All-School Principal

Teach Beyond; Davao City; On-site; PHP 1,005,000 - 1,319,000; Full time

Job summary

Teach Beyond in the Philippines seeks a Principal to oversee daily operations, staff development, student care, and educational outcomes for a K-12 program. The role includes supervising academic programs and coordinating multiple support staff to ensure excellence.

The ideal candidate has a strong faith commitment, formal education in school administration, and experience in Christian schooling and missionary contexts, with willingness to work in a cross-cultural, mission-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated love for Christ and students.
• Strong background in education and administration with leadership track.
• Able to support school's philosophy and FIA's Statement of Faith.
• Familiarity with missionary family contexts.
• Christian schooling experience preferred.
• Experience in third-world culture preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the academic program and educational staff.
• Manage the Lead Teachers, Librarians, Athletic Director, Korean Coordinator, School Nurse, and Curriculum Coordinator.
• Student testing (standardized achievement tests and college entrance and AP tests).
• Support Special Education / ELL.
• Teacher placement and class scheduling.
• Oversight of non-academic events.

Skills

Love for Christ

Relationship with Christ

Educational leadership

FIA Faith alignment

Christian schooling

Missionary family awareness

Third-world culture experience

Education

BA in School Administration

MA in School Administration

Job description

The Principal oversees the day-to-day operation of the school, the professional development of educational staff, the care of students, and the educational outcomes of the school (K-12).

Qualifications

• Possess a love for Christ and for students
• Have a vital, growing relationship with Christ
• Have appropriate background in education and administration with proven competence in educational leadership
• Support the School’s philosophy and objectives and agree with FIA’s Statement of Faith.
• Appreciate the distinctive qualities of Christian schooling
• Have an understanding of the unique challenges faced by missionary families
• Have experience in working in a third world culture(preferred)
• Have formal education including a BA and an MA in school administration (or be working towards a related qualification)

Essential Functions

• Supervise the academic program and educational staff
• Manage the Lead Teachers, Librarians, Athletic Director, Korean Coordinator, School Nurse, and Curriculum Coordinator
• Student testing (standardized achievement tests and college entrance and AP tests)
• Special Education/ ELL
• Teacher placement and class scheduling
• Oversight of non-academic events

TYPE OF POSITION

Full-time (35+ hrs/week)

TYPE OF STUDENT

MISSIONARY KID, EXPATRIATE, NATIONAL

MONTHLY SUPPORT ESTIMATE FOR ONE PERSON

$1400/MONTH