DEPUTY HEAD OF SECONDARY – STUDENT WELFARE (MYP) for NIST International School (Oct 2015)

(Required for August 2016)

Please send a CV and a letter of application employment@nist.ac.th.

Overview

The Deputy Head of Secondary – Student Welfare (MYP) is a member of the Secondary Leadership Team (SLT) with responsibility for the welfare of secondary students in Years 7-11, supporting the Head of Secondary in the day-to-day running of the school.

Role-Specific Tasks

Connected People

• Assist the Head of Secondary in promoting a positive school culture focused on student learning and professional growth
• Ensure that the welfare needs of the year 7-11 students are met and that teachers and year level coordinators are supported in their work with families
• Liaise with the substitution coordinator to ensure that classes are effectively covered
• Assume a shared role in deputising for the Head of Secondary during absences
• Contributing to secondary and whole school student welfare initiatives
• Supporting and motivating teachers
• Communicate  with parents to improve their understanding of the student welfare programme through parent education sessions, blogs and other communication systems
• Work closely with the year level and subject leaders teams to develop mutual support for the horizontal and vertical aspects of the programme in relations to student welfare
• Work closely with the middle school and high school counsellors
• Be a member of the student support team

Connected Practices

• Work in collaboration with year 6 and year 7 coordinators to develop a transition programme to support students as they move into the secondary school
• Lead the annual class placement process
• Oversee the new student and family orientation programme
• Develop the duty roster in collaboration with the Deputy Head of Elementary Student Welfare
• Support the year level coordinators and counselors to ensure a common approach to student welfare
• Ensure the community is educated in positive behavior management approaches
• Develop behaviour management plans in collaboration with teachers, parents and students as required
• Oversee supervision duties for effectiveness and consistency
• Complete classroom walkthroughs to collect data to contribute to teacher professional growth meetings
• Lead professional growth meetings for teachers in collaboration with the Secondary Leadership Team
• Oversee student records to ensure they are kept up to date on the school database

Connected Programmes

• Contribute to the organization of secondary school and whole school events
• Liaise with NIPTA (parent association) in the coordination of parent-led events
• Coordinate student transportation in consultation with the external provider
• Collaborating closely with the pastoral leaders of the IB PYP and DP to ensure an effective continuum of support
• Liaising with relevant colleagues to ensure an effective transition of students from PYP to MYP