HOD Languages
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Key facts
- Role
- HOD Languages
- School
- Kimberley The International School
- City
- Panchkula
- State
- Haryana
- Board
- IGCSE
- School type
- Senior Secondary
- Employment type
- Contract
- Salary
- ₹11.2L – ₹13.1L per year
- Experience
- 7–9 years
- Posted
- 16 Jun 2026
- Closing date
- 7 Aug 2026
HOD Languages salary in Panchkula — snapshot
Band posted by the school. Final offers depend on experience, qualifications and interview outcome.
Cambridge/IGCSE schools usually pay 15-30% above the CBSE median.
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Why apply
- Salary disclosed up-front — no guesswork before applying.
- IGCSE school — strong academic systems and recognised curriculum.
- Established school — running for 15+ years.
Job description
Overview
Kimberley The International School is hiring a HOD Languages in Panchkula, Haryana. A full-time role — a Cambridge / IGCSE-affiliated school, with structured planning time and clear academic deliverables. About Kimberley The International School: a senior secondary institution in Panchkula, Haryana — a Cambridge / IGCSE-affiliated school, established 2011,. The campus runs a structured academic calendar with steady investment in teaching, co-curriculars, and faculty culture. Role: as HOD Languages, 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. 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. 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. Perks and culture:
- Fair compensation with annual review (₹11.2 LPA – ₹13.1 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. Apply now using this listing, and your CV reaches the Kimberley The International School hiring team within minutes. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; expect a response inside one working week.
Common questions about this role
How big are the classes?
Section sizes typically range from 25 to 40 students. The school will confirm exact section size during the interview based on the grade you'll teach.
Is this a contract or permanent role?
This is listed as a contract role. The exact contract term and renewal terms are confirmed at offer stage.
Is this a fixed-term or open-ended contract?
The employment type is shown in the Key Facts section above. Fixed-term roles usually align to the academic year; permanent roles are open-ended after probation. The final letter will spell out renewal and exit terms.
Is English fluency required?
Yes — instruction is in English at most Cambridge / IGCSE schools. Comfortable English communication for classroom delivery and parent meetings is expected.
What questions are asked in a HOD Languages interview?
Panels usually ask about your teaching philosophy, a demo lesson walkthrough, how you handle discipline and parents, and syllabus familiarity. See the "Interview questions & answers" section on this page for six of the most common ones and how to answer them.
What non-teaching duties are expected?
Common non-teaching duties include exam invigilation, homework correction, parent-teacher meetings, one co-curricular activity, and being a homeroom/tutor-group mentor.
What is the leave policy?
Teaching staff typically get all school holidays plus 8–15 casual/sick leaves per academic year. Long vacations (summer, winter, Diwali, Holi breaks) follow the published school calendar.
What is the salary for this HOD Languages role?
Refer to the salary range posted on this page. Most schools negotiate within this band based on your last drawn CTC and relevant experience.
Will I get PF and statutory benefits?
Yes — established schools provide EPF (Provident Fund) and gratuity (after 5 years), and most also provide ESI for staff under the wage threshold. Specifics are spelled out in the offer letter.
How do I apply for this HOD Languages vacancy?
Apply through this page using your School Jobs India profile. Complete your profile first (qualifications, experience, references) — schools shortlist faster when the basics are in place.
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Key facts about Kimberley The International School
- Founded
- 2011
- Board
- IGCSE
- Type
- Senior Secondary
- Student-teacher ratio
- 10:1
Kimberley is a cutting edge school, made on 20 sections of land, situated in a beautiful rustic setting around 30 kilometers from Chandigarh – North India's celebrated around the world "Corbusier" town – and rests cozily in the foothills of the Shimla Hills. This school is the principal school in North India to offer selective global educational modules. The School is subsidiary of Cambridge International Examinations, United Kingdom and is an applicant school for the Primary Years Program. The school is seeking approval as an IB World School. IB schools share a typical theory, a guarantee to high caliber, testing, worldwide training that Kimberley accepts is critical for our understudies
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