HOD English — John Firth Christian English High School, Lakhimpur

Est. 1893
₹10.0L – ₹13.6LCBSEcontractOn-site7–10 yrs2 openingsCloses 20 Oct
● posted 29 May

Job description

Overview

John Firth Christian English High School is recruiting a HOD English in Lakhimpur, Assam. The academic framework is built around clear learning goals, regular reviews, and a healthy planning rhythm. John Firth Christian English High School, established 1893, runs as a senior secondary campus in Lakhimpur, Assam — a CBSE-affiliated school. The school believes a strong campus is built on its teachers and works to be a place where faculty want to stay. Context: the HOD English reports into the Principal and works alongside other senior leaders. The role carries academic and operational responsibilities and is central to the school's day-to-day functioning. 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. Perks and culture:
  • Fair compensation with annual review (₹10.0 LPA – ₹13.6 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. Send your CV through this listing — no separate email is required for John Firth Christian English High School. The hiring lead reaches out personally to take qualifying candidates forward.

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Role details

Vacancies
2

Why apply

Salary disclosed up-front — no guesswork before applying.
CBSE school — strong academic systems and recognised curriculum.
Established school — running since 1893.

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

As a CBSE-affiliated school, the calendar is structured around term-wise assessments, project work and board-format mocks for senior grades.

Career path

Explore adjacent roles teachers move to next in Lakhimpur.

  1. Coordinator→
  2. Academic Coordinator→
  3. Vice Principal→
  4. Principal
John Firth Christian English High School
CBSE · Lakhimpur · Est. 1893
1893
FOUNDED
CBSE
BOARD
senior secondary
LEVEL
English
MEDIUM
Susan Oliver Basumatary
PRINCIPAL
230145
AFFILIATION
Lakhimpur, Assam
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