Latest Vacancies at Millie's International School

Job Description/Requirements

• Are you experienced and outstanding in delivering the British Curriculum?
• Can you easily commute to Jericho?
• We seek experienced Early Years Educator who:
  • Has a B.Sc/B.Ed. A Montessori qualification is an added advantage
  • Has a minimum of 4 years verifiable Early Years teaching experience
  • Knowledge and understanding of the British National Curriculum and experience of teaching phonics is desirable and an added advantage.
  • Observation, planning and assessment skills are required to ensure the quality of learning is sustained
  • You should be enthusiastic and confident in your abilities to engage children and extend their learning through play, enabling their emotional, social and educational development.
  • To complement your qualification and experience, you will come with patience, a good sense of humour and great stamina to keep up with the needs and energy of a large group of young, lively children
  • Creative skills such as music, dance, drama, arts and crafts are also advantageous
  • You must have excellent English Language skills (clear written and spoken) along with good reading, writing and numeracy skills.
  • Good level of computer literacy.

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Job Description

• Millie’s international school, Jericho, Ibadan, seeks a confident and experienced, forward-thinking Female Head of School with great energy and a sense of commitment to lead and to play a key role in developing and delivering our school vision.
• We require a school leader who can inspire our children and engage positively with members of our school community. Someone with excellent communication skills as well as a strong interpersonal and organisational skill; that will use these to support Management in raising the school profile.
• If you are a talented senior leader, then this is an excellent opportunity to lead a vibrant, highly ambitious and caring all school, which is committed to delivering the very best education for all our children.
• To become our new Head of School, you will have a demonstrable successful track record in:
• Outstanding senior leadership experience and skills, in particular in the field of Teaching and Learning
• A commitment to securing high quality inspirational teaching and learning for all.

Leadership and Management:

• Has gained experience of implementation of strategies for raising achievement across the school
• Has experience of monitoring and evaluating effective teaching and learning
• Is able to work closely with staff, parents and the school’s management to achieve common goals
• Ability to participate in the recruitment and selection of teaching and non-teaching staff.
• Plan, allocate, support and evaluate work undertaken by the team ensuring clear delegation of tasks and responsibilities in a manner consistent with conditions of employment.

Professional Knowledge and Understanding:

• Has knowledge of statutory requirements relating to schools
• Shows an up-to-date knowledge of developments in education, teaching, learning and assessment
• Determines, organises, implements and monitors the curriculum and its assessment
• Ability to create and sustain an effective partnership with parents to support and improve pupils’ achievement and personal development.

Personal Qualities and Self Development:

• Able to foster an open, fair culture and manage conflict effectively
• Acts as a role model for other staff by consistently displaying the school values
• Deals effectively with pressure; remains optimistic and persistent, even under adversity
• Shows resilience and recovers quickly from setbacks.
• Is adaptable to change and new information as well as unexpected obstacles
• Considers and responds appropriately to the needs and feelings of different people in different situations showing empathy
• Demonstrates inclusive leadership, valuing and learning from diverse perspectives

Training or Qualifications

• Candidate for this post must have a B.Sc. in Education or its equivalent
• Considerable experience of the British Curriculum
• Senior leadership experience (e.g. Head teacher, Deputy Head Teacher)
• Evidence of commitment to continuing professional and personal development.