to achieve high standards in all areas

of the school’s work. The Principal must establish high quality education by

effectively developing teaching and learning and using personalised learning to

realize the potential of all pupils. The Principal must establish a culture

that promotes excellence, equality and high expectations of all pupils. The

Principal provides leadership, vision, and direction for the school and ensures

that it is managed and organised to meet aims and targets. The Principal,

working with and through others, secures the commitment of the wider community

to the school by developing and maintaining effective partnerships with for

example, schools, other services and agencies for children and higher education

institutions, in order to contribute to the development of the education system

as a whole and collaborate with others to raise standards locally.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

1. The Principal will be

responsible for the delivery of the following;

• 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.

2. Will improve the life

chances of children by;

• 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.

3. Will shape the future

by;

• 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

4. Will lead teaching and

learning by;

• 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

5. Will manage the school

through;

• 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.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• 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


•  

All suitably qualified

candidates interested in working with Hearts of Gold Preschool and Daycare

should send their resumes and short application letters via E-mail to:

heartsofgold.preschool@gmail.com or agababarbs@gmail.com.

The subject line of the E-mail application should be “Principal.”

The Hard copy application

must be sent to;

Hearts of Gold, Preschool

and Daycare,

Mutungo Hill-Natasha Lane,

Circular Road,

Deadline:

5th January 2016