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JAKARTA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
INDONESIA
seeks a
Deputy Head of School for Learning
effective July 2011
Position Brief: The Deputy Head will oversee the implementation and assessment of the academic program, ensuring that student learning is the focus of all instructional programs from Early Childhood through Grade 12. The Deputy Head will provide leadership and coaching to Principals and Learning Leaders in the areas of curriculum development and implementation as well as professional learning. He/she will work in a collaborative manner with administrators, teachers, students and parents to model and promote the JIS Essential Qualities and support a 21st Century learning-focused school.
School Profile: Jakarta International School (JIS), founded in 1951, is a university preparatory school with 2,400 students from over 60 nationalities in Early Childhood through Grade 12. JIS offers a broad and challenging program in the English language, primarily to students of foreign nationalities who temporarily reside in Indonesia. JIS draws on the best of curriculum models and is accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). For more information, visit the JIS website www.jisedu.org
Who Should Apply: This is an exceptional career opportunity for a talented, energetic leader who is an advocate for students, who possesses excellent communication, interpersonal, and educational leadership skills, who has a demonstrated background and commitment as a Learning Leader, who is skilled in organizational development and who supports work in a Professional Learning Community environment. JIS is seeking an engaging educator with the self-confidence and expertise necessary to co-create, update, and manage the academic vision of the school in collaboration with an experienced faculty and a parent body with high expectations. In short, the Deputy Head for Learning should be someone who “solves problems that people haven’t predicted, sees things that people haven’t seen, and connects people who need to be connected,” (S. Godin, Linchpin)
Qualified candidates please apply to:
Joseph A. Cornacchio
Head of Organizational Development
Please email a complete resume, a philosophy of education statement, and the names and contact details of three referees in supervisory positions. Scanned copies of letters of reference may also be forwarded. Short listed candidates will be invited for campus interviews in September.
E-mail: jcornacchio@jisedu.or.id
Website: www.jisedu.org
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