Principal — South Melior School, Hooghly

Est. 2015 · senior secondary · Ghoramara (east)
₹7.1L – ₹8.3LCBSEfull-timeOn-site7–11 yrs1 openingsCloses 28 Dec
● posted 22 Jun

Job description

Overview

South Melior School invites applications for a Principal in Hooghly, West Bengal. The role is integral to our academic calendar, with reasonable workload and clear deliverables. School profile: South Melior School in Hooghly, West Bengal — a senior secondary setup, established 2015, — a CBSE-affiliated school. Recognised for structured academic planning, regular parent engagement, and a deliberate culture of student mentorship. Position: as Principal, you are part of the school's leadership group. The role demands strong judgement, calm execution, and a clear point of view on what good schooling looks like. 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. What we offer:
  • Competitive, on-time salary (₹7.1 LPA – ₹8.3 LPA).
  • Defined working hours aligned with the school timetable.
  • Investment in your growth — training, mentorship, peer learning.
  • A respectful work environment focused on outcomes.
  • Access to school resources, libraries, labs, and digital tools. Submit your application online from this page to be considered by South Melior School. Interview slots are scheduled after profile review, typically inside five to seven working days.

Requirements

Role details

Vacancies
1

Why apply

Salary disclosed up-front — no guesswork before applying.
CBSE school — strong academic systems and recognised curriculum.
Full-time on-roll position — stable contract, not a short engagement.

What you'll handle

·Own admissions strategy and student-retention outcomes.
·Represent the school with the board, regulators and the wider community.
·Drive teacher PD across the year, in-house and external.
·Approve and monitor the annual budget.
·Hire, coach and (where needed) exit faculty to maintain the standard.

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 Hooghly.

  1. Coordinator→
  2. Academic Coordinator→
  3. Vice Principal→
  4. Principal
South Melior School
CBSE · Hooghly · Est. 2015
2015
FOUNDED
CBSE
BOARD
senior secondary
LEVEL
SURANJANA CHAKRABORTY
PRINCIPAL
2430288
AFFILIATION
Hooghly, West Bengal
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