Primary School Assistant Principal - SPARK Randpark Ridge - 2025 - Johannesburg - SPARK Schools

Description

About SPARK Schools:

SPARK Schools is a social impact disruptor leading change in the education space through its network of affordable private schools. The SPARK Schools network provides transformational education innovation through Africa's first blended learning model, elevating student achievement and providing tools for teachers to serve students effectively.

The blended learning model combines classroom teaching and online instruction, allowing teachers to anticipate student needs and equipping schools to provide personalized education at an affordable cost. SPARK Schools is pioneering this transformative education model to ensure accessibility of university and careers for all.

We have a culture of collaboration because getting South Africa to lead global education takes a team effort. We are innovators who strive for excellence through persistence and a sense of urgency to achieve SPARK Schools' vision, mission, and social transformational objectives. Our work environment is vibrant, fast-paced, engaging, tech-enabled, and data-driven.

We are a high-growth, mission and values-driven, entrepreneurial organisation operating 21 primary schools and 5 high schools serving over 18,000 families. We are looking for dynamic people to join our team.

Reports To: Principal

Purpose of Role:

The Assistant Principal drives student achievement as an instructional leader by providing excellent instructional coaching and professional development to benefit classroom instruction and the Learning Lab. The Assistant Principal supports the Principal in providing teachers, blended learning facilitators, and PE coaches with training and support necessary to be highly effective, professional educators.

Responsibilities:

1. Ensure continual professional development of our educators by coaching members of the instructional staff to successful completion of goals set in their individualised professional growth plans, including designing and facilitating weekly professional development sessions for the whole faculty.
2. Support student achievement by setting clear and high expectations for excellent teaching in all content areas, maintaining a regular schedule of observations in all learning spaces and observation review meetings with educators.
3. Implement the network's rigorous curriculum aligning to and extending the South African national curriculum.
4. Implement online curriculum and small group tutoring in the Learning Lab that aligns to and extends what is taught by classroom teachers.
5. Facilitate an assessment and data analysis cycle allowing instructional staff to analyse student performance and identify areas for targeted instruction.
6. Collaborate with the school leadership team to manage instructional staff, including facilitating termly and final evaluations.
7. Participate in the selection of new school-based personnel.
8. Responsible for the onboarding of instructional staff members.
9. Define and share information about network-wide policies and procedures to parents, students, staff, and community.
10. Implement disciplinary policies and procedures.
11. Participate actively in staff development opportunities as a member of the SPARK Schools team.
12. Conduct self in a professional manner at all SPARK Schools events and to all stakeholders.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• English language fluency.
• Clear criminal record.
• Grade 12 Certificate.
• Completed B.Ed or PGCE degree.
• SACE registration.

Experience:

• Previous experience managing or working with primary school-aged children.
• At least 2 years of excellent classroom instruction.
• Previous experience leading a team.
• Experience and practice with labour laws.

Skills and Mindset:

• Strong desire to be part of a vibrant and dynamic technology-driven work environment fostering creativity, collaboration, and an atmosphere that encourages and allows top performers to thrive.
• Strong desire to be part of a collaborative, team-spirited, and fast-growing Social Impact Disruptor and Society Shaper.
• Strong desire to be part of a learning culture with excellent career development and advancement opportunities supported by individualised professional development, support, and mentorship.
• Ability, Desire, and Passion to deliver high-quality transformational education at affordable fees.

SPARK values: Service, Persistence, Achievement, Responsibility, and Kindness

Benefits:

• Fair market linked remuneration
• Performance-based annual bonuses and increases
• Above average/good annual leave
• Life, disability, and funeral cover
• Employee wellness support
• Educational support & study leave
• Individualised professional development, support, and mentorship
• Employee discount on school fees
• Opportunities for career growth

Compensation: R26,724.00 ctc p/m

Locations: SPARK RandPark Ridge

Position Type: Full time/Permanent

We are an equal opportunities employer and preference will be given to candidates from designated groups with due consideration of the company's Employment Equity goals and targets.

We encourage persons with disabilities to apply.

We may expire the posting of this advertisement at our own discretion.

Please note that should you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date please consider your application unsuccessful.