HOD Languages — Kalinga Model Residential School, Balimela, Malkangiri, Malkangiri

Kalinga Model Residential School, Balimela, Malkangiri in Malkangiri, Odisha is inviting applications for a HOD Languages. The role sits inside the school's day-to-day academic delivery and reports into the section head. Kalinga Model Residential School, Balimela, Malkangiri, established 2018, runs as a senior secondary campus in Malkangiri, Odisha — 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. What the role looks like: the HOD Languages 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. Benefits and culture:
• Salary in line with experience and market norms (₹8.6 LPA – ₹19.3 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 through this page with your latest CV and references. The recruitment desk at Kalinga Model Residential School, Balimela, Malkangiri reviews every profile that arrives via the platform.