HOD Humanities — Sunshine Sri Sarada Secondary School, Chennai

Est. 1976
₹7.8L – ₹20.5LCBSEfull-timeOn-site6–8 yrs3 openingsCloses 17 Oct
● posted 4 Jun

Job description

Overview

Applications are open for a HOD Humanities at Sunshine Sri Sarada Secondary School in Chennai, Tamilnadu. The role is full-time, aligned with the school's published academic and assessment calendar. School profile: Sunshine Sri Sarada Secondary School in Chennai, Tamilnadu — a secondary setup, established 1976, — a CBSE-affiliated school. Recognised for structured academic planning, regular parent engagement, and a deliberate culture of student mentorship. Context: the HOD Humanities reports into the Principal and works alongside other senior leaders. The role carries academic and operational responsibilities and is central to the school's day-to-day functioning. 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. Perks and culture:
  • Fair compensation with annual review (₹7.8 LPA – ₹20.5 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. Submit your application online from this page to be considered by Sunshine Sri Sarada Secondary School. Interview slots are scheduled after profile review, typically inside five to seven working days.

Requirements

Role details

Vacancies
3

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

·Set the subject's annual scope-and-sequence.
·Hire and onboard new subject teachers.
·Run weekly department meetings.
·Moderate assessments and exam papers for the subject.
·Own subject-level board results and improvement plans.

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

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Sunshine Sri Sarada Secondary School
CBSE · Chennai · Est. 1976
1976
FOUNDED
CBSE
BOARD
secondary
LEVEL
English
MEDIUM
MALATHYRAVI
PRINCIPAL
1930033
AFFILIATION
Chennai, Tamilnadu
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