Personal Assistant to Principal — Gokhale Memorial Girls School, Kolkata

Est. 1920
₹10.3L – ₹27.0LCBSEfull-timeOn-site7–10 yrs1 openingsCloses 28 Oct
● posted 18 May

Job description

Overview

Gokhale Memorial Girls School in Kolkata, West Bengal is seeking a Personal Assistant to Principal who brings both subject depth and a student-first approach. The school invests heavily in teacher development. School profile: Gokhale Memorial Girls School in Kolkata, West Bengal — a senior secondary setup, established 1920, — a CBSE-affiliated school. Recognised for structured academic planning, regular parent engagement, and a deliberate culture of student mentorship. Role: as Personal Assistant to Principal, you work closely with the Principal on academic and operational decisions — leading a section/team, driving teacher development, overseeing assessments, and holding the line on standards. 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. Benefits and culture:
  • Salary in line with experience and market norms (₹10.3 LPA – ₹27.0 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. Complete your application via the button on this listing so Gokhale Memorial Girls School receives your details directly. Matching profiles are shortlisted promptly and contacted by the academic office.

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Role details

Vacancies
1

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

·Oversee compliance — affiliation, fire safety, child-safety policies.
·Make the final call on disciplinary and safeguarding matters.
·Represent the school with the board, regulators and the wider community.
·Own admissions strategy and student-retention outcomes.
·Approve and monitor the annual budget.

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 Kolkata.

  1. Coordinator→
  2. Academic Coordinator→
  3. Vice Principal→
  4. Principal
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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