Vice Principal — The Cliff School, Ooty
Est. 1955 · middle · English medium · 100 students · Mary's Hill, Woodcock Rd, Kathadimattam
₹8.0L – ₹21.3LCBSEcontractOn-site5–7 yrs1 openingsCloses 20 Feb
● posted 12 Nov
Job description
Overview
The Cliff School, established 1955, is a CBSE-affiliated middle school school in Ooty, Tamil Nadu.
The school is hiring a Vice Principal. 1 position open. Indicative pay: ₹8.0 LPA–₹21.3 LPA per year. Joining: immediate, or as per notice period.
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.
Requirements
Role details
- Vacancies
- 1
Why apply
Salary disclosed up-front — no guesswork before applying.
CBSE school — strong academic systems and recognised curriculum.
Established school — running since 1955.
What you'll handle
·Run academic supervision and teacher observation cycles.
·Manage staff schedules, substitutions and exam logistics.
·Handle escalated discipline and parent matters.
·Step in as acting head when needed.
·Own one wing or section's results and culture.
Working in a CBSE school
CBSE schools value teachers comfortable with conceptual lesson design, art-integrated learning and NEP 2020-aligned pedagogy.
Career path
Explore adjacent roles teachers move to next in Ooty.
- Coordinator→
- Academic Coordinator→
- Vice Principal→
- Principal
The Cliff School
CBSE · Ooty · Est. 1955 · 30:1 students per teacher
1955
FOUNDED
CBSE
BOARD
middle
LEVEL
English
MEDIUM
30:1
STUDENTS / TEACHER
100
STUDENTS
English, Hindi
LANGUAGES
Ooty, Tamil Nadu
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