School Principal Position at Hvitfeltdska upper secondary school

Vår vision är att Göteborg ska vara en internationellt ledande utbildnings- och kunskapsstad.

Utbildningsförvaltningen i Göteborg bedriver verksamhet inom kommunal gymnasieskola, vuxenutbildning, yrkeshögskola, gymnasiesärskola, särvux, studie- och yrkesvägledning, modersmål samt skolutveckling.

I vårt arbete har vi ett tydligt elevfokus som sätter kunskap och färdigheter i ett sammanhang där inre motivation, medskapande och lust att lära är viktiga ingredienser.

Vi arbetar utifrån alla människors lika värde och rättigheter. Tillsammans skapar vi en arbetsmiljö där både elever och medarbetare är delaktiga och verkar för varandras framgång.

ARBETSUPPGIFTER
As one of our principals is relocating to another part of Sweden, we are looking for a school principal responsible for the International Baccalaureate Diploma program (grades 11 and 12) and its preparatory year (grade 10).

Shaping the future since 1647, Hvitfeldtska gymnasiet is committed to academic excellence, promoting depth, breadth and an international outlook in upper secondary education. We offer a work environment with motivated students and a highly qualified, dedicated staff. You will work in the citys largest and oldest school in a historic environment in central Gothenburg. Hvitfeldtska gymnasiet is one of Swedens most popular schools and part of the Gothenburg city secondary school district Centrum together with its partner schools Angeredsgymnasiet, IHGR, and Schillerska gymnasiet. The districts leadership teams meet on a regular basis to exchange experiences and learn from each other.

Role and Responsibilities
You will assume pedagogical leadership and be responsible for human and financial resources within your school section. You will lead, plan, coordinate, develop and evaluate school operations in accordance with local, national and IB regulations to deliver educational outcomes. By raising student achievement to meet performance goals you will promote and support the vision and values of our school.

You will initiate and implement school improvement strategies through cultivating partnerships with universities, businesses, and the IB community, locally and globally. You will lead the health team in promoting the health and wellbeing of the students.
Together with five principals and the Head of School you will be a member of the school leadership team.

In an ever-changing world, you will lead your team and your program strategically to ensure the schools continued commitment to academic excellence, promoting depth, breadth and an international outlook in upper secondary education.

Responsibilities of the role may be subject to change. The position includes other school management responsibilities as set by the school leadership team. You will report to the Head of School.


KVALIFIKATIONER
Skills and Qualifications
We expect you to hold a university degree in Education, preferably with further qualifications in educational leadership. Previous experience as a successful principal in upper secondary education, especially within the IB Diploma program, is desirable.
Having good analytical skills, you are interested and experienced in strategic quality planning to develop teaching and learning, which will be done in close collaboration with the IB coordinator and your team. You are able to exercise effective leadership through clear communication.

You have strong organizational skills with the ability to empower your team through purposeful goal-setting, evaluation, and review. You are well-versed in the IBDP curriculum as well as the Swedish national educational standards and are able to navigate both systems. You are proficient in technology and have strong verbal and written communication skills in English as well as Swedish. French and German skills are welcome, but not required.

You are a dedicated individual with the ability to build positive relationships with staff, students and other internal and external stakeholders. You have experience in managing budget and human resources as well as the ability to build and maintain partnerships with academic and business communities on a local, regional, and international level.

ÖVRIGT
I rekryteringsprocessen kommer tester att ingå. Vi planerar för två intervjuomgångar, den första intervjun kommer att ske 7-8 juni och den andra intervjun sker en vecka senare. Delar av intervjun kan ske på engelska.

Till din intervju behöver du ha med dig pass/nationellt id och eventuellt bevis på uppehållstillstånd om du har ett medborgarskap utanför EU/EES. Detta för att vi som arbetsgivare behöver säkerställa din identitet samt säkra att du har rätt att arbeta i Sverige.

Med hänvisning till lagarna som reglerar registerkontroll, måste den som erbjuds denna tjänst uppvisa utdrag ur belastningsregistret (av typ 442.14) innan anställningsavtal kan upprättas. Ett sådant utdrag beställs från Polisens hemsida.

Vi undanber oss alla erbjudanden om annonserings- och rekryteringshjälp i samband med denna annons.