Job offer: Academic Coordinator

Westview Cambodian International School is the great extension to secondary education by the passionate leadership team of Learning Jungle International School Cambodia (LJIS) offering educational services only from preschool to elementary program. With the strong support from parents, students, staff, and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, Westview Cambodian International School is created to offer the International Secondary program built from the world-renowned standards of education, American Common Core Standards (ACCS), and the Khmer language, history and culture into one unique curriculum from grades 7 to 12.

Our major achievements include becoming an IELTS test venue, becoming a member of CIS accreditation, conducting an international benchmark test for our students called MAP test, joining one of the big world conferences called Model United Nations, and receiving the HR Asia Award for the best company to work for in 2021.

Salary: $3,000 to $4,000 (based on qualification)

Reports to Campus Manager and School Director

Duties

• Set yearly school goals to support the school’s Strategic Plan and lead the Academic Department to achieve the set goal in accordance with school vision, mission and SLOs;
• Report monthly achievement to the campus manager, school director, and BOD;
• Propose action plan for next month and assist the campus manager/school director in setting school goals and directions of the campus;
• Represent school in the community/media and participate in the school marketing activities, fundraising events, celebrations, or other activities to promote school reputation and public awareness;
• Ensure the academic and student records are in compliance with the requirements from Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport;
• Plan and implement a system to evaluate the success of the international curriculum and the effectiveness of the teaching based on data of student learning outcomes from internal assessments and external assessment;
• Lead and support Khmer teachers in their work duties including reviewing lesson plans, improving teaching standards/approach and providing training and professional development plan in the Khmer Program;
• Lead and support the Academic Team in their work duties, including collecting/reviewing data on student grades, progress, learning approach, behavior, attendance, and proposing action plan for improvement with relevant faculty members/managers;
• Review school policies and procedures regularly to ensure the effective operation of the school, and create ad hoc committees to propose improvements to policies and procedures;
• Conduct performance review of staff in the Academic Department and Khmer Faculty and provide reflective feedback and support staff to achieve the set professional growth;
• Create positive school climate and culture of thriving for excellence within the whole school;
• Develop professional development plans or training for the Academic Team and Khmer Teachers;
• Organize promotional events for school to the public, in the media or session for parent or public;
• Task staff members to organize sessions to cultivate student culture of growth mindset, desire to learn, and independent learners in accordance with the character profile adopted school wide;
• Task staff members to organize academic competitions and lead students in various educational events/competitions outside of school;
• Liaise with third parties to create partnership, improve school programs, and exchange good practices and friendship;
• Meet with parents to discuss about student academic as well as other concerns;
• Attend and conduct educational trainings and conferences as needed;
• Attend and conduct academic meetings with relevant staff members and teachers;
• Perform other managerial tasks in accordance with the campus management.

Requirements

• Hold Bachelor’s degree/ Master Degree of Education or TESOL, or related field;Minimum of 1-year experience in education field is preferred;
• Experience in international school is a plus;
• Experience in managing a team is a plus;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English;
• Ability to work well under tight deadlines and deliver effective result;
• Desire to learn and overcome new challenges;
• Hard working and self-motivated person, honest, reliable, loyal, responsible, and very good team work;Willing to work with diversified international team.