HOD Commerce — Carmel School, Kottayam

Est. 1993
₹10.5L – ₹13.9LCBSEfull-timeOn-site6–11 yrs3 openingsCloses 22 Oct
● posted 1 Jun

Job description

Overview

A vacancy has opened for a HOD Commerce at Carmel School in Kottayam, Kerala. The role suits educators who value a structured environment with clear expectations and strong support. Carmel School, established 1993, runs as a secondary campus in Kottayam, Kerala — a CBSE-affiliated school. The school believes a strong campus is built on its teachers and works to be a place where faculty want to stay. About the role: the HOD Commerce is a senior position blending academic leadership with operational ownership — running reviews, mentoring teachers, handling escalations, and representing the school externally. 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 (₹10.5 LPA – ₹13.9 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. Complete your application via the button on this listing so Carmel School receives your details directly. Matching profiles are shortlisted promptly and contacted by the academic office.

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 Kottayam.

  1. Coordinator→
  2. Academic Coordinator→
  3. Vice Principal→
  4. Principal
Carmel School
CBSE · Kottayam · Est. 1993
1993
FOUNDED
CBSE
BOARD
secondary
LEVEL
SINI
PRINCIPAL
931351
AFFILIATION
Kottayam, Kerala
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