VACANCY - MHS PRINCIPAL
Cebu International School (CIS) was established in 1924, in Cebu City, the Queen City of the Southern Philippines. Cebu City is the second largest city in the Philippines, is located on the tropical island of Cebu, and has many of the modern amenities of a big city with the case of access to the relaxed beach lifestyle. The international airport allows for easy access in and out of Cebu, and daily flights to Manila, Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul.
Cebu International School is the only internationally accredited school in Cebu City, with Council of International Schools (CIS), WASC and PAASCU. In addition, CIS is an IB World school offering the IB Diploma.
The position: CIS seeks an energetic applicant who has experience in both international schools and as a Middle and/or High School Principal. At this stage of the school’s development, and within the current team, these are two essential pre-requisites. In addition, the applicant needs to be a team player and believe that respect for others, community and self guides everything we say and do at our school. The position also requires someone who is interested in helping the school, and the faculty be the very best that they can be, therefore extensive experience with evaluation/appraisal is desirable. We are implementing Rubicon Atlas curriculum mapping, and the MAP testing system, therefore experience in these two areas is helpful. Teaching experience in and/or co-ordinating the IB Diploma programme is also an essential pre-requisite for this job. We are at a consolidation phase at the moment with respect to curriculum and assessment, therefore strong curriculum leadership is vital. The salary/benefits package offered in this job is not as attractive as other international schools, however this job is for someone who believes in making a difference and is not restricted by any other factors. The lifestyle offered by living in tropical Cebu city is also an added bonus, with easy access to beaches and spas to balance out all that hard work!
Start is scheduled for mid July 2011.
Deadline for applications is: Friday 29 October 2010
Email: a letter of application, CV (including a small photo and the names/contact details of three referees) to hrd@cis.edu.ph
The school: CIS is an English medium school, catering for both host country and expatriate students who live in Cebu or the neighbouring islands.
Our school prepares students to enter Universities overseas.
Our mission statement concludes with: Together we are Responsible, Respectful and Prepared. We have revised our CIS Philosophy, Vision, Mission and developed a statement of core beliefs that are on the home page of our website. This would give you an idea of who we are and what we are striving to achieve.
Curriculum: CIS curriculum starts from the IB Diploma and works backwards down to our Pre-School programme. We use Atlas Rubicon curriculum mapping, and have developed our own curriculum standards and benchmarks. CIS is focusing on developing and reviewing the curriculum to ensure that we have a quality curriculum that leads to success in the IB Diploma. This also means that we have entry standards for our second language English speakers, and that we do not have ESL students in our Grade 10 level..
Students: We have a relatively stable student population, with more than 20 different nationalities represented and capped at 30% for any one nationality. The CIS students are very friendly, open, warm and caring, and many of our visitors have remarked on their friendliness. Our enrolment hovers around the 400-450 student level.
Our faculty are predominantly Filipino and the expatriate hires are all internationally experienced. The goal is within the next 3-5 years, depending on student enrolment, to have the faculty balanced in diversity with different nationalities represented and more internationally experienced teachers being employed. We currently have 52 full-time teaching faculty and 4 part-time faculty for SY10-11. We have a further 64 non-teaching staff to support the operations of the school.
The major focus of the school at the moment is to improve the student learning experience and we are working hard on curriculum design (UbD), teaching methodologies and assessment practices. We have also raised expectations within the community and established accountability measures for both students and staff.
School Facility: The school has a wonderful facility – please check out our website for photos. We are focusing on developing non-text book based resourcing and this means that we are also developing our IT network infrastructure to support the teaching/learning process. We have a wireless campus, and students do tend to use their laptops, however we realize that we need to take it further with other innovations. The swimming pools, climbing wall, and spacious grounds are often commented upon by visitors to our school.
For further information about CIS, please do take the time to review our website. We hope that you can obtain a ‘feel’ for the school culture by reviewing it.
JOB DESCRIPTION
PRE-REQUISITES:
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Possess appropriate degrees (minimum Master's level or equivalent) plus current certification and/or experience in the area of Administration
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Have at least ten years Middle High School teaching experience
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Have at least four years as a successful Principal or Assistant Principal in an accredited international school.
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At least four years teaching experience in the IB Diploma programme and/or IB Diploma Co-ordinator experience.
PREFFERED QUALITIES
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Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills
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Be of strong moral character with the ability to engender trust in his or her leadership
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Be student-centered, open, approachable, positive and supportive of school initiatives
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Demonstrated success in a multi-cultural school environment which has included other language learners
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Demonstrate the willingness to seek constant professional learning and professional growth as a committed life-long learner
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Demonstrate excellent analytical, decision-making, and planning skills
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Bring strong experience in development of curricular initiatives, including familiarity with Understanding by Design, Atlas curriculum mapping, standards-based assessment, and 21st Century Learning approaches
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Commit to, and foster, community involvement and support for students, programs and committees
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Employ excellent organizational and managerial skills to motivate and lead faculty
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Be able to work collaboratively with an administration team to ensure the goals and plans of the CIS Board of Trustees are achieved and carried out
PROCESS
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Application deadline is: Friday 29 October 2010
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A series of phone/skype interviews will be held with a panel as well as with the Superintendent, Elementary Principal and the incumbent MHS Principal.
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Finalists selected for final interview by the Superintendent, after consultation.
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Final interview and appointment, hopefully before the end of Semester One, however face to face interviews may be required at either the Search Sydney, CIS London, and Search London Fairs before a final decision is made.
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The school reserves the right to appoint an applicant if the right ‘fit’ is found.
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Once appointed, the Principal will be flown to Cebu to spend a week in the school for orientation. This will happen during Semester Two and a mutually convenient time.
CIS offers an attractive salary / benefit package. Qualified and interested applicants may send their application letter, updated CV, transcripts of records and list of references and their contact details (telephone/mobile to ddelgado@cis.edu.ph / hrd@cis.edu.ph).
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