Residential Parent

Kodaikanal International School is a 120-year-old dynamic international school with a rich history of holistic education, offering the IB continuum of the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP) and the Diploma Programme (DP) to our learners. Our beautiful school and community are nestled in the Palani Hills of Tamil Nadu, South India.

At KIS, we empower our students to navigate through life’s challenges to achieve their true potential. We follow an inquiry-based approach that promotes critical thinking, learner agency and a dedication to serving others. We recognize the importance of a meaningful, relevant and engaging curriculum that connects students to real-world contexts for their learning. We are keenly aware of the need to adapt our teaching and learning model to respond to the needs of our students in a world of fast-paced change.

**Role**:
The KIS Residential parent plays an important role in overseeing their students’ adjustment, wellbeing, academic, and behavior support, psychosocial, emotional and spiritual progress through the school year. They are responsible for the residential needs of each student under their care, _in loco parentis_.

**About Kodaikanal International School**:
KIS Vision Statement: We strive to be a school the world needs: Our graduates will be transformative leaders, caring humans and thoughtful ambassadors for a just, sustainable and peaceful world.

KIS Mission Statement: Kodaikanal International School (KIS) is committed to empowering young people from diverse backgrounds with vision, knowledge, compassion and cross-cultural understanding. We are a community that welcomes everyone and seeks our purpose in the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

KIS Values: Accountability, Appreciation, Concern for Others, Consistency, Context, Cooperation, Integrity, Openness, Performance, and Reverence.

**We are seeking colleagues who are driven by**:

- a strong belief in KIS’s guiding principles;
- the IB philosophy;
- service and action;
- a focus on trust, relationships and community.

**Our learning environment is characterized as**:

- inquiry-based learning;
- fostering agency in our learners;
- transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary;
- service-oriented;
- diverse, safe and inclusive.

**Safeguarding Statement**:
KIS is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people in our care. We support the rights of the child and will act without hesitation to ensure a child-safe environment. We also support the rights and wellbeing of our staff and volunteers and encourage their active participation in building and maintaining a secure environment for all participants. Teachers at KIS must follow the guidelines of the school’s protective behavior policies and protocols, including reporting any situation that might constitute a health and/or safety hazard to students or school employees.

**Qualifications & Experiences**:
**Required Qualifications**:

- Graduate from a recognized university or college with a Bachelors’ degree,
- Teaching/residential parenting in an international residential setting

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- An advance degree with focus in Child Psychology,
- Training in child development or principles of learning desired

**Preferred Experience**:

- At least three years working with elementary, middle or high school students in a school or residential setting
- Experience with counselling, mediation, or social work with youngsters

**Preferred Skills and Dispositions**:

- Be at least 25 years of age and display a high level of maturity
- Be dynamic, energetic, flexible but firm, loving, decisive and creative
- Able to form healthy, meaningful relationships with young persons
- Enjoy being with and understanding young people
- Understand how to be a good parent
- Be non-judgmental in attitude and able to understand issues around diversity in relation to culture, religion and other social and personal issues
- Possess excellent communication skills, oral and written, in English
- Additional languages preferred
- Have excellent organization skills, including time management and supervisory skills
- Be IT literate
- Be willing to learn, take part in and contribute to your own and others professional development
- Understand the role of behavior management and support for the healthy development of students
- Understand about lines of communication and accountability in school organizations

**Reports to**:Dean of Residential Life**
**Coordinates with**: Assistant Dean, Executive Assistant to the Dean
**Time Period**: Initial 2-year contract, potential extensions after initial contract

**Responsibilities**:
**Instruction**

A KIS staff is expected to provide quality instruction for the students at KIS in accordance with the school’s established curriculum, school policies and expectations. The person in this role:

- Student well-being and adjustment to KIS
- Health, safety and housekeeping
- Spiritual leadership an