Founding Head of Early Years
Huili School Nantong
Nantong
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive salary and package with benefits appropriate to the responsibility.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 31 December 2020
Job overview
The Founding Head of Early Years will lead on preparations for the school opening in August 2022. This will comprise working closely with other members of the founding team to ensure Early Years school recruitment, resources, curricula and admission are successfully completed. As a founding member of the senior leadership team (SLT), the Head of Early Years will need to display dedication, flexibility and the capacity to lead teams and solve problems.
The Founding Head of Early Years will be a member of the SLT and attend Monthly Management Meetings to report progress to the Board of Governors.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Report to the Master on all issues relating to the efficient management and organisation of the Nursery.
2. Provide strategic direction and leadership to the Nursery.
3. Control budgets and finances within the Nursery and offer direction and support to Nursery School coordinators and subject leaders, as when aspects of financial responsibility are delegated to them.
4. Review and produce all materials to inform all stakeholders and prospective pupils.
5. Ensure the school curriculum is of an excellent quality.
6. Provide advice and guidance on the best educational learning environments, indoors and outdoors and resources for young children.
7. Serve as an instructional leader to develop a system for continuous improvement of teaching and learning.
8. Ensure an orderly, stimulating and motivational culture with a strong sense of school community.
9. Establish a strong understanding of Wellington College and its ethos and traditions.
10. Once open, review operating budgets and provide financial accountability.
11. Once open, manage the school in a fiscally responsible manner.
12. Ensure that the physical resources of the Nursery are utilised as effectively and efficiently as possible.
13. Ensure the provision of high-quality learning through excellence in service delivery and performance management of people and resources.
14. Manage the budget for professional development throughout the Nursery.
15. Manage the budget for educational resources throughout the Nursery.
16. Direct recruitment and on-going deployment of staffing and manpower throughout the Nursery.
17. Ensure policies, practices and parental communications are established and maintained to support the physical, emotional and social development of the individual student.
18. Be accountable for the compliance of all local and any national regulations with regards to Early Years education, in collaboration with the Chinese Deputy of EY.
19. Implement and monitor the general policies, including those for Behaviour, Antibullying, Discipline and Child Protection within the Nursery.
For more information and the complete Job Description, please see the supporting document below.
For help or support in submitting your application please contact katie.oflynn@wellingtoncollege.cn
Attached documents
About Huili School Nantong
- Huili School Nantong
- 66 Haide Road, Su-Xi-Tong Science and, Technology Industrial Park, Nantong
- Jiangsu
- 226017
- China
Wellington College China is excited to show off the newest member of its family — Huili School Nantong, whose vision is to cultivate talent through virtue, kindness and integrity. Huili Nantong is committed to providing a world-class bilingual education to Chinese pupils aged 3 to 18 leading to university entrance overseas, primarily in the UK, the USA or Europe. It instills in them the five characteristics of the Huili Identity: Inspired, Intellectual, Independent, Individual and Inclusive. Huili School Nantong encourages its pupils to become both outstanding Chinese nationals as well as well-rounded, global citizens. We say that our children have roots in China but a global vision. Teaching is in both English and Chinese with about 50% of our staff being local Chinese and 50% native-English speaking expats. All of our Chinese staff also speak English and are role models to the children in the school. The Common Room is strong with both the Chinese and foreign staff teaching and socialising together.
Offering a complete 15-year education system, Huili School Nantong has a total area of 80,000sqm and is the largest campus in the Wellington College China portfolio. It opened its doors to Early Years 2 - Grade 7 (Ages 3 - 13) in September 2022 and will expand by one grade per year hereafter until full. Having an enrolment capacity of 2000, the school also offers boarding accommodation for approximately 700 pupils, starting from primary school age. Huili School Nantong adopts the same architectural style as Wellington College in England coupled with the latest, state-of-the-art facilities. Its teaching areas, boarding accommodation, school halls, library, indoor sports hall, swimming pool and outdoor football and rugby pitches are all designed to resemble its premium British counterpart in both style and quality.
Thanks to the network of talent Wellington College China has developed over the past 10 years, Huili School Nantong has been able to assemble an outstanding academic team and a top-quality learning environment. Our links with Wellington College are strong and good practice and CPD is shared regularly between the schools. With more Wellington and Huili school to come online in various global locations in the coming years, it is a very exciting place to work.
Working at Huili School Nantong
Wellington College China has built a vibrant community where pupils and staff alike strive to achieve excellence in all that they do. We employ individuals who are genuinely passionate and committed to working in the educational sector.
We expect our teachers to share our high expectations and aspirations, for themselves and their pupils, and to be demonstrably committed to the all-round education that our Huili approach embodies.
We offer a competitive salary and excellent employee benefits with opportunities for career progression in a global organisation. Through Wellington College China, employees gain access to comprehensive professional development and support.
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