High School Assistant Principal

Outstanding American school seeking High School Assistant Principal to join 1 August 2025.

Job Goal

To provide visionary leadership and demonstrate exemplary management skills in the recruitment and
development of faculty, the implementation of a superior curriculum, the assurance of long-term
school financial stability, and the provision of effective communication with all the school’s
constituents. To ensure the social wellbeing and academic growth of all children.

Supervises:
Assigned faculty and support services personnel
Interfaces with
Head of School, all Principals, other administrators, faculty, students, parents, and members of the
GEMS Corporate Office.

Key Accountabilities
● Embrace and encourage the ethos and standards of excellence as defined in the GEMS Core
Values.
● Ensure that GEMS policies, procedures, and codes of conduct are followed at all times.
● To model and encourage DAA’s Culture of Kindness and to perpetuate the school’s mission and
values.
● To commit time and leadership for the successful implementation of the DAA’s School
Improvement Plan.
● To ensure that all teachers and support staff have a clear understanding of their performance
expectations (e.g., job descriptions and faculty handbook) and to assist faculty towards
becoming master teachers.
● To establish willingness to be a “mentor” to all faculty as well as encouraging their professional
growth and career advancement.
● To demonstrate role-model traits that enables others to recognize the Assistant Principal as a
leader.
● To seek management harmony and to instill a sense of common purpose and common pursuit
toward consensus goals with regards to the decision-making process.
● To communicate effectively with students, faculty, staff, parents, colleagues and in the
community (i.e. verbal, non-verbal and written communication).
● To seek the involvement of faculty and parents in a wide variety of School activities.
● To develop the leadership capabilities of teachers so that instructional leadership becomes a
shared responsibility.
● To develop meaningful curriculum for the social and emotional wellbeing of students as leader of
the HS Advisory program, including the supervision of Grade Level Advisors and student
government advisors.
● To supervise and work with the attendance secretary to ensure that a reliable system of
monitoring student attendance is maintained.
● To oversee and enforce the HS Disciplinary Guidelines as laid out in the HS Handbook, including
the supervision and record keeping of detention.
● To be “visible” during the school day, particularly during class changes, lunch, dismissal, etc.
● To schedule and oversee the supervision duty schedule for teachers.
● To schedule and facilitate semester exams, including the proctoring schedule and distribution of
exams to students.
● To participate in the development of curriculum documentation that specifies content and skills,
instructional methods and assessment practices.
● To review assessment results that determines whether curriculum and instructional goals and
student performance outcomes are being met.
● To create an efficient, productive and caring building atmosphere where all students (and
faculty) have opportunity to be recognized for their best efforts.
● To ensure that all of the School’s resources are identified and being used to serve students and
faculty members alike; help both to reach their full performance potential.
● To assume the responsibility for sound financial management including accurate program budget
planning and fiscal accountability.
● To have a personal commitment to seek constant professional learning and professional growth
and to be a life-long learner.
● To accept the importance and necessity in attending after school student activity programs and
parent events.
● To willingly take on all responsibility for the “mechanics” of the assignment; activities such as
aiding with the development of a master class and/or school schedule, accurate record keeping,
office accounting, etc.
● To be a willing and active participant in committee work as well as a contributing member of the
Administrative Team.
● To perform other activities as might be required for the general welfare of the School and/or as
requested by the High School Principal or the Superintendent/CEO.

Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) – Measurable
Job performance will be evaluated by the Superintendent/CEO in accordance with school policy and
implementing regulations

Person Specifications
Qualifications / knowledge:
1. Current North American teacher and administration
certification (desired)
2. Master’s Degree (School Administration, Leadership,
and/or Curriculum)

Experience:
1. Record of highly successful teaching experience in the
particular division;
2. Record of effective leadership and management
experience;
3. Experience with American curriculum, standards, and
pedagogy.

1. Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively;
2. A positive, professional, and collaborative disposition; and
3. A strong work ethic and drive, including a willingness to
contribute to the continual improvement of Dubai American
Academy