Kindergarten Principal
About this role
- An interesting position with salary commensurate depending on experience and variable components
- An attractive benefit package including a monthly ticket for public transportation or benefit card, comprehensive company pension schemes, relocation support and access to a Corporate Benefits Portal
- 30 + 5 days of holidays
- Five days of additional paid sick leave in the case of an ill child, and reduced rates for school or nursery fees
- Support with applying for residency and work permits
- Opportunities for continuous professional development
- Small groups support with additional professionals
- Trusting relationships among teachers, teaching assistants, and students, as well as a cooperative parent community
Your Responsibilities
- Ensuring the quality of care, upbringing and education based on the Hessian education and development plan in conjunction with the International Baccalaureate (IB) program and continuous further development of the concept
- Overall responsibility for all educational and administrative tasks and processes
- Organization of parents' evenings and discussions
- Active participation in staff selection as well as disciplinary and professional personnel management and evaluation of the institution's employees
- Organization of internal training, further training and external supervision
- Close cooperation with the elementary school to ensure a smooth transition for the children
- Organising and supervising the pedagogical and administrative processes and tasks
Your Profile
We seek an enthusiastic, open-minded member for our leadership team who enjoys working with children and wants to join a high performing, dedicated faculty in an international setting.
- You are an Educator, ideally state-recognized by German regulations or you hold a comparable recognised qualification
- Relevant experience in a management position with leadership responsibility
- You have a profound pedagogical knowledge and are experienced in the field of parental work
- You possess an organised and structured working style, as well as excellent communication skills
- You demonstrate a high level of commitment and flexibility and are open-minded
- You have a good knowledge of German or English (at least B1, proof required)
About Us
The Strothoff International School is a bilingual, international school. In our pedagogical concept, we follow both the Hessian education plan and the international IB curriculum. On our family-friendly and modern campus in Dreieich (near Frankfurt), we offer around 400 children and young people access to German-English language acquisition, starting in nursery, according to the immersion method. Within the framework of our international and diverse campus community, our pedagogical team in the nursery, primary school and secondary school supports our students in growing up to become independent, open-minded and globally thinking young people.
The Strothoff International School is a part of the Phorms Education SE network of bilingual schools and nurseries, that has been enriching the educational landscape in Germany since 2006.
Interested in re-shaping education? Bring your new ideas to life with us and apply now. Do not hesitate to contact Patrick, [email protected].
We look forward to your application!