Female Secondary Principal

IMPORTANT: The position is for the next academic year.

Closing Application Date: 17th December 2024.

Position Start Date: 1st August 2025

About The International Programs School (IPS)

The International Programs School (IPS) in Al Khobar established in 2000 with just 19 students has grown significantly and now serves over 1443 students from more than 53 different nationalities. As a dynamic and gendersegregated international school in Saudi Arabia IPS provides a North American curriculum and is accredited by the Middle States Association (MSA) in addition to being authorized by the Saudi Ministry of Education.

IPS boasts a diverse faculty that includes certified teachers from Englishspeaking countries alongside Saudi and Arabic educators from the region. The schools core curriculum is aligned with North American standards and emphasizes a highquality classroom environment tailored to meet the needs of its international student body.

In theacademic year IPS became an IB World School initiating the Primary Years Program (PYP) and the Diploma Program (DP) which further enhanced its educational offerings.

Working at IPS presents an excellent opportunity for educators to be part of a prestigious institution with a commitment to academic excellence and offers promising career prospects within a vibrant learning community.

Job Overview

The principal shall pledge her commitment to providing leadership organizational and management skills to successfully guide school programs that will ensure that each student achieves success. The principal must have a lifelong love of learning manage a highly qualified faculty motivate students and develop a working relationship with the parents.

Duties

The duties include:

1. To ensure the implementation of the School Board approved Strategic Plan the IPS school mission beliefs and profile.
2. Ensure that all teachers and support staff have a clear understanding of their performance expectations as shown in the job descriptions and faculty handbook.
3. Mentor the faculty as well as encourage their professional growth and career advancement such as relevant professional development.
4. Communicate effectively with students parents and faculty members and involve everyone in a wide variety of school activities.
5. Follow the school performance evaluation.
6. Assist the Curriculum and other coordinators with program imply.
7. Advise the Head of School on recruitment needs and participate fully in this.
8. Create an efficient productive and caring culture so that all students are recognized for their best efforts.
9. Ensure that the school resources are identified and being used to serve the students and faculty members alike to reach their full performance potential.
10. Assume responsibility for sound financial management manage the pressures that come from the parentelected Board of Directors and be involved and attend afterschool activities.
11. Take on responsibility for the mechanics of the job such as building a master class schedule accurate record keeping office accounting etc.
12. Upholds and recommends policies and procedures that affect the whole school and establish annual work objectives in line with the Schools strategic plan.
13. Review all student admission applications in accordance with school policies.
14. To perform other activities required for the benefit of the school and/or requested by the Head of School.

Requirements

1. Masters degree or higher with Principal License. No online degrees accepted.
2. Previous curriculum leadership experience with or in international schools ideally those with an IB and US curriculum orientation. Experience with school accreditation
3. Direct experience with IB PYP MYP and DP (as appropriate) and concept based; backward by design curriculum design and development. Full understanding of best practices in all curricular areas.
4. Fluent in English or Arabic/English bilingual speaker.
5. Good communication and organizational skills.
6. Good interpersonal skills along with independent working habits.

The package includes:

1. Housing.
2. A car.
3. An initial flight to Saudi Arabia followed by annual flights. There is also an allowance for dependents.
4. Excess baggage allowance for the first flight.
5. 100% allowance for school tuition fees (must meet IPS admission standard)
6. Health insurance for employee spouse and schoolage accompanying dependents.
7. Reimbursement of all normal costs in obtaining a Saudi work visa.
8. Whilst in employment of IPS renewal of iqama and work visa costs and sr1700 for a multiple exit/reentry visa.