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Joining: immediate, or as per notice period.\n\nDay to day, you will:\n- Run faculty meetings, academic reviews, and section-level planning.\n- Observe classes, give actionable feedback, follow up on teacher development.\n- Approve calendars, assessment papers, and major parent communication.\n- Engage with leadership on hiring, budgets, and infrastructure needs.\n- Spend time on the floor — corridors, classrooms, labs — to read the school accurately.\n\nCandidate requirements:\n- Senior educator with a balanced view of academics and operations.\n- Proven ability to mentor teachers and improve outcomes over time.", "datePosted": "2026-11-05T21:04:15.191+00:00", "employmentType": "FULL_TIME", "hiringOrganization": { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://schooljobsinindia.com/schools/sarala-birla-academy-bannerghatta-jigani-road-3705#school", "name": "Sarala Birla Academy", "url": "https://schooljobsinindia.com/schools/sarala-birla-academy-bannerghatta-jigani-road-3705", "logo": "https://schooljobsinindia.com/api/media/logos/778a2669-1512-467f-bcf1-7e5e4a81097c.webp", "sameAs": "http://www.saralabirlaacademy.org/", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "addressCountry": "IN", "streetAddress": "Bannerghatta, Jigani Road", "addressLocality": "Bengaluru", "postalCode": "560083" }, "foundingDate": "2004" }, "url": "https://schooljobsinindia.com/jobs/hod-humanities-sarala-birla-academy-bannerghatta-jigani-road-3705-bengaluru-f05ba2d2-r2611", "mainEntityOfPage": "https://schooljobsinindia.com/jobs/hod-humanities-sarala-birla-academy-bannerghatta-jigani-road-3705-bengaluru-f05ba2d2-r2611", "validThrough": "2027-01-19T21:04:15.191Z", "dateModified": "2026-11-06T10:07:42.495344+00:00", "jobLocation": { "@type": "Place", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "addressCountry": "IN", "streetAddress": "Bannerghatta, Jigani Road", "addressLocality": "Bengaluru", "postalCode": "560083" } }, "baseSalary": { "@type": "MonetaryAmount", "currency": "INR", "value": { "@type": "QuantitativeValue", "unitText": "YEAR", "minValue": 1196500, "maxValue": 1310500 } }, "occupationalCategory": "11-9032.00 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary", "industry": "Education", "totalJobOpenings": 2, "experienceRequirements": { "@type": "OccupationalExperienceRequirements", "monthsOfExperience": 60 } }, "board": "ICSE", "schoolType": "Senior Secondary", "status": "published", "descriptionText": "Sarala Birla Academy, established 2004, is a ICSE / CISCE-affiliated senior secondary school in Bengaluru, Bangalore.\n\nThe school is hiring a HOD Humanities. 2 positions open. Indicative pay: ₹12.0 LPA–₹13.1 LPA per year. Joining: immediate, or as per notice period.\n\nDay to day, you will:\n• Run faculty meetings, academic reviews, and section-level planning.\n• Observe classes, give actionable feedback, follow up on teacher development.\n• Approve calendars, assessment papers, and major parent communication.\n• Engage with leadership on hiring, budgets, and infrastructure needs.\n• Spend time on the floor — corridors, classrooms, labs — to read the school accurately.\n\nCandidate requirements:\n• Senior educator with a balanced view of academics and operations.\n• Proven ability to mentor teachers and improve outcomes over time.", "aboutTheRole": "Lead the subject department as HOD: hire well, coach often, moderate assessments and own subject-level results.", "dayToDay": [ "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." ], "estimatedBand": null, "enrichment": [ { "id": "responsibilities", "heading": "What you'll handle as a HOD Humanities", "body": "Lead a subject department: hire and mentor teachers, design subject scope-and-sequence, moderate assessments, and report on subject-level outcomes." }, { "id": "board-context", "heading": "Working in an ICSE school", "body": "This is an **ICSE/ISC** school — expect a project-heavy curriculum, strong language emphasis and detailed internal assessment portfolios." }, { "id": "city-context", "heading": "About teaching in Bengaluru", "body": "Bengaluru's school sector is led by international and IB schools, with year-round hiring for experienced subject teachers." } ], "faq": [ { "q": "Where can I find similar vacancies?", "a": "Use the \"Similar jobs\" panel below, or set up a free job alert so new matching vacancies arrive in your inbox the moment they're posted." }, { "q": "Will I get PF and statutory benefits?", "a": "Most registered schools enrol staff in EPF from day one and pay statutory gratuity. ESI cover applies if your gross is within the eligibility limit at joining." }, { "q": "How do I write an application email for this HOD Humanities role?", "a": "A ready template with subject line, three-paragraph structure and attachment checklist (with a \"HOD Humanities — Sarala Birla Academy\" subject-line example) is in the guide: /guides/teacher-application-letter." }, { "q": "Is school transport available for staff?", "a": "Many schools offer staff bus service on their main routes, either free or at a nominal fee. Availability depends on whether your home is near a school route — confirm with HR." }, { "q": "I'm serving notice — should I still apply?", "a": "Absolutely — schools regularly hire candidates on notice. Be upfront about your release date so interview scheduling and the offer timeline can be aligned." }, { "q": "What questions are asked in a HOD Humanities interview?", "a": "A full library of role-specific interview guides (PRT, TGT, PGT, subject-wise, coordinator, principal) with model answers is at /interview-questions." }, { "q": "Is background verification done before joining?", "a": "Standard pre-joining checks cover qualification documents, prior employment, and reference calls. Some larger groups also do criminal-record verification." }, { "q": "How will I know if my application is being reviewed?", "a": "You'll get a status notification on School Jobs India (and by email) each time the school updates your application — Shortlisted, Interviewing, Offered or Not selected. Sign in and open \"My applications\" to see the timeline anytime." }, { "q": "Is the salary CTC or in-hand?", "a": "Most Indian schools quote annual CTC. In-hand is lower than CTC once employee PF (12% of basic, capped at ₹15,000 basic/month), professional tax and — where applicable — income tax under the new regime are deducted. Plug the offered CTC into the in-hand salary calculator at /tools/in-hand-salary-calculator for a line-by-line breakdown against this job." }, { "q": "Is English fluency required?", "a": "Yes — instruction is in English at most ICSE/ISC schools. Comfortable English communication for classroom delivery and parent meetings is expected." } ] }