Position Title: Head of School 25-26
Division: Administration
Supervisor: Board of Directors
Direct Reports: Assistant Heads of School (Finance&Operations, Teaching&Learning), Division Principals, Director of Human Resources & Government Relations and Director of Spiritual Life & Identity.
Position Summary: The Head of School serves as the educational leader of the school responsible for communicating and empowering Concordia International School Shanghai to carry out its vision and mission. He/She is responsible for managing the policies, facilities, regulations and procedures that ensure all students are learning, are supervised in a safe learning environment, and provided a high quality education that meets the approved curricula as framed by the Schoolwide Learner Outcomes (SLO’s)
The Head of School works collaboratively with all stakeholders to meet the academic, spiritual, and social needs of the school community, advance the school’s core values, foster a sense of community throughout the school, monitor progress toward school-wide goals, and establish goals for ongoing improvement which align with the school-wide goals.
Requirements:
Education
Masters Degree or above-preferably in Educational Leadership
Appropriate Administrative Experience, License or Certification needed for work permit/visa process
Ordained or Rostered in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
Advanced degree beyond Masters degree desired, preferred
Experience
As a school grounded in the Christian faith, Concordia seeks to hire Christian candidates who are interested in the complex questions of faith and spirituality and who are keen to learn and interact with others of different faith traditions.
Is of strong moral character with the ability to engender trust in his/her leadership
Managed and directed a substantial school (i.e.: consisting of 20 or more faculty) at the Principal level – minimum of 3 years
Proven success working with a diverse student population from a wide variety of cultural, social and religious backgrounds.
Active member of an LCMS congregation
International school experience or equivalent experience working internationally, preferred
Competencies
Spiritual Leader
Demonstrates moral integrity, honesty, kindness, faithfulness
Is a person of moral principles
Models a Christian faith walk
Models servant leadership characteristics
Demonstrates ability to resolve conflict
Is collegial and contributing member of the school wide community
Mission Centered-Vision Focused
Is inspirational
Takes personal ownership in fulfilling the mission
Can “see” the future and articulate, plan, and execute next steps
Demonstrates a positive, optimistic, can-do attitude
Demonstrates a passion for teacher and student success
Instructional Leader
Leads curriculum based on the most recent understanding about learning
Ability to develop, implement, and monitor curriculum and learner progress
Is a leader of learning
Promotes professional development focused on improving student achievement
Observes teachers regularly and provides appropriate feedback
Team Focused
Respectful of all, builds people up, is equitable in relationships
Is transparent, flexible, and adaptable
Demonstrates commitment to strategic plan
Works collaboratively with all in the school and community
Advocates and nurtures a positive school culture conducive to student learning and teacher growth
Management Competence
Manages the school, operations and resources to provide a productive environment for learning
Demonstrate ability to delegate, empower co-workers and develop leaders
Clearly communicates, both orally and in written form, to a diverse group of cultures and in diverse settings
Ability to learn quickly and demonstrate flexibility in the face of fast paced change and cultural complex institutions and structures
Ability to work with government stakeholders and external partners
Key Areas of Responsibility
Spiritual Leader
Be culturally sensitive and tolerant of the beliefs of other religions represented in the student body
As allowed by Chinese law, oversee that activities and polices reflect the Gospel of Jesus Christ
Provide prayers/devotionals at special events
Lead devotions at beginning of P-12 faculty meetings
Provide spiritual guidance during crisis
Chief Executive Officer
The HOS is the Chief Executive Officer of the school. As such he/she:
Is the person who is ultimately responsible for everything that occurs on campus
Facilitates and coordinates Board meetings
Ensures that the school remains focused on the mission
Articulates a vision for the school that moves the mission forward
Creates a climate on campus that embraces the mission and empowers the faculty/staff to carry out the mission in a positive and collaborative atmosphere
Serves as the face of the institution to the school’s various constituencies, and as such serves on the Board of Directors of the Shanghai Community Center, the Board of Governors of the Asia Pacific Activities Conference (APAC), represents Concordia at the quarterly meetings of the Shanghai International Schools Association, is the Concordia voting delegate to the Annual General Meeting of the Association of Chinese and Mongolian International Schools (ACAMIS)
Builds positive relationships with all constituents of the school
Governance
As the legal representative of the school, serves as chairman of the Board
Is the primary liaison with all PRC government authorities
Is the primary liaison with the LCMS
Is a member of all sub-committees of the Board
Recommends appropriate policies for approval of the Board to ensure the school is fiscally responsible and stays focused on mission.
Approves all administrative, faculty and student handbook policies
Ensures compliance of all school policies
Education Leader
Stays abreast of best practices, trends, and innovations that allows the school to maintain its role of leadership within international education
Approves significant changes in policies, programs or procedures that impact the curriculum
Through the Assistant Head of School for Teaching&Learning as well as the Principals and the monitors and manages the curriculum of the school
Creates a climate that supports faculty driven innovation in the delivery of the curriculum
Provides leadership to ensure the school maintains full WASC Accreditation – approves the submission of the annual report to WASC
Approves the annual report provided to the Shanghai Education Commission (SEC)
Comprehensive School Planning
Causes a long term Comprehensive School Plan to be created
Through the Assistant Head of School for Teaching&Learning monitors the implementation of the plan
Decides which recommendations will be implemented, when implemented and how financed
Finances
Through the Board Finance Committee and the AHOS-Finance & Operations, submits an annual budget to the Board for approval
Makes recommendations to the Board for annual tuition costs
Makes recommendations to the Board for annual salary and benefits adjustment
Through the AHOS-Finance & Operations, provides budget reports for each Board meeting
Through the AHOS-Finance & Operations, ensures good financial stewardship principles are in place and all accounting conventions are being followed
Ensures that the school is in good financial health
Approves and/or denies requests for expenditures not included in the budget
Ensures best practices for investment of surplus funds
Through the AHOS-Finance & Operations, creates plans for facility development and maintenance
Management
Serves as the direct supervisor for the Director of Operations, Compliance and Strategy, Director of Marketing and Business Development, Principals, the Assistant Heads Of School.
Monitors personnel policies and recommends changes to ensure high faculty/staff morale, higher than average retention rates and allows for the recruitment of the best possible faculty/staff
Responsible for the recruitment of faculty and staff
Through the Human Resources staff, ensures that all personnel legally meet the requirements of the PRC to be in China
Ensures procedures are in place to comply with all codes and laws of the various government agencies of China
Chairs the Executive Council meetings
Attends additional leadership meetings (Academic and Leadership Council)
Student Support
Ensures activities and procedures are in place to support the holistic education of the student body
Ensures that a healthy extra-curricular program serves the needs of all students, including international travel, athletics, performing arts and clubs
Provides resources to enable all admitted students to succeed
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