Assistant Principal

1.   Behaviour for Learning

Develop, maintain and regularly review effective behaviour systems to ensure outstanding learning behaviours across all parts of the school. Report key behaviour metrics to the senior team and take action to make improvements. Advise the Principal on policy related to behaviour and work with parents and students when issues go beyond the Assistant Principals.

2. Safeguarding

Ensure systems for child safeguarding and child protection are robust and improved across the school. Should any child protection or safeguarding incident occur, take responsibility for investigation and subsequent actions. To act as Dedicated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) for the school.

3. Well-Being

Accountable for the execution of the wellbeing strategy and initiatives across the school and play a key part in improving student and staff wellbeing.

4. Staff Training

Deliver appropriate training for staff to ensure that they can effectively implement behaviour and safeguarding systems to ensure consistency across the school.

5. Evaluation and improvement planning

Monitor and evaluate the quality of students’ personal and social development and their protection, care, guidance and support (Standards 2 and 5 in the 2018 UAE Inspection Framework) and take appropriate action to make improvements. Report evaluation outcomes to the senior team, support writing of the SEF and use evaluation to plan improvements effectively.

6. Holding others to account

Ensure appropriate systems and structures are in place to hold staff to account. Use an appropriate balance of support and formal procedures to evaluate the performance of Heads of House and ensure staff meet the high expectation of GEMS Education and The Westminster School.

7. Policies and Procedures

Ensure policies and procedures related to pastoral care, safeguarding, child protection and wellbeing are formalised and implemented across the school.

8. Accountability to stakeholders

Support the development of a culture in the school which is stakeholder focused and aims to improve levels of engagement and satisfaction for students, parents, staff and community stakeholders.

Qualification:

Bachelor’s in Education

Master’s in Education/Leadership/Psychology or any related discipline.

Experience:

Minimum of 3 to 5 years in leadership role in school.

Experience in leadership role and pastoral areas.

Experience of working with external organization and authorities.

Job specific knowledge and skills:

Education