Head of School (Preschool)

Beaconhouse Malaysia Sdn. Bhd; Selangor; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Selangor seeks a Head of School to deliver high-quality education. This role entails ensuring academic excellence, managing staff, and fostering community relations. The successful candidate should have a Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education and at least 5 years of experience, including 2 years in a leadership role. Proficiency in English, Bahasa Malaysia, and Mandarin is essential.

Qualifications

• Must be trained and well-versed in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework.
• At least 5 years of working experience in related field with minimum of 2 years in management role.

Responsibilities

• Increase admission rate through promotional initiatives.
• Ensure development of up-to-date business intelligence on competitors.
• Promote a safe, caring and stimulating Early Years learning environment.
• Act as administrative head ensuring smooth running of the school.
• Interview, train, and develop all staff members.

Skills

High proficiency in English

High proficiency in Bahasa Malaysia

High proficiency in Mandarin

Effective communication with Mandarin-speaking clients

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education

Job description

This Head of School position plays an instrumental role in championing the essence of Beaconhouse in delivering high-quality education to our future leaders, i.e. our students. The Head of School has to ensure the implementation of high-quality academic programs incorporates innovative and up-to-date teaching skills and attentive support and care from our trained teachers.

The Head of School (Preschool) will maintain the KPIs set by the Regional Office while creating a conducive working environment for the school staff. She is responsible for the incremental admission of students by maintaining academic excellence that will maximise the students' intellectual potential and allow them a competitive advantage in this challenging world.

Vacancy

Head of School (Preschool) - PJ Area

Requirements

• Must be trained and well-versed in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework.
• Candidate must possess a minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education.
• High proficiency in English, Bahasa Malaysia and Mandarin.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively with Mandarin-speaking clients.
• At least 5 years of working experience in the related field, with a minimum of 2 years in management/leadership capacity.

Responsibilities

Business Development and Community Relations

Increase admission rate through promotional and marketing initiatives by working closely with the Marketing/Corporate Communications department.

Monitor industry trends to enable effective benchmarking and learning from industry best practices.

Ensure development of up-to-date and accurate business intelligence on competitors and the operating environment.

Actively participate and encourage staff participation in parent-teacher and other community groups to develop cooperation, understanding, and respect for school objectives and endeavours.

Liaise with internal and external stakeholders and entities to ensure the smooth running of the school.

Ensure implementation and accept corporate responsibility for decisions made.

Academic Management

To promote a safe, stimulating and caring Early Years learning environment. Work closely with the team to provide high-quality care, to promote and maintain high standards of good professional practice.

To provide a resource-rich environment.

Develop a strong partnership with current and prospective students’ parents/guardians in supporting student development and learning.

Develop a school-wide behaviour management strategy.

Relate the educational objectives of the school to instructional practices that yield the highest standards of student learning outcomes.

Implementation and monitoring of the school’s learning policy.

Recognise and seek alternative learning solutions for students with behavioural or learning complications.

Work in close coordination with the academic team at the Regional Office (“RO”) to ensure that the school is meeting the required educational standards.

Coordinate with the school academic team to prepare for evaluations by the Regulators and the Regional Evaluation Team.

Oversee the procedure for the production of Schemes of Work and monitor the working standards of the academic team.

Evaluate the effectiveness of the curricula to provide feedback to the Academic Manager at RO.

Continually evaluate existing programmes and practices, curriculum content and piloting of experimental programmes.

Operations Management

Act as the administrative head of the school to ensure the timely dissemination of information to all concerned people/channels and ensure the smooth running of the school.

Determine the annual staffing requirements necessary and liaise with the Regional Office HR for the timely fulfilment of the same.

Evaluate periodically and ensure the school’s adherence to health, safety and civil codes.

Ensure repair and maintenance of the school’s infrastructure.

Take steps to enhance the collection of books in the school library in terms of variety and educational value, and improve fixtures.

Team Management

Interview, train, coach, and develop all staff members from custodians to teachers.

Ensure the provision of orientation to new teaching staff and provide them with opportunities to give input in academic programmes.

Professional development of staff, including, but not limited to, supervision and performance appraisal of school staff.

Identify and groom staff for administration and future responsibilities. Identify learning and training needs of employees and ensure that the relevant professional development activities are organised and participated.

Ensuring the proper staff rationalisation for the school, together with appropriate workload distribution for all staff members.

Any other task or project as assigned by the Management from time to time.

We look forward to working with you.