Principal — Vidya Niketan School, Dehradun
middle · 42 students · Sahaspur
₹7.8L – ₹15.1Lfull-timeOn-site6–8 yrs1 openingsCloses 6 Mar
● posted 6 Nov
Job description
Overview
Vidya Niketan School is a senior secondary school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
The school is hiring a Principal. 1 position open. Indicative pay: ₹7.8 LPA–₹15.1 LPA per year. Joining: immediate, or as per notice period.
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.
Qualifications and skills:
- Master's degree with a recognised teaching/leadership qualification.
- Track record of leading improvement at section or school level.
- Hiring, coaching, performance management, and conflict resolution skills.
- Solid grasp of curriculum, assessment, and parent communication.
Requirements
Role details
- Vacancies
- 1
Why apply
Salary disclosed up-front — no guesswork before applying.
Full-time on-roll position — stable contract, not a short engagement.
What you'll handle
·Hire, coach and (where needed) exit faculty to maintain the standard.
·Set the school's annual academic and operational plan.
·Make the final call on disciplinary and safeguarding matters.
·Oversee compliance — affiliation, fire safety, child-safety policies.
·Drive teacher PD across the year, in-house and external.
Career path
Explore adjacent roles teachers move to next in Dehradun.
- Coordinator→
- Academic Coordinator→
- Vice Principal→
- Principal
Vidya Niketan School
Dehradun
middle
LEVEL
Hitaishi Thakur
PRINCIPAL
6-8
GRADES
42
STUDENTS
Dehradun, Uttarakhand
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