HOD Languages — Chettinad - Sarvalokaa Education, International School, Chennai

Est. 2017
₹12.0L – ₹24.5LCambridgefull-timeOn-site5–9 yrs3 openingsCloses 8 Oct
● posted 17 Jun

Job description

Overview

Chettinad - Sarvalokaa Education, International School in Chennai, Chennai is hiring a HOD Languages. The school is known for its disciplined academic culture and consistent investment in faculty wellbeing. Chettinad - Sarvalokaa Education, International School, established 2017, is a senior secondary school in Chennai, Chennai — a Cambridge / IGCSE-affiliated school. The working culture is collaborative, professional, and grounded in student-centred decisions. What the role looks like: the HOD Languages owns outcomes for the assigned section/portfolio — academic quality, faculty development, parent engagement, and student wellbeing — and contributes to the school's strategic plans. Responsibilities:

  • Lead the assigned section/department on academic and operational matters.
  • Mentor teachers through observation, feedback, and development plans.
  • Oversee assessment cycles, result analysis, and improvement plans.
  • Handle parent escalations professionally and represent the school externally.
  • Drive a culture of academic rigour, discipline, and student wellbeing. 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. Why join us:
  • Predictable, on-time monthly compensation (₹12.0 LPA – ₹24.5 LPA).
  • Reasonable workload with planned holidays per the calendar.
  • Real ownership of your subject/function from day one.
  • A leadership team that listens, supports, and gives credit.
  • A campus that respects educators as professionals. Apply through the platform using the button above; your profile lands with Chettinad - Sarvalokaa Education, International School 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.
Full-time on-roll position — stable contract, not a short engagement.
Established school — running since 2017.

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 CAMBRIDGE school

Teaching for Cambridge means familiarity with syllabus codes, command words and Cambridge resource banks.

Career path

Explore adjacent roles teachers move to next in Chennai.

  1. Coordinator→
  2. Academic Coordinator→
  3. Vice Principal→
  4. Principal
Chettinad - Sarvalokaa Education, International School
Cambridge · Chennai · Est. 2017 · 25:1 students per teacher
2017
FOUNDED
Cambridge
BOARD
senior secondary
LEVEL
English
MEDIUM
25:1
STUDENTS / TEACHER
English, Hindi, French
LANGUAGES
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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