HOD Commerce — St Kabir Public School, Gurdaspur

Immediate opening: HOD Commerce at St Kabir Public School in Gurdaspur, Punjab. Open to both seasoned practitioners and early-career candidates with strong potential. St Kabir Public School in Gurdaspur, Punjab functions as a senior secondary institution — a CBSE-affiliated school, established 2001,. The leadership team is closely involved in academic planning and faculty support, with a sharp focus on classroom impact. Role: as HOD Commerce, 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. 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. Perks and culture:
• Fair compensation with annual review (₹9.8 LPA – ₹24.2 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. Hit Apply on this page to put your CV in front of the St Kabir Public School academic lead. Selected profiles progress to a model class and a conversation with leadership.