HOD Humanities — Summer Valley School, Dehradun

An opening for a HOD Humanities in Dehradun, Uttarakhand at Summer Valley School. The school is expanding its team for the new session and welcomes both experienced and high-potential candidates. Summer Valley School in Dehradun, Uttarakhand operates as a senior secondary school, established 1994, — a ICSE / CISCE-affiliated school. A settled, professional environment with clear academic systems, structured staff meetings, and steady infrastructure investment. Details: a high-ownership leadership role. The HOD Humanities leads by example in classrooms, faculty meetings, and parent interactions, while keeping the school's long-term direction in view. 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. Benefits and culture:
• Salary in line with experience and market norms (₹7.1 LPA – ₹8.9 LPA).
• Structured calendar with reasonable workload expectations.
• Professional development through workshops and internal training.
• A collaborative staff culture with clear leadership backing.
• Stable, full-time employment at a settled school. Hit Apply on this page to put your CV in front of the Summer Valley School academic lead. Selected profiles progress to a model class and a conversation with leadership.