About Eduvate
Eduvate is a South African based education start-up which, over the coming decade, aims to offer a variety of quality, affordable, digital education solutions to the South African, African and International Markets. Our team combines deep industry knowledge with a fierce passion for education. The Eduvate model emulates the blended learning experience students would receive if they were attending a non-digital school.
Eduvate is a high growth, entrepreneurial organisation and is looking for dynamic, vision aligned people to join our team.
Reports To: Head of Schools
Purpose of Role
The role of the assistant principle is to assist the head of schools in overall administration and management of the online instructional program, teachers, learners, parents and learner discipline. The assistant principal ensures effective delivery of the curriculum and overall day to day management of the school timetable creating an engaging, holistic learning environment. Responsible for the management of teachers, assistant principals make suggestions, listen, and share experiences encouraging teacher improvement and motivation within classrooms. Working with the phase administrators, the assistant principle is responsible for first line resolution of any complaints, enquiries and queries that arise from learners and parents.
Key Responsibilities
- Working with teachers to ensure high quality teaching standards
- Assessing data such as grade standards and test scores
- Management of teachers, parents and learners
- Maintaining systems for attendance, performance, planning, and other reports
- To significantly contribute to and enact the vision and values of Eduvate
- To take on any additional responsibilities and duties as directed by the Head of schools
- Work as part of the senior improvement team and be assigned to underperforming subjects and staff
- To co-ordinate best practice across the phase
- Helping to develop policies and procedures as well as managing systems to ensure excellent student behaviour for learning
- Weekly, monthly and quarterly reports on: Staff issues, Complaints, Operational issues etc
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in teaching/education or specialized subject area with a certificate in education
- Management qualifications a significant advantage
- SACE Accreditation
- Minimum 3-years proven experience as a teacher
- Minimum 3-years proven management experience
- Thorough knowledge of teaching best practices and legal educational guidelines partnered with a willingness to follow the Eduvate policies and procedures
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong leadership skills with a keen understanding of transformational leadership
- Strong moral values and discipline
- Strong online/computer skills
Qualities
- Entrepreneurial Spirit and a track record of trying to do things differently
- Grit, the ability to persist through challenges.
- Excellence with a track record of high expectations personally and professionally.
- A passion for Education and a key understanding Eduvates goal to reshape the education market
Values
- Simplicity
- Trust
- Resilience
- Innovation
- Virtue
- Entrepreneurship
Compensation: Commensurate with experience
Position Type: Full Time
Location: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
