Head of School at Whyte Cleon Limited

Whyte Cleon Limited – Our client, a Montessori Preschool and Elementary School equipped with individualised and practical methods that focus on the development of the whole child, seek to engage a highly Professional Individual for the position of:

Job Title: Head of School

Location: Lagos

Responsibilities
Academic:

Responsible for the school’s academic processes as well as clients’ welfare at School;
This includes overseeing the delivery of highest education standards to students and ensuring the teachers are meeting their educational goals.
Directs the school/centre, students, clients and teachers towards the school’s vision, the school’s philosophy and the school’s goals.
Works with the Director regularly to develop and maintain the organisations’ programme plan that includes instruction, performance, technology and areas of special emphasis.
Ensures the Montessori philosophy (including other schools of thought) at TLP and Applied Behaviour Analysis at School are followed and enhanced at all times.
Ensures that the Centre programmes are followed on a day‐to‐day basis. These will include mealtime, circle time, arts & craft, songs, and other in-curricular activities.
Updates and maintains Individual Educational Plans and intervention programmes to suit Clients’ unique needs.
Prepares and maintains students weekly and quarterly progress data.
Organises appropriate outings in relation to existing theme.
Is open to working one-one with clients where needed.
Ensures the welfare of the students and clients is guaranteed and acts as a role model for the organisations with parents.
Suggests achievable creative activities for client stimulation and sensitisation.
Participates in the creation of appropriate materials and maintains existing ones.
Prepares, supervises and approves all student reports to be sent home, including weekly and quarterly reports. Reviews weekly reports of sessions held.
Ensures that the environment is child-led, child-focused, safe and conducive for the students.
Engages in all other professional educational conducts deemed necessary by the school.

Administrative:

Works with the Administrator/ Director to ensure the smooth day‐to‐day running of the school.
Participates in quality assurance process by monitoring/observing ongoing class practices.
Ensures that all policies and procedures are followed and all relevant forms, for students and parents are completed and collected duly.
Seeks and approves appropriate external school activities that will enhance the development and collaboration ability of our students.
Ensures that all documents are properly archived in line with school standardised process.
Ensures a structured, clean and safe environment.
Oversees the layout and appropriateness of shelves in therapy rooms.
Works with the administrative team to ensure environments in the organisations are well kitted with the appropriate materials and tools.

Relationship Management:

Attends to parents’ correspondence and IEP meetings.
Deals with queries from parents and escalates complex issues to the Director in a timely manner.
Writes letters to parents and educational bodies on behalf of the organisations ( such letters to be approved by Director before dispatch).
Acts as a liaison between the organisations, the staff, the students and the parents, interpreting activities and policies and encouraging parent participation in the child’s education and school.
Demonstrates leadership abilities and the personality necessary for working effectively and efficiently with students, teachers and parents.
Ensures a good level of communication is maintained with all staff and works as part of a team, fostering good relationship with colleagues; supervises and directs all teaching staff.

Staff Management:

Assists with shortlisting and recruitment of quality therapists and academic staff.
Sources, interviews and supports in the hiring of staff, after having ascertained suitability for position in question and conferred with the School Administrator and Director.
Supervises therapists and academic staff and ensures service delivery is professional and organised, including filing system and lines of communication.
Seeks and arranges appropriate development training for the staff. Trains staff on best practice activities and sources cutting edge advancement procedures.
Plans and monitors therapist and facilitators programmes/methods.
Monitors staff performance and recommends elevation where necessary.
Participates in the development staff/client’s schedule and timetable.
Promotes employee engagement.

Admissions:

Attends to admissions enquiries and implements pre-admission assessments.
Follows up on enquiries, sets up and participates in admissions interviews.
Uploads and updates enquiries/admissions database
Arranges students admission letter and parent orientation session.

Meetings:

Organises and attends all relevant workshops, meets with parents upon request and attends all parents events.
Attends staff meetings and contributes in a positive and constructive way
Organises and attends quarterly parent / teacher conferences.

Others:

Prepares a sends to director, a measurable work schedule at the beginning of each week.
Prepares and sends to director, a weekly report containing all activities accomplished for the week by the end of each week.
Acts as an ambassador for the School.
Shares in the vision and mission of the School.
Participates in matters that arise from the Foundation.
Partakes in other official related matters as required by Management.

Requirements
Personal Attributes:

Our team is the key to our success as we work hard to meet the needs of our parents and their children. Here are some of the general qualities we look for in all our staff members.
Sincere and genuine love of children.
Eloquent report/ letter writing and review skills.
Adequate Leadership skills.
Self-motivated, enthusiastic with ‘can‐do’ attitude.
Good organisational skill, structured and able to effectively communicate.
Discipline, confident with appropriate professional attitude.
Warm, caring personality, excellent team spirit, interpersonal and communication skills with adults and children.
Maintains professional attitude at all times.
Proficient Computer skills.
Possess Initiative and ability to cope under pressure.