Principal — Sunshine Sri Sarada Secondary School, Chennai

Est. 1976
₹8.3L – ₹23.1LCBSEfull-timeOn-site6–10 yrs1 openingsCloses 4 Nov
● posted 21 Jun

Job description

Overview

Applications are open for a Principal at Sunshine Sri Sarada Secondary School in Chennai, Tamilnadu. The role is full-time, aligned with the school's published academic and assessment calendar. Sunshine Sri Sarada Secondary School in Chennai, Tamilnadu functions as a secondary institution — a CBSE-affiliated school, established 1976,. The leadership team is closely involved in academic planning and faculty support, with a sharp focus on classroom impact. What the role looks like: the Principal owns outcomes for the assigned section/portfolio — academic quality, faculty development, parent engagement, and student wellbeing — and contributes to the school's strategic plans. 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. 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. What we offer:
  • Competitive, on-time salary (₹8.2 LPA – ₹23.1 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. Complete your application through this page with your latest CV and references. The recruitment desk at Sunshine Sri Sarada Secondary School reviews every profile that arrives via the platform.

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

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  1. Coordinator→
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  4. Principal
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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