HOD Humanities — Ashok Academy, Mumbai

Est. 1979
₹9.1L – ₹20.8LCBSEfull-timeOn-site6–9 yrs3 openingsCloses 19 Oct
● posted 26 Jun

Job description

Overview

Ashok Academy in Mumbai, Maharashtra is inviting applications for a HOD Humanities. The role sits inside the school's day-to-day academic delivery and reports into the section head. Ashok Academy in Mumbai, Maharashtra functions as a secondary institution — a CBSE-affiliated school, established 1979,. The leadership team is closely involved in academic planning and faculty support, with a sharp focus on classroom impact. Details: a high-ownership leadership role. The HOD Humanities leads by example in classrooms, faculty meetings, and parent interactions, while keeping the school's long-term direction in view. Core responsibilities:

  • Lead and inspire a high-performing academic team.
  • Maintain standards through reviews, observations, and structured feedback.
  • Drive the assessment, reporting, and parent communication cycle.
  • Manage disciplinary cases, parent escalations, and staff conflicts.
  • Contribute to the school's strategic priorities as part of the leadership group. Candidate requirements:
  • Senior educator with a balanced view of academics and operations.
  • Proven ability to mentor teachers and improve outcomes over time.
  • Strong stakeholder management — board, parents, regulators, vendors.
  • Comfortable with data — assessments, attendance, faculty metrics.
  • A long-term thinker who can also execute well in the short term. What we offer:
  • Competitive, on-time salary (₹9.1 LPA – ₹20.8 LPA).
  • Defined working hours aligned with the school timetable.
  • Investment in your growth — training, mentorship, peer learning.
  • A respectful work environment focused on outcomes.
  • Access to school resources, libraries, labs, and digital tools. Apply through the platform using the button above; your profile lands with Ashok Academy instantly. Candidates who meet the brief are invited for interviews within the week.

Requirements

Role details

Vacancies
3

Why apply

Salary disclosed up-front — no guesswork before applying.
CBSE school — strong academic systems and recognised curriculum.
Full-time on-roll position — stable contract, not a short engagement.

What you'll handle

·Set the subject's annual scope-and-sequence.
·Hire and onboard new subject teachers.
·Run weekly department meetings.
·Moderate assessments and exam papers for the subject.
·Own subject-level board results and improvement plans.

Working in a CBSE school

CBSE schools value teachers comfortable with conceptual lesson design, art-integrated learning and NEP 2020-aligned pedagogy.

Career path

Explore adjacent roles teachers move to next in Mumbai.

  1. Coordinator→
  2. Academic Coordinator→
  3. Vice Principal→
  4. Principal
Ashok Academy
CBSE · Mumbai · Est. 1979 · 10:1 students per teacher
1979
FOUNDED
CBSE
BOARD
secondary
LEVEL
English
MEDIUM
KULSOOM FATIMA
PRINCIPAL
10:1
STUDENTS / TEACHER
1130116
AFFILIATION
Mumbai, Maharashtra
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