CSS is an IB World School founded in 2006 offering both HKDSE and the IB Curriculum. Blending the best of international and Chinese educational ideals, the school has an exceptionally caring, encouraging and vibrant learning culture based on positive, mutually respectful human relationships between stakeholders of the school community.

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Required for August 2024:

 

Vice Principal

 

Creative Secondary School is seeking an experienced Vice Principal to join the leadership team in August 2024. The successful candidate will be expected to have a holistic view of education as they will be expected to lead and elevate all areas of the CSS learning experience.  

 

Basic Requirements：

 

• Bachelor Degree or higher with an Education Diploma or equivalent. 

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• Minimum 4 years’ experience in Senior School Administration and Management equivalent to Senior Graduate Master (SGM) level or higher. 

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• Candidates with experience in both the Hong Kong Junior & Senior Secondary School curriculum (HKDSE), as well as experience and/or related qualifications in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Programmes would be a definite advantage. 

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• Candidates with experience in serving as Vice-Principal or Assistant Principal in DSS or Private Independent Schools are preferred.

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Personal Qualities:

 

We are looking for a candidates who possess the following personal attributes:

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• A Visionary Educator – with personal vision and values aligned with those of the School and with a strong awareness of the educational context of Hong Kong and global quality educational trends.

 

• A highly compassionate Teacher –  Caring, respectful, trusting and optimistic, fully committed to all round growth and well-being of students, staff and other stakeholders.

 

• A Pinnacle Leader – with well-balanced and astute judgement and fully committed to people development.

 

• A Pedagogical leader –  ability to help recruiting, managing and motivating teaching teams to deliver high quality teaching and learning and ensure excellence; Good working knowledge of both local and IB curricular.

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• A resourceful strategic planner and manager – methodical and effective in operational management of tasks and people, with skills and abilities to plan, develop and implement school policies.

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• A friendly, eloquent communicator – Skilled in nurturing of positive relationships, motivating students and teachers to complete goals and problem solving with optimism and positivity.

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• A pragmatic administrator –  Skills and experience in management of budget and finances in a Direct Subsidy Scheme school, as well as track records of successful application of external resources such as the QEF and other funding schemes in Hong Kong would be a definite advantage.

 

Key Leadership Responsibilities:

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• To periodically review and update the curriculum, academic initiatives and pedagogical approaches to ensure that they fully meet the needs and aspirations of students.

• To periodically review and update the effectiveness of the school’s Pastoral Care Systems, Personal Growth and Experiential Learning Programmes.

• To coordinate the development of an evidence-based approach to monitor and enhance students’ wellbeing, development and progression through S.4 to S.6 towards their tertiary education & career pathways

• Adopting a whole-school, evidence-based, value-adding approach, review and develop policies & practices in respect of:

 

• quality teaching and learning processes

• students’ language proficiency

• students’ engagement, motivation and Approaches To Learning  

• students’ academic progress and achievements

• reporting and documenting compliance with EDB and IB requirements 

• Overseeing of the school’s knowledge management team

 

• Supporting the Principal’s decision-making on staffing requirements, devise a school timetable that helps to achieve the school’s curriculum goals, best meet the needs of subject faculties and serve the learning requirements of our students.

• Working with the Careers Team and other key colleagues to review and update the school’s current rationale and process for supporting student career choices including enrolment onto appropriate courses in HKDSE or IBDP.

 

For further details about our school, please visit CSS’s school website www.css.edu.hk 

 

Deadline for applications:  31 March 2024 

 

Please send your application letter, a personal statement, CV and details of 2 professional referees to the School Principal, Mr. Stephen Hindes via email (jobs@css.edu.hk) to Creative Secondary School, 3 Pung Loi Road, Tseung Kwan O, Sai Kung, N.T. Hong Kong.  Since we receive a sizable number of applications, please understand that if you do not hear from us 2 months after your application, you should assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. Creative Secondary School reserves the right to recruit at any stage during the selection process.

 

(All information submitted will be kept confidential and used for recruitment purposes only)

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