HOD Languages — Gokhale Memorial Girls School, Kolkata

Est. 1920
₹10L – ₹22.2LCBSEfull-timeOn-site7–11 yrs2 openingsCloses 6 Nov
● posted 6 Jun

Job description

Overview

Gokhale Memorial Girls School invites applications for a HOD Languages in Kolkata, West Bengal. The role is integral to our academic calendar, with reasonable workload and clear deliverables. About the institution: Gokhale Memorial Girls School in Kolkata, West Bengal — a senior secondary setup, established 1920, — a CBSE-affiliated school. The school invests consistently in academic resources, classroom technology, and a culture of professional respect. About the role: the HOD Languages is a senior position blending academic leadership with operational ownership — running reviews, mentoring teachers, handling escalations, and representing the school externally. 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. Requirements:
  • Master's degree with a relevant teaching qualification (B.Ed./M.Ed. preferred).
  • Significant classroom experience plus years in coordination/leadership.
  • Calm, confident judgement with students, parents, and staff.
  • Clear writing for academic plans, reports, and parent communication.
  • A track record of building and retaining strong teaching teams. Perks and culture:
  • Fair compensation with annual review (₹10.0 LPA – ₹22.2 LPA).
  • Stable, full-time engagement with a clear academic calendar.
  • Regular PD through internal and external programmes.
  • A working culture that takes faculty wellbeing seriously.
  • A school that genuinely cares about student outcomes. Click Apply at the top of this page to share your profile with Gokhale Memorial Girls School. Suitable applicants are contacted directly to schedule the next round of conversations.

Requirements

Role details

Vacancies
2

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

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Gokhale Memorial Girls School
CBSE · Kolkata · Est. 1920 · 25:1 students per teacher
1920
FOUNDED
CBSE
BOARD
senior secondary
LEVEL
English
MEDIUM
Ms. Debjani Sarker
PRINCIPAL
25:1
STUDENTS / TEACHER
English, Hindi, Bengali
LANGUAGES
2430163
AFFILIATION
Kolkata, West Bengal
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