Vice- Principal

Universal Education; Goregaon; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Fee Benefits

Job summary

Universal Education is seeking a Vice-Principal for St. John's Universal School in Goregaon, Maharashtra. The ideal candidate will be an experienced educational leader with at least 15 years of academic experience, including a minimum of 5 years in a Vice-Principal role. Responsibilities include overseeing school operations, supporting the staff, and engaging with parents. Benefits include tuition fee waivers for children enrolled in Universal schools. Strong communication and classroom management skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 15 years of work experience in academics, with 5 years as a Vice-Principal.
• Good analytical skills to make sound recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to work in dynamic business environments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the chief administrator of the school.
• Assist in yearly teacher evaluations and provide guidance.
• Coordinate with the admin team for events and programs.

Skills

Excellent communication

Classroom management

Student-centric teaching approach

Strong subject knowledge

Technology-enabled teaching skills

Emotional intelligence

Empathy

Job description

Position: Vice-Principal - St. John's Universal School

Primary Purpose: To serve as the chief administrator of a school in developing and implementing policies, programs, curriculum activities, and budgets in a manner that promotes the educational development of each student and the professional development of each staff member.

Academic Operations

Working closely with the Principal on a daily basis to ensure the smooth overall operation of the school.

Supporting committees of staff and parents that function to improve the learning and social environment of the school for the students.

Teaching classes, developing rapport with the students, handling discipline issues and filling in for the principal when required.

Assisting in yearly teacher evaluations, providing guidance to staff and students, and encouraging a positive climate in the school.

Directing assemblies and other special gatherings of students for events throughout the year.

Developing emergency response plans for schools as required by state and federal education agencies. Filing reports and updating as required.

Record keeping as required through the use of various logs, tracking records, computer programs, intranet software or other programs.

Acting as academic head of the school.

Supporting teachers and coordinators on the content, curriculum, and modules, their usage, applicability, etc.

Monitoring the application of the developed content, method, and technique in classrooms by regular checking of student notebooks, diaries, logbooks, etc.

Providing timely feedback to the coordinators in terms of scope of improvement.

Scheduling periodic meetings with the coordinators or principal.

Responsible for the supervision and general discipline of the school.

Monitoring sports and performing activities on a regular basis and planning and executing actions for improvement.

Monitoring the registers maintained by the coordinators.

Organizing annual functions, external competitions, and external examinations.

Interacting with parents/guardians as and when required.

Coordinating with the admin team for organizing events and programs.

Human Resource Management

Resolving conflicts between students, teachers, parents or combinations of conflicts between various individuals.

Effectively guide and motivate teachers to drive their best as per the school’s curriculum philosophy.

Ensuring maximum adherence to HR policies.

Working with Human Resources team to recruit efficient resources within the prescribed time frame.

Controlling attrition by facilitating a conducive work environment for the staff.

Ensuring teaching and non-teaching staff are taken through an induction program at regular intervals.

Administration Operations

Coordinating and supervising administrative activities.

Responsible for all documentation work regarding school admissions and playing a leading role in the student admission process.

Planning new projects in discussion with the management.

Co‑ordinating with the various departments in CO for the smooth functioning of school operations.

Offering solutions and suggestions regarding compliance to various authorities.

Notifying immediately the board and appropriate personnel and agencies when there is evidence of child abuse, neglect, severe medical or social conditions, etc.

Any other assignments as directed by the managing committee.

Establishing procedures that create and maintain attractive, organized, functional, healthy, clean, and safe facilities, with proper attention to visual and acoustic aspects.

Maintaining effective communication with students, staff, and parents.

Effectively guiding the Relationship Cell team to resolve parent concerns and queries.

Work Relations Internal

Reporting to the Principal for all functional as well as administrative issues.

Interfacing with the Director –School Operations and Academics for academic related issues.

Interfacing with Admin, Finance, HR and Technology for any people or any operational issues.

External

Interfacing with external vendors for any functional issues.

Interfacing with parents for timely communication of school information and managing parent issues.

Qualifications and Experience

15 years of work experience in academics with minimum 5 years of work experience as a Vice‑Principal in a reputed educational institution.

Good analytical skills and ability to make recommendations based on information gathered and sound judgment.

Extrovert, result‑oriented, mentor and leader.

Demonstrated ability to work in a high growth and dynamic business environment. Ability to deal with ambiguity, understand business requirements and translate those into a profit‑making centre.

High focus on outcomes and ability to stand up to committed deliverables.

Strong communication, interpersonal skills – ability to drive consensus in decision making, especially in conflicting situations.

Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Effective people, networking, interpersonal skills and high on integrity.

Required Skills

Excellent communication and classroom management; student‑centric teaching approach; strong subject knowledge; technology‑enabled teaching skills; high emotional intelligence and empathy.

Benefits

Tuition Fee Benefits: As part of the Universal family, you can enrol your children in our schools with tuition fee waivers.