This Role will NOT be remote, it will be based full-time in one of our schools in Brazil
Purpose of Role
We are looking for potential and experienced Heads of School, that are opened to work in countryside cities in São Paulo, for our future schools in the region. The Head of School is ultimately responsible for the quality of Learning within their schools and influences this through leading, engaging and motivating their teaching and school support staff and working in partnership with them to harness positive factors and mitigate or overcome those that detract. The role also demands the ability to embrace and model growth and development mindset, demonstrating a desire to learn and build on your capabilities, as well as fostering the learning and growth of the team for the school’s success.
Day To Day Responsibilities
* Wellbeing and safety.
* Learning and Embedding Quality.
* Leadership and Development.
* Vision and Strategy.
* Marketing, Admissions and Communication.
* Commercial Success and KPIs.
* Partnership with ISP.
* Partnership with Parents.
Requirements
* Bachelor's degree in education, business, or relevant field. Preferably a Master's or higher.
* Minimum of 10 years demonstrated successful school administrator experience, preferably middle & high school grades (HOS, Principal, Assistant Principal, Executive Director) and deep respect for teaching and learning.
* Excitement for alternative or non-traditional education systems
* Experience interacting directly with a variety of stakeholders
* Business growth experience through growing enrollment, student admissions, or other business development.
* Culture building, team creation, and inspirational leadership experience
* A passion for delivering mastery-based education to students with learning differences, including social and emotional differences.
* Experience managing a budget, financial reporting, and tracking specific metric performance
* A demonstrated track record of success, career progression, and increased responsibilities
* A passionate belief that students achieve the highest academic standards when there are appropriate school processes & procedures.
* Be an excellent leader and teacher with high aspirations for all children
* Have a passion for and strong understanding of All Years education
* Have a proven track record of ensuring the well-being and progress of young children
* Be committed to collaborative working and able to inspire, motivate and guide others, impacting on the quality of teaching and learning
* Be resourceful and reflective, committed to continuous improvement
Management and Leadership
* Managerial, program development, and leadership experience in an educational school setting.
* People management experience, including:
* Ability to recruit and lead a professional staff.
* Experience with providing professional development and mentoring
* Strong ability to create and maintain a workplace culture
* Ability to drive the overall success and best represent Fusion core values resulting in recognition of staff.
* Visionary leadership that can articulate the value of Fusion.
* A focus on collaboration, with agility in balancing varying points of view in decision-making.
* Accept ownership and take responsibility for achieving specific metrics of success.
* Personal Traits
* A passion for serving students.
* Personal motivation and passion for achieving goals and deadlines.
* Persuasive communication skills with a strong customer focus.
* Ability to quickly build relationships.
* Ability to handle difficult conversations and create harmony.
* Enthusiasm and flexibility.
* High energy and tenacity.
* Highly organized with effective time management skills.
We can offer you
* A great opportunity to play a key role in the leadership of our maintained school and make a difference for our fabulous children
* An inclusive and richly diverse community
* A purpose-built setting designed for children
* A commitment to your own professional development and opportunities for you to work alongside experienced leaders within our small federation and local partnership group
* An exciting and dynamic curriculum
ISP Commitment to Safeguarding Principles
ISP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures, including an online due diligence search, references and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years’ employment history.
ISP Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
ISP is committed to strengthening our inclusive culture by identifying, hiring, developing, and retaining high-performing teammates regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender expression, age, disability status, neurodivergence, socio-economic background or other demographic characteristics. Candidates who share our vision and principles and are interested in contributing to the success of ISP through this role are strongly encouraged to apply.