Senior Manager - Primary Schools at SPARK Schools

Purpose of Role:

The Senior Manager, Primary Schools is the product owner for primary schools, SPARK Schools’ original, most mature product offering. They lead an integrated team responsible for the primary school learning model, management of primary schools, and school leadership development in primary schools. The Senior Manager, Primary Schools is responsible for research, efficacy, and reporting for the products and projects owned by this team. This role simultaneously drives excellent outcomes in the five key drivers of SPARK’s model (school operations, school leadership, school culture, data-driven instruction, and parent and family engagement), while pushing for continuous improvement through frugal innovation and thought leadership as the SPARK Schools network scales.

Reports To: Chief of Schools

Responsibilities:

• Drives achievement in primary schools through the Regional Managers in the following areas:
• School Operations
• School Leadership
• School Culture
• Manages the Primary School Curriculum and Assessment Lead to:
• Design and rollout high quality curriculum that meets and exceeds local standards and drives scholar achievement to global competitiveness.
• Acquire or develop formative, interim, and summative assessments in all grade levels and subjects.
• Translate rigorous assessment for learning into data analysis that drives personalised instruction and interventions.
• Deliver effective professional development, communication, and change management to instructional leaders and instructional staff.
• Collaborate with the Blended Learning Lead for alignment between online and offline learning, as well as continued innovation and thought leadership in blended learning and personalisation in the primary school learning models.
• Drive efficacy and constant research and strategic development of the primary school learning models, striving for world-leading learning model standards.

Qualifications and Criteria:

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications and criteria:

• Degree in education.
• SACE accreditation.
• At least 3 years of experience leading a team in school management or instruction/learning model with evidence of high achievement.
• At least 2 years managing other managers.
• Experience and practice with labour laws.

Qualities:

• Grit: Persistence through challenges.
• Excellence: A track record of high expectations personally and professionally.
• Mission and Vision Alignment: Understanding of and passion for the SPARK Schools mission to provide excellent education at an affordable cost.
• Self­ Reflection: Finding the capacity to bring your best self to challenges and opportunities.