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School Director

School Director

ISF International School Frankfurt Rhein-Main

Germany

Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term

Job overview

SABIS® is a global education network that has an active presence in 20 countries on five continents. Schools in the SABIS® Network educate over 70,000 students and implement a proven, proprietary system. SABIS® Network schools provide students with a top-quality education that prepares them for success in university and in life.

ISF International School Frankfurt Rhein-Main (ISF), a member of the global SABIS Network, is a private, full-day school serving students from Kindergarten/Pre-school to Grade 12 using English as the language of instruction. ISF offers students a structured, internationally-oriented, college-preparatory curriculum that emphasizes the core subjects of English, mathematics, German, and the sciences. The ISF community is truly international, proudly educating students from more than 50 countries.

Student at ISF benefit from:

  • A challenging academic program with built-in student support
  • English as the language of instruction by native speaking teachers
  • Preparation for local and international external exams
  • Enriching SABIS Student Life Organization®
  • Cutting-edge education technology in the classrooms
  • State-of-the-art facilities

 

We are looking to hire a qualified, highly-motivated school director with excellent education management skills to lead ISF.

As an outstanding leader you will be required to:

I. Uphold the principals and values of the school and SABIS® at all times.

II. Ensure the image of the school is kept to the highest standard as per SABIS® requirements.

III. Foster a school environment conductive to a proper and full implementation of the SABIS® Educational System™.

IV. Provide direction and manage school employees in the performance of their assigned tasks.

V. Monitor and manage all academic issues through classroom observations, meeting with Academic Quality Controllers, analysing results using SABIS® software tools in order to develop improvement plans in ongoing support of students and teachers.

VI. Ensure that the SABIS Student Life Organization® in the school is running and managed efficiently and effectively. 

VII. Oversee the process of admitting new students to the school in coordination with the relevant parties and SABIS® management to ensure successful attainment of targeted annual enrolment. 

VIII. Oversee the staff recruitment process in coordination with the relevant parties and SABIS® management to ensure the hiring and retention of the most competent candidates.

 

Recommended Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in education or equivalent
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience as a school leader
  • Teaching certificate is a plus
  • Fluent English is a must, knowledge of German is a plus
  • Experience in SABIS® school management is preferred

 

Employment Requirements:
 

The candidate should meet all employment requirements including, but not limited to, country and local education and certification requirements, reference checks, and criminal background checks.

Application Process

If you believe that you can make a difference in the lives of our students and lead ISF, then we would like to hear from you. Please send a CV and letter of application to Mrs. Fadia Issa at fissa@sabis.net.

 

About ISF International School Frankfurt Rhein-Main

OUR SCHOOL

The ISF International School Frankfurt Rhein-Main – founded by the City of Frankfurt, the State of Hesse, and multi-national corporations in September 1995 – offers world-class education from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12/13. We are an independent, co-educational, whole-day school situated in the heart of the Rhein-Main region of Germany offering non-sectarian, English language instruction.

Approximately 100 teachers and 50 administrative staff, the majority of whom are from the U.S., the U.K., and Germany, work at ISF.  The school’s German, French, Spanish, Korean, and Japanese teachers are all native speakers. Some teachers have been working at the school since it first opened in 1995.

OUR CAMPUS

Besides complete academic facilities, the campus has exceptional outdoor and indoor sports facilities including a grass football pitch, complete track and field facilities, two tennis courts, a semi-Olympic indoor swimming pool and gymnasium. The two-story Library and a beautiful 400-seat theater complete this fine ISF campus.

OUR SCHOOL YEAR

The school year runs from the end of August through to the end of June. The 3 terms are between 12 and 13 weeks in length. The working week is Monday to Friday and the school day is 8:00am to 4:10pm. There are many after-school activities that are led by students, staff, parents, and outside instructors. During the school year, there are approximately 6 weeks of vacation: one week in October, two weeks for Christmas/New Year’s, one winter week in February and two weeks for Spring Break. There are also the occasional German public holidays. In total there are 180 school teaching days as well as two weeks of staff training and orientation before the start of the school year.

OUR CURRICULUM

ISF offers a rigorous college- and life-preparatory curriculum.  All students at ISF learn German, and a third language is taken by students starting in Grade 6. Students who complete their secondary education at ISF have the following options of diplomas and/or external exams:

  • ISF High School Diploma, which is awarded upon the satisfactory completion of the graduation requirements
  • British International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), which is taken by students at the end of Grade 10 or Grade 11
  • The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme, exams for which are taken by students at the end of Grade 12 or 13. ISF has been an IB World School since August 2007.
  • American Advanced Placement (AP): Individual exams, which are typically taken at the end of Grade 12 or the AP Capstone Diploma, which is completed by students at the end of Grade 12

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