K-12 Principal (Immediate Start)

Required Degrees: Bachelor Degree and Teaching Certification
Fields of Expertise: ESL/EFL,  Elementary,  Curriculum Developer,   
Salary: Negotiable

Details: Immediate start:
An International school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2017.
(K-12, IPC and Cambridge Curriculum)
We are seeking a Principal with extensive experience in K-12 International Education for
an immediate start. (Now or June 2017 latest)
It is essential that the candidate has initiative and the skills/abilities to lead others. They
should have excellent interpersonal skills and an understanding of working in different
cultural contexts. They should have experience working with UK early years curriculum,
IPC, IGCSE, or the capacity to adapt to this environment.
Differentiation of curriculum and pedagogy as well as experience working with ESL
students is essential.
The position will start ASAP and the Principal will support the school in all areas including
curriculum leadership, marketing, resources and operational planning.
Global Services in Education (GSE) is acting on behalf of a client who needs a strong
and experienced leader for an established school.
GSE will only shortlist candidates who match our standard profile.
GSE Teacher/Staff Profile:
A willingness to learn from others is at the heart of all GSE faculties. We are a highly
collaborative community made up of individuals who respect each other and exhibit a
willingness to explore the process of building, implementing, evaluating, and revising
programs. Coaching and mentoring are attributes of GSE staff and both are infused
inside and outside the classroom. GSE staff are encouraged to foster a reflective
environment and share teaching methods, materials, and assessment techniques with a
whole-child perspective.
Preferred qualities of the founding teachers and staff:
Communicates
Interacts with others with respect and equality
Communicates thoughtfully to everyone
Reflects
Reads subtleties and acts appropriately
Speaks honestly with purpose and intent
Articulates and incorporates personal and school philosophies
Collaborates
Facilitates discussion
Models teamwork and decision-making
Demonstrates flexibility
Eagerly shares ideas and thoughts on curricula, students, parents and professional
issues
Supports others professionally
Facilitates
Reflects, assesses, plans and implements a process in order to achieve and extend
goals for each student, the class and him/herself
Challenges individual students by setting high expectations
Inspires each student to go beyond his/her self-imposed limits
Promotes complex thinking by asking probing questions
Supports students with specific and constructive feedback
Innovates
Integrates ideas across thematic curricula
Invests in emergent curricula
Models discovery and inspires others to questions
Celebrates ”the well-built hypothesis”
Reveals possibilities
Embraces and continues his/her own learning process
Creates Balance
Considers the social, emotional, physical and intellectual development of each student
Supports diverse learning styles
Enriches and individualizes the learning process
Creates a safe and supportive environment while promoting exploration, discovery and
risk-taking
Applicants should submit the following materials:
A letter of application outlining your educational philosophy, strengths and professional
and personal interests. (max 2 pages)
A current curriculum vitae (max 2 pages)