2 Head teachers job at PEAS (Promoting Equality in African Schools)

PEAS (Promoting Equality in African Schools) is social enterprise with a mission to ‘expand access to sustainably delivered, quality secondary education across Africa’. PEAS establishes and operates affordable secondary schools in Uganda and Zambia in areas where access to quality secondary education is limited due to cost and geographical barriers. PEAS launched an ambitious strategy in 2021, aimed at expanding Access to Quality education, ensure schools are Sustainable and invest in systems strengthening. With over 30 secondary schools in Uganda educating over 16,000 students, 50 staff at the Country Office and 900 staff working in the network schools, PEAS intends to recruit two headteachers to fill up the vacant roles at Town View and Kityerera PEAS High School.

Job Title :  Headteacher (2 Job Opportunities)
Organization : PEAS (Promoting Equality in African Schools)
Duty Station :   Malongo Peas High School – Mayuge and Kiira View Secondary School – Jinja
Reports to : Senior School Support Officer (SSSO)

Job Summary:
The Headteacher will provide effective, dynamic, and inspirational leadership to enable the PEAS school to fulfill its agreed Education outcomes, you will provide strategic leadership and professional management for the school. To secure success and drive improvements in your PEAS school, you will ensure high quality education and personalized learning is delivered for all its students and drive high standards and achievement in all areas of the school’s work.

Key Responsibilities Outreach

• Works with the Senior School Support Officer to develop and execute outreach plans to increase student enrolment and student populations in PEAS school.
• Develops and implements strategies to promote PEAS School’s mission to both the internal constituencies of the school and the community at large.

Education Management

• To drive high performance expectations for PEAS students and for teachers to be effective and innovative.
• Promote an atmosphere of caring and trust amongst PEAS staff, setting the tone for respectful interaction with students and demonstrating a willingness to change practices in the light of new understandings.
• Works with the SSSO to establish/sustain school structure that promotes participative decision making, supporting delegation and distributive leadership
• Facilitates opportunities for staff to learn from each other and models continual learning in his or her own practice.
• Assumes responsibility for all Education Targets and SIP reports to the SSSO.
• Performance management and assessment of teaching staff. Complete all necessary PEAS schools’ performance evaluation processes.
• Oversee regular lesson observations of teaching staff.
• Take responsibility for induction program for new staff members.
• Act as primary point of contact for MoES, UNEB and in conjunction with the SSSO, work with the Board of Governors and PTA for the best interests of the students.

Leadership

• Leading teachers towards the achievement of commonly agreed goals and performance targets.
• Ensuring that the school follows all applicable government regulations

Finance Management

• Jointly accountable for school budget and expenditure budget with the SSSO.
• Co-signs all school accounts together with the SSSO.
• Accountable for all school management financial USE reports and data as specified from time to time by the SSSO.
• Collates and prioritizes departmental resource requirements

Governance

• Works with the PEAS National office, Board of Governor, Parents - Teachers Association and the SSSO to develop strategies to initiate and meet aggressive school goals.
• Assists the SSSO with recommending and researching potential new members teaching and nonteaching staff.

Contribute to the Network

• Establishes new links with external partners, and build upon existing relationships, to promote PEAS schools model experience.
• Participates in the induction and orientation of new members in the PEAS ethics and culture.
• Provision of early leadership experiences for school management teams. Takes initiative to share learnings and good practices with new PEAS school management teams

Experience and Qualifications.

• A bachelor’s degree in education from a recognized University / Institution
• Registered as a Graduate Teacher with the Ministry of Education and Sports.
• A minimum of five (5) years teaching experience in a Secondary School, five (5) of which should be at the level of a substantive Head Teacher or any Leadership role.

• Works with the Senior School Support Officer to develop and execute outreach plans to increase student enrolment and student populations in PEAS school.
• Develops and implements strategies to promote PEAS School’s mission to both the internal constituencies of the school and the community at large.
• To drive high performance expectations for PEAS students and for teachers to be effective and innovative.
• Promote an atmosphere of caring and trust amongst PEAS staff, setting the tone for respectful interaction with students and demonstrating a willingness to change practices in the light of new understandings.
• Works with the SSSO to establish/sustain school structure that promotes participative decision making, supporting delegation and distributive leadership
• Facilitates opportunities for staff to learn from each other and models continual learning in his or her own practice.
• Assumes responsibility for all Education Targets and SIP reports to the SSSO.
• Performance management and assessment of teaching staff. Complete all necessary PEAS schools’ performance evaluation processes.
• Oversee regular lesson observations of teaching staff.
• Take responsibility for induction program for new staff members.
• Act as primary point of contact for MoES, UNEB and in conjunction with the SSSO, work with the Board of Governors and PTA for the best interests of the students.
• Leading teachers towards the achievement of commonly agreed goals and performance targets.
• Ensuring that the school follows all applicable government regulations
• Jointly accountable for school budget and expenditure budget with the SSSO.
• Co-signs all school accounts together with the SSSO.
• Accountable for all school management financial USE reports and data as specified from time to time by the SSSO.
• Collates and prioritizes departmental resource requirements
• Works with the PEAS National office, Board of Governor, Parents - Teachers Association and the SSSO to develop strategies to initiate and meet aggressive school goals.
• Assists the SSSO with recommending and researching potential new members teaching and nonteaching staff.
• Establishes new links with external partners, and build upon existing relationships, to promote PEAS schools model experience.
• Participates in the induction and orientation of new members in the PEAS ethics and culture.
• Provision of early leadership experiences for school management teams. Takes initiative to share learnings and good practices with new PEAS school management teams

• A bachelor’s degree in education from a recognized University / Institution
• Registered as a Graduate Teacher with the Ministry of Education and Sports.
• A minimum of five (5) years teaching experience in a Secondary School, five (5) of which should be at the level of a substantive Head Teacher or any Leadership role.