Principal

The Board of Directors wishes to invite applicants to succeed the school’s founding Principal, who will be retiring in August 2020. CSS is an IB World School founded in 2006 and offers both HKDSE and the IB Curriculum. Blending the best of international and Chinese educational ideals, it offers an exceptionally caring and vibrant learning culture based on positive, mutually respectful relationships.

CSS and its sister schools, Creative Primary School and Creative Primary School’s Kindergarten enjoy immense support from parents. We provide a progressive all-round education, preparing students for the challenges of the rapidly changing globalised world.

The Role

The Principal is expected to serve this community through:

• Ensuring that the best interests and well-being of students remains paramount, and empowering students to become effective and compassionate citizens of the future
• Facilitating a common sense of purpose amongst all stakeholders whilst safeguarding the distinctive vision and culture of the school
• Leading and fostering a climate of excellence, continuous learning and collegial collaboration in the staff team
• Strategically planning for the school’s sustainable development in an era characterised by increasingly rapid and unpredictable change and challenges

The Attributes

• A visionary educator – strong awareness of global educational trends and a strong grasp of the specific context of Hong Kong
• A pedagogical leader – ability to recruit and motivate teaching teams to deliver high quality learning; a strategic planner, implementer and evaluator who can ensure excellence; knowledge of local and international curricula highly preferred.
• A highly compassionate Principal – with interest in and empathy for the well-being and all-round growth of students and staff
• An eloquent communicator – fluency in written and spoken English and Chinese highly preferred; deep understanding of Chinese and international cultures. Capacity to effectively promote the school’s vision and programmes.
• A pragmatic administrator – financially literate and competitively-minded, able to balance the challenges and benefits of the Direct Subsidy Scheme within the context of subsidised, private and international schools in Hong Kong

Applicants who are interested in the above post should send their CV, application letter, and details of 2 professional referees to the School Supervisor by email to hr.principal@css.edu.hk or by post to Creative Secondary School, 3 Pung Loi Rd, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong

Closing Date: 2 September 2019.