Assistant Principal

The International School of Koje (ISK) is a coeducational international school for children from 3 years old to Year 9 (UK) or Grade 8 (US). Located in the world’s largest shipbuilding city, ISK was first established in 1970s to support expat children’s education then has grown into an independent school. We are an international school accredited by the Ministry of Education of Korea.  We also acquired an IPC accreditation and are working toward to achieve IMYC accreditation during 2016-2017. Enrollment in August 2017 is expected to be approximately 150 students from Nursery to Year 9. For detailed information about ISK, please visit us at www.iskoje.org.

Position Summary

International School of Koje (ISK) is seeking a well-qualified and experienced Assistant Principal to start in August 2017. The school wishes to offer high school classes in the future and so it would be desirable for the candidates to have experience in developing high school programs including IGCSE and possibly the IB Diploma. Knowledge and experience of college counseling would also be desirable / necessary.

He/she is responsible for:

• Using the recent IPC/IMYC Accreditation Reports (June 2016 and June/July 2017) respectively, as guides to oversee the next stage implementation of the school’s IPC/IMYC Action Plan. These will also be required to be incorporated into the overall School Improvement Plan.   
• Overseeing preparation and maintenance of curriculum and documentation (curriculum policy documents & planning documents)
• Academic targets: setting individual, year level and whole school targets and supporting progress towards them.
• Setting up and arranging class plan and time tables.
• Assisting the Principal with staff monitoring and evaluation.

 Required Qualifications:

• Must have previous successful leadership experience in an international school setting
• Exceptional interpersonal and leadership capability
• Sensitivity to diverse cultures
  Preferred Qualifications:
• Master’s or Advanced degree in education or similar; or leadership
• Knowledge of and experience with the IPC and IMYC program
• Familiar and experienced with accreditation procedures

Process

The first closing date for the application is 24 Mar. 2017 and the final closing date will be 14 Apr. 2017. The review of files will begin as soon as applications are received.  Candidates should send the following information as a single pdf file:

• Cover letter
• Current resume/CV
• Two to three letters of reference

For applications or questions, please email to hr@iskoje.org.