Academic Coordinator-Middle School

This is a remote position.

Started in June 2020, 21K School is an online-only School with personalised, affordable and flexible education for K-12 students globally. It is a category creator in the formal K-12 space of Education, offering high-quality schooling to students irrespective of their location and time zone.

Our goal is to make quality education accessible, affordable and flexible for all students irrespective of their location or socio-economic background. We are a 100% online school and presently offer three curricula for our students - Indian, American and British.

We are expanding our Team and are looking for passionate Instructional and Academic Leaders in K-12 Space to be a part of the path-breaking journey.

Academic Coordinator-Middle School Responsibilities include:

• Ensure the delivery of the curriculum and teaching, learning and assessment strategies, having particular regard to the student engagement and experience.
• To implement the policies, procedures and guidelines for achieving highest standards of academic excellence
• To meticulously plan and ensure high quality in day-to-day conduct of classes and student’s learning outcomes
• To ensure excellent relationship with parents driven by proactive communication, grievance handling and relationship building
• To ensure discipline and adherence to academic standards by teachers, students and parents
• To plan and execute events in school including PTMs
• To ensure conduct of fair and transparent examination and assessments of students
• To observe classes on a regular basis and prepare performance appraisal reports
• To manage the teachers for academic excellence ensuring that the work culture is inspiring and open.
• To ensure compliance with Affiliation and Accreditation Policies, Rules and Guidelines.
• Measure key academic and student performance metrics, and prepare MIS for reporting and analysis
• Any other tasks as required from time to time.

Requirements

Essential Requirements:

• Willingness to work from home managing a virtual team
• Experience in Academic Coordination and Administration with experience of activity based learning, experiential learning and project based learning.
• Tech savvy with hands-on experience with Online Learning Platforms, Zoom, Google Workplace, and other IT Tools
• Good understanding of national / international curriculum standards, frameworks and new developments in the academic world at specific Grade Level
• Must have latest laptop and hi-speed internet at home with power back-up
• Willingness to work six days a week and put extra hours when required.

Person Specification:

• High motivation and driven by a sense of ownership, empathy and passion
• Proven leadership ability and decision making skills
• Good analytical and system orientation skills
• Outstanding interpersonal skills working with virtual teams
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work with virtual teams
• Master’s degree from a reputed institute or university with a B.Ed or equivalent.
• Certification showcasing IT Skills for use of computer, MS-Office Suite, etc.
• Must have worked in a K-12 School with minimum 5 years’ experience as a Teacher practicing student-centric pedagogies and new learning methods

Benefits

Best in the Industry, commensurate with experience and industry practice.

Originally posted on Himalayas