Deputy Head of Primary School

We are looking for a Deputy Head of Primary School for an international school in Beijing. This is a full-time position starting in August 2025.

About the school

This is an international school located in Haidian. The school offers a combination of the national curriculum and US Common core to its students in elementary and middle school, and US Common core, AP, IGCSE and A-Level in high school. 

Job responsibilities

• Serving as a liaison between the international teachers, Head teachers and Head of School
• Line management of primary school staff to ensure the highest quality of instruction, communication and professionalism is being followed
• Facilitating weekly Department Head meetings, including setting agendas and keeping minutes
• Be an open, active and visible presence in classrooms, as well as in the playground, during sporting and enrichment programs, at special school events, etc
• Promoting the health, safety and well-being of each of the School’s students and teachers
• Working with the Head of School to develop, implement and manage the Primary curriculum and to ensure most students meet the curriculum standard requirements
• Leading a team of Primary Homeroom, Bilingual, and Subject teachers, to include assigning roles and responsibilities, meetings and communication with teaching staff, performance management and providing guidance and leadership to the team
• Collaborating with colleagues to ensure the effective implementation of the curriculum
• Assisting the teachers and Head of School with student disciplinary matters.
• Attending to student behavior, both positive and negative
• Ensuring the highest level of student outcomes are achieved, including tracking individual student performance over time (Continuous assessment)
• Meeting with students and parents as required
• Assisting in the implementation of curriculum resources and textbooks, and ensuring that all available resources are used effectively to meet curriculum goals
• Participating in class observation of teachers and providing appropriate support
• Ensuring that appropriate arrangements are in place to cover for absent staff and that all substitutes have lesson plans
• Initiating and participating in teachers’ professional development activities including orientation and training of new teachers and organizing staff workshop
• Working with Head of School to identify the teachers’ needs and planning professional development activities accordingly