Head of Primary
Dyatmika School
Bali, Indonesia
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 24 October 2017
Job overview
About our school
Dyatmika School is a not for profit school on the beautiful island of Bali, Indonesia. The school is currently in its 23nd year and has grown to offer a rich educational programme in English and Indonesian to students from the age of 3 to 18.
About the role
We are seeking a qualified and experienced Head of Primary to lead the Primary and Early Years section of the school. The contract is for July 2018 - July 2020, renewable. The package includes an attractive salary; housing allowance; resettlement allowance; international medical insurance; visa costs; incoming flights / annual flights. Full details, including family benefits, are provided to short listed candidates.
About you
In order to be considered for this role you will need to have:
- A full teaching qualification and Master of Education degree (an Indonesian requirement)
- Experience leading a Primary school
- Understanding of learning in a bilingual programme
You will also be:
- A leader of effective learning in Primary and the Early Years
- Able to lead sustainable, strategic school improvement
- An exceptional member of the school’s leadership team
- An excellent communicator who interacts mindfully with others
- A role model in terms of commitment, resilience and professionalism
- Respectful of the diverse school culture and capable of embracing life in Bali
It would be an advantage for you to have:
- Working knowledge of the Cambridge International curriculum
- Experience of working with an intercultural teaching and administrative team
- Some Indonesian language skills
Application process
Please send a CV, including your Skype, email and phone contacts; a photo and contacts for 3 referees along with a covering letter that addresses the requirements of this vacancy - total not exceeding 4 pages. Email applications or inquiries to: Julie Browett, Director jbrowett@dyatmika.org
Application deadline: 25 October
Long listed candidates will be interviewed via Skype, possibly before the closing date, with a further interview and school visit for short listed candidates.
More about Dyatmika School
Dyatmika’s mission is to develop confident, happy and academically successful individuals who know how to learn and are critical thinkers. The School Charter emphasises bilingual education; creativity; moral integrity; religious and social understanding; civic responsibility; cultural preservation and sensible management of the natural environment.
Graduates go to prestigious colleges and universities in different parts of the world including the UK, Australia, the US, Japan, Holland, Italy and Indonesia.
At Dyatmika we value our teachers and promote Professional Development. Our International Teachers and Heads of School work collegially with their Indonesian counterparts to plan and deliver teaching programmes based on current, effective Teaching and Learning strategies.
The school itself is situated on a beautiful campus overlooking rice paddies, the beach and the ocean, just outside Sanur in Bali’s south east. As well as being a great place to work, Dyatmika is situated in a fascinating part of the world. Teachers at Dyatmika enjoy an excellent lifestyle as well as extensive travel, intercultural and leisure opportunities in Bali and around the region.
About Dyatmika School
Vision: Education for a better world
Why work with us at Dyatmika?
You will experience a vibrant, rewarding teaching experience and lifestyle in Bali, Indonesia. We provide a competitive package and the opportunity to work in a successful, professionally run school alongside warm and supportive colleagues. We have high expectations of our students and they are a pleasure to teach.
The school and its community
Dyatmika is an established, not for profit school that reinvests its income back into the school and lives its vision on a daily basis. Our Board of Governors and parent body are very supportive.
Our beautiful, purpose built school site overlooks a green belt area of rice paddies and the beach by the Indian Ocean.
Learning at Dyatmika
International teachers teach the Cambridge International Programme from the start of Primary to IGCSEs, AS and A Levels. This curriculum is augmented through a programme of field trips and camps. Extra-curricular activities and the Balinese cultural programme mean that students have a wide variety of opportunities to broaden their horizons and find their passion.
Our students
Our students are respectful and talented young people who make teaching here truly rewarding. Student leadership is strong and works in a partnership with teachers and parents. Students’ academic success means they go on to universities and colleges in Indonesia and throughout the world, including the UK, Australia, the Netherlands, Japan and Indonesia.
Our teachers
Our international teachers are well qualified and experienced, with the majority coming from the UK, Australia and the EU. Our International Teachers and Heads of School work collegially with their Indonesian counterparts to plan and deliver teaching programmes based on current, effective teaching and learning strategies.
At Dyatmika we value our teachers and promote Professional Development. International teachers are provided with Indonesian language lessons at school.
Bali lifestyle
In addition to excellent accommodation and fascinating intercultural opportunities, teachers enjoy a whole range of leisure activities including relaxing on the beach; a range of water and land based sports; a vibrant music, yoga and salsa dancing scene; world class literary, film and food festivals; workshops on a wide range of interests; wonderful, diverse food.
Bali is situated in a fascinating part of the world. Our teachers enjoy weekend breaks within Bali and the off-shore islands. The airport gives easy access to the region and other international destinations.
More about our school
The Dyatmika Learner Profile
Dyatmika’s Learner Profile embodies the school’s aims for the development of the young people enrolled in our school.
Bilingual education
In Primary, students are immersed in a stimulating bilingual English and Indonesian learning environment so that they develop as users of both languages. Our outstanding International and National teachers embrace current educational research in the area of bilingual education.
In High School, students are taught in English; Cambridge IGCSE, AS and A Level programmes demand fluency in English, and our programme provides this. However, our aim remains that our students become part of the local community, with language a powerful tool to enable this goal. Bilingualism is maintained with the provision of first language Bahasa Indonesia classes, together with second language classes that support the development of all students’ Indonesian language level.
A warm and caring school community
Dyatmika School has a strong and stable community. Many families send their children to Dyatmika for their entire school career. Our welcoming school is small enough to recognise and embrace the strength of every individual yet big enough to be socially diverse.
Over its 28 years of operation the school has grown steadily from 27 students to around 740 students. Students ages range from 3 years old in playgroup to 18 years old in the graduating year when students have completed their A Levels (this is called Class 12 in Indonesia).
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