HOD Commerce — Glenhill Public School, Darjeeling

Est. 1985 · senior secondary · English medium · 39, Dowhill Road, Kurseong,
₹11.0L – ₹12.5LICSEcontractOn-site7–10 yrs2 openingsCloses 30 Nov
● posted 29 May

Job description

Overview

Applications are invited for a HOD Commerce at Glenhill Public School in Darjeeling, West Bengal. A long-term, full-time engagement aligned with the school's commitment to consistent delivery. Glenhill Public School, established 1985, is a senior secondary school in Darjeeling, West Bengal — a ICSE / CISCE-affiliated school. The working culture is collaborative, professional, and grounded in student-centred decisions. What the role looks like: the HOD Commerce owns outcomes for the assigned section/portfolio — academic quality, faculty development, parent engagement, and student wellbeing — and contributes to the school's strategic plans. 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. Why join us:
  • Predictable, on-time monthly compensation (₹11.0 LPA – ₹12.5 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 now using this listing, and your CV reaches the Glenhill Public School hiring team within minutes. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; expect a response inside one working week.

Requirements

Role details

Vacancies
2

Why apply

Salary disclosed up-front — no guesswork before applying.
ICSE school — strong academic systems and recognised curriculum.
Established school — running since 1985.

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 an ICSE school

ICSE/ISC schools prize depth of content, structured English-medium delivery and rigorous internal assessment cycles.

Career path

Explore adjacent roles teachers move to next in Darjeeling.

  1. Coordinator→
  2. Academic Coordinator→
  3. Vice Principal→
  4. Principal
Glenhill Public School
ICSE · Darjeeling · Est. 1985 · 30:1 students per teacher
1985
FOUNDED
ICSE
BOARD
senior secondary
LEVEL
English
MEDIUM
30:1
STUDENTS / TEACHER
English, Hindi, Bengali
LANGUAGES
Darjeeling, West Bengal
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