DGM - Education and Training - International Programme – IB DP & MYP

Shri Educare Limited invites smart, energetic and creative educationists to be a part of the family. We are looking for someone who can initiate, develop and be a part of our quest for excellence in sphere of education. To provide effective, dynamic and inspirational support to SEL and its schools so that they build effective systems and process. The purpose of this position will be To develop, review and implement the curriculum of the Middle School for the International Program and to research & develop documentation and intellectual property for owned schools and SEL International Consultancy Projects.

Principal Accountabilities & Responsibilities

Outcomes

Activities for achieving OutcomesCurriculum Development

• Research, development and documentation of curriculum for various

Projects.

• Coordinate with the quality checking resources to ensure that the curriculum is in line with the expectation.
• Enriching the DP/Middle School curriculum for SEL as per the requirement and parameters set by SEL. 
• Enriching and developing DP/Middle-School workbooks to support the SEL International curriculum.
• Collaborative learning and teaching sessions to strengthen teacher competency and confidence.

Customized training programmes / Training & Development.

• Research, preparation and conducting the programmes for staff of SEL DP/Middle
  schools.
• Conduct of customized training programmes - both Generic and Domain related for staff of SEL schools.
• Execution of teacher training and induction in schools.
• Coordinate and conduct professional development sessions for the teaching staff.
• Collate the training needs identified during lesson observations and interactions with the teaching faculty.
• Lead/Co-lead LO's for all subjects for MYP/Grades 6 to 12 at schools (as per requirement).
• Development and Implementation of Makerspace in schools, as required.
• Create domain related training modules to use at SEL Schools to strengthen pedagogy.
• Implementation of programmes/projects like JAS, etc. as per schools' need.

Documentation of systems as per design brief

• Ensure documentation of the required policies for SEL in line with the services offered as per design brief.
• Implementation of Cambridge LS, IGCSE, MYP, DP in schools as required.
• Ensure customization and implementation of the policies in line with the requirements for each project.
• Reviewing and enriching the existing policies (operations) offered to SEL Schools.

School Co-ordination

• Coordinating with other SEL functions and with schools, to provide quality service to SEL Schools.
• Collating documents for record and reference.
• Analysing and providing support in all areas/ processes as per the school requirement and need.
• Contribute to Monthly meetings at SEL for all SEL schools for IP.
• Add value and enrich student /teacher learning through explorative engagement and experiences. 
• Conduct demos and micro teaching sessions at schools to enhance and enrich teachers' classroom transactions.

Create and maintain quality parameters

• Ensure training for resources to meet the parameters.
• Analyse and report the gaps in the system with respect to quality parameters.
• Observing teaching sessions to monitor the implementation of Shri methodology in the SEL schools.
• Empowering teachers to be able to impart Shri values and teaching methodology to students and new members of the school.
• Creating and reviewing the year plan based on the vertical progression for Schools.
• Ensure High Quality Teaching and Learning (HQTL) focusing on intellectual, physical, social, and emotional needs of learners.
• Conduct research and comparative analysis: 3rd party assessment services providers.

Other assignments

• Supporting VP Operations in other assignments as may be assigned from time to time.
• Coordinate, attend and contribute to the meetings related to Schools of SEL.
• Contribute in the Strategic Planning process.
• Ensure timely documentation of Visit Reports, Monthly Review PPTs etc., and monitor that all school related tasks and process is done on a regular basis.
• Coordination and review of work with external consultants (if/as applicable).
• Offer support in Domain of expertise (as per requirement).

Self Development

• Participate in training programs organized by the office. 
• Upgrade existing skills to support the demands of the role.
• Keep oneself informed on the latest pedagogy, best practices and new-trends in the education domain. 
• Identify and participate in professional development opportunities.

Nature of Subordinate Activities

NA

Working Relationships

• SEL Team to contribute to the project planning process.
• SEL Schools' teams to evaluate the status of various projects.

Who do you interact with

Purpose of interaction

Frequency

Principal/Promoter/Teachers of SEL Schools (DP & Middle – IP)

• For curriculum support
• For approvals on any new initiative
• For inculcating the Shri way
• For training and development of staff

As and when requiredVP Ops/CEO

• For internal review
• For understanding SEL systems and process while initiating new systems across the school

As and when required, almost monthlySchool Coordinators

• For taking inputs on the operational part of school
• For various reviews, curriculum planning
• For implementing new policies/processes

As and when requiredTeaching staff of school

• For discussing progress on academics
• For monthly staff meetings
• For informal feedbacks and inputs

Need based at least once a monthPeople from other schools

• For networking
• For building relationships and knowing what is happening in the education space

Need based

Consultants/

Freelancers

• For curriculum development
• People from the education fraternity

Need Based

External vendors

• For developing relations and fulfilling requirements for printing, designing etc.

Need basis

Challenges/Complexity of Job

1. Align the school team with SEL's ethos and philosophy.
2. Liaise between Principal, Promoter and SEL as cultural and regional diversities provide different mindsets and thought processes.
3. As individual complex organizations, the nature of support provided to each school is tailored, requiring a dynamic approach as per their constant changing needs.
4. To support the school in its own development so that it builds internal capacity and progress, making it sustainable over time.
5. To keep oneself abreast of contemporary best practices and techniques to enrich SEL's existing curriculum and pedagogy.
6. Manage travel plan logistics to accommodate school calendars.

Decision Making Boundaries

1. Recommending the best to the school which is in line with the Shri philosophy.
2. Share inputs in terms of training and development of school staff.
3. Suggest best practices followed in TSEY/TSRS and other SEL schools.
4. Decision making in areas related to creation of domain related documentation and intellectual property
5. Decisions pertaining to finances of a school are not taken by the consultant.

Skills and Competencies

Pedagogy

• Strong understanding of best practices in DP & Middle-school education
• Clear understanding of pedagogic language and structure
• Able to define pedagogy and create pedagogy based on research

Knowledge Management

• Research, collation and customization of data for a variety of DP & Middle School education-based deliverables
• Documentation of processes, and acquiring data to systematically support documentation

Communication Skills

• Effective and excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) that are modified to suit different audience groups
• Presentation capabilities, both ICT and non ICT based
• Effective listening, to be able to gather feedback and collate
• Experience and expertise in training

Innovation and Analysis

• Developing solutions based on available data to suit various requirements
• Enabling others to develop solutions based on their understanding of their needs
• Evaluation of data based on customized criteria

Project Management

• Breaking down deliverables into multiple activities
• Creating activity schedules and maintaining them
• Reporting and monitoring (whichever is required)
• Identifying hotspots and taking preventive action

Initiative

• Managing deliverables without any supervision and follow up
• Taking responsibility of the situation and driving tasks, projects
• Constantly following up with other team members to get the job done

Position Specifications

 

Educational Qualification

 (Minimal Required)

Graduate+ Post Graduate + B. Ed (From Reputed College).

Duration & nature of past experience required

(Minimal Required) 

• Minimum 6 years of experience with teaching DP and MYP in a school environment or Curriculum support for International Schools. 
• Profile - Examiner, Workshop Leader, Evaluation Leader.
• Last IB training should not be more than 3 years old.

Domain/Subject

English/Computer Science/Design Technology/Economics/Chemistry/Math (any subject except Biology & Physics).

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