Assistant director of Studies (Академический директор/Завуч/Методист)

компания "вкс-international house" bkc international house moscow is the biggest school chain in moscow. there are central schools within 10 min walk from kremlin as well as there are affiliate branches in cozy suburbs near metro. the school continues to translate the values once established in international house - language helps to unite people, to bring joy and to expand the horizons. high standards and professionalism in the workplace come along with a huge amount of humanity and support from our colleagues - whether they are administrators or directors. each year over 90% of our students pass international exams with great results, allowing them to apply at the worldchr(39)s best universities and colleges. our methodology is renown for its effectiveness and is used in 160 schools of 58 countries in the world. we have long established history of successful cooperation with such partners as ih, the university of cambridge and the british council. bkc ielts test centre is authorised by the british council and bkc cambridge examinations testing centre holds platinum status. academic manager position is open to start in august 2022 essential requirements a successful candidate should have solid teaching skills, good organizational skills, excellent people skills and the following: academic management experience (please clarify in the cover letter); management background ; celta or equivalent initial qualification; 2 yearschr(39) post-qualification experience; to start asap you need to be on the territory of russia; the role of the academic manager will be to: write academic programs for preschoolers and schoolers (1st-2nd graders), development of materials; focus on studentschr(39) retention, help students with problems in education, talk to parents and doing activities to increase retention; supervise schools working offline - take responsibility for the areas of work assigned, making strategic decisions; carry out quality observations for online classes evaluate, review and revise existing programs and create new ones; teach 12 ach a week in the schools assigned; observe teachers and give feedback on regular basis in the frame of professional development; send signals to recruitment about possible problems/complaints; work on teacherschr(39) retention; orientate new teachers on the school procedures and supervising during their trial period; give seminars and workshops as part of the international house program; take part in placing students to groups/levels; help school managers with troubleshooting; conduct open doors, presentations and initiate other extra-curricular activities; work with studentschr(39) queries and complaints; monitor groups’ end of level dates, tests results and group finishing dates; take part in marketing events and initiatives; we are looking for people to join us who have: the skills to work in a team; to lead and motivate; expertise in teaching variety of courses and levels; a positive but yet professional attitude at a workplace;