Personal Assistant to Principal — Maharishi International Residential School, Kanchipuram

senior secondary · English medium · NH 4, Santhavelur, Sunguvar Chathiram, Sriperumbudur
₹12.2L – ₹28.4LCBSEcontractOn-site6–10 yrs1 openingsCloses 14 Nov
● posted 25 Jun

Job description

Overview

An opening for a Personal Assistant to Principal in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu at Maharishi International Residential School. The school is expanding its team for the new session and welcomes both experienced and high-potential candidates. Maharishi International Residential School is a senior secondary school in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu — a CBSE-affiliated school. The working culture is collaborative, professional, and grounded in student-centred decisions. Details: a high-ownership leadership role. The Personal Assistant to Principal leads by example in classrooms, faculty meetings, and parent interactions, while keeping the school's long-term direction in view. 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. Why join us:
  • Predictable, on-time monthly compensation (₹12.2 LPA – ₹28.4 LPA).
  • Reasonable workload with planned holidays per the calendar.
  • Real ownership of your subject/function from day one.
  • A leadership team that listens, supports, and gives credit.
  • A campus that respects educators as professionals. Complete your application via the button on this listing so Maharishi International Residential School receives your details directly. Matching profiles are shortlisted promptly and contacted by the academic office.

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Role details

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Why apply

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

What you'll handle

·Hire, coach and (where needed) exit faculty to maintain the standard.
·Set the school's annual academic and operational plan.
·Lead parent communication — newsletters, escalations and the annual address.
·Chair leadership-team meetings and own the school's KPIs.
·Own admissions strategy and student-retention outcomes.

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 Kanchipuram.

  1. Coordinator→
  2. Academic Coordinator→
  3. Vice Principal→
  4. Principal
Maharishi International Residential School
CBSE · Kanchipuram · 30:1 students per teacher
CBSE
BOARD
senior secondary
LEVEL
English
MEDIUM
Dr. T SUPRABHA SINGH
PRINCIPAL
30:1
STUDENTS / TEACHER
English
LANGUAGES
Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
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