Academic Coordinator — Cornerstone School, Jalpaiguri
Job description
Overview
Join the faculty at Cornerstone School as a Academic Coordinator in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The school maintains high academic standards alongside a collaborative, professional staff culture. About Cornerstone School: a senior secondary institution in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal — a CBSE-affiliated school, established 2008,. The campus runs a structured academic calendar with steady investment in teaching, co-curriculars, and faculty culture. Details: a high-ownership leadership role. The Academic Coordinator 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. 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. Benefits and culture:
- Salary in line with experience and market norms (₹10.7 LPA – ₹11.7 LPA).
- Structured calendar with reasonable workload expectations.
- Professional development through workshops and internal training.
- A collaborative staff culture with clear leadership backing.
- Stable, full-time employment at a settled school. Submit your application online from this page to be considered by Cornerstone School. Interview slots are scheduled after profile review, typically inside five to seven working days.
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Why apply
What you'll handle
Working in a CBSE school
As a CBSE-affiliated school, the calendar is structured around term-wise assessments, project work and board-format mocks for senior grades.
Career path
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- Coordinator→
- Academic Coordinator→
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- Principal