Head of School — Al-ain Juniors School, United Arab Emirates
Job description
Overview
Al-ain Juniors School in United Arab Emirates, Foreign Schools is hiring a Head of School. The school is known for its disciplined academic culture and consistent investment in faculty wellbeing. Al-ain Juniors School, established 1989, is a senior secondary school in United Arab Emirates, Foreign Schools — a CBSE-affiliated school. The working culture is collaborative, professional, and grounded in student-centred decisions. Role: as Head of School, you work closely with the Principal on academic and operational decisions — leading a section/team, driving teacher development, overseeing assessments, and holding the line on standards. Day to day, you will:
- Run faculty meetings, academic reviews, and section-level planning.
- Observe classes, give actionable feedback, follow up on teacher development.
- Approve calendars, assessment papers, and major parent communication.
- Engage with leadership on hiring, budgets, and infrastructure needs.
- Spend time on the floor — corridors, classrooms, labs — to read the school accurately. Ideal candidate — you have:
- 8+ years in school education with leadership exposure.
- Direct experience running a section, department, or full school.
- A point of view on good teaching, good assessments, and good schools.
- Patience to coach and firmness to enforce standards.
- Strong personal organisation across multiple workstreams. Perks and culture:
- Fair compensation with annual review (₹9.5 LPA – ₹14.2 LPA).
- Stable, full-time engagement with a clear academic calendar.
- Regular PD through internal and external programmes.
- A working culture that takes faculty wellbeing seriously.
- A school that genuinely cares about student outcomes. Send your CV through this listing — no separate email is required for Al-ain Juniors School. The hiring lead reaches out personally to take qualifying candidates forward.
Requirements
Role details
- Vacancies
- 1
Why apply
What you'll handle
Working in a CBSE school
This school follows the CBSE framework, so expect continuous and comprehensive assessment, NEP-aligned competency questions, and a strong emphasis on subject enrichment activities.
Career path
Explore adjacent roles teachers move to next in United Arab Emirates.
- NTT / KG→
- PRT (Primary)→
- TGT (Middle)→
- PGT (Senior)→
- HOD→
- Vice Principal→
- Principal
More jobs at Al-ain Juniors School
39 open roles right now · Hiring since May 2026
- Open roles
- 39
- Hiring since
- May 2026
- Response
- New
- Accounts Incharge3d ago📍 United Arab Emirates💼 full-time
- HOD Humanities3d ago📍 United Arab Emirates💼 full-time
- Front Office Executive1mo ago📍 United Arab Emirates💼 contract
- Pre-Primary Teacher1mo ago📍 United Arab Emirates💼 full-time
- TGT Computer1mo ago📍 United Arab Emirates💼 full-time
- Montessori Teacher1mo ago📍 United Arab Emirates💼 full-time
Frequently asked questions
Similar jobs in and around United Arab Emirates
- Head of SchoolBuds Public School · United Arab Emirates
- Head of SchoolPrivate International English School · United Arab Emirates
- Head of SchoolHabitat Private School · United Arab Emirates
- Head of SchoolOur Own English High School, Boys Branch Po Box · United Arab Emirates
- Head of SchoolInternational Indian School · United Arab Emirates
- Head of SchoolAl Saad Indian School · United Arab Emirates
- Head of SchoolGems Our Own English High School · United Arab Emirates
- Head of SchoolRyan International School Limited · United Arab Emirates