We are looking for a Vice Principal for a newly constructed Kindergarten in a long established school.

This school is located in Suphanburi Thailand. It is about 90km west of Bangkok. There is regular and reliable public transportation to central Bangkok and the travel time is about 90 minutes.

The Kindergarten School has 30 classrooms, music room, computer room, multipurpose room, swimming pool, teacher's work rooms, and staff offices.

Our current enrollment is at about 650 students aged 30 months to 6 years.

We have a faculty of about 70 plus office and maintenance support staff.

Duties include the day to day operational management of the kindergarten and management of the staff.

Additional duties will include:
-Working with the Thai staff liaison to ensure a good working environment,
-Maintaining a good working relationship with Thai and Foreign staff members and suppliers,
- Guiding and mentoring teachers in the school (possibly leading in-service workshops).
- Occasionally you may need to substitute/cover for absent staff.

The Vice Principal will work under the direction of the Head of Program for Sahavith Schools and Sahavith Schools' general manager/CEO.

The Vice Principal will be guided by the academic affairs officer of Sahavith Schools to ensure compliance with all relevant laws and guidelines issued by the relevant government agencies.

The program being delivered is bilingual Thai - English following the requirements as issued by the Thai Ministry of Education and administered under the "Private School Act - Be 2550".

The school operational hours are from 07:30-16:30, M-F.
Occasional weekend work may be required for special events.

Position Requirements - Skills / Qualifications Required:
There is a wide variety of skill sets that could be considered but in general:

- The applicant should have a Masters or Bachelors degree in Early Childhood Care and / or Education from a recognized University.
- The applicant should have 6 - 8 years of direct work experience in a pre-school / kindergarten environment.

- The applicant should be experienced in administration or management; having strong communication, supervisory and interpersonal skills with a focus on motivating and empowering staff.

- The applicant should have some experience in human resource development.

- The applicant should be experienced in establishing a culture of professionalism and academic excellence resulting in improved student achievement.
- The applicant should have a good understanding of current trends in ECE

While academic qualifications are somewhat flexible an education to the master's level would be expected and one of your degrees must be in education (visa requirement).

The potential applicant should be progressive in terms of student learning expectations and outcomes.

What we are looking for is a Principal who has a passion for quality in education and can demonstrate leadership in the development of staff.

Additional requirements for the visa application are:
- Transcript of records issued by your university.
- Valid TOEIC certificate with a score in excess of 850. Other valid English proficiency certificates such as TOEFL or IELTS are acceptable to immigration for visa purposes.
- Valid police check.

2 work related references who are not related to you.
1 personal reference who is not related to you.

Required Language Skills: English - Very good
Education Level Required: Masters
Experience Required to qualify for consideration: 5 to 6 Years

Additional Information / Benefits

The remuneration package for this position includes:

3 - year (36 month) contract.
30,000 thb / month base salary (about 40,000 php). The cost of living here is comparable to the Philippines.

Airfare to Thailand at the beginning of the contract and airfare home on completion of the contract.

2 week vacation period in October.
4 weeks annual vacation in March/April. Full salary is paid during vacation periods.

Direct e-mail applications ( ttompatz@sahavith.ac.th ) should include:
cover letter,
resume,
scans of relevant degree(s),
scan of TOEIC or other English proficiency score, (visa requirement)
scan of passport. (validity, age and citizenship - visa requirement)

The position (settling in period) will commence in January 2015 with full responsibilities being assumed in March of 2015.

Visa and POEA/OWWA clearance are requirements for this position.

Just to reiterate - the cost of living in Suphanburi is similar to the cost of living in the Philippines and subsidized tuition is available for the children of school staff. The current tuition cost is p7000 / semester for children of staff.
We can accommodate families with younger children (up to grade 4 at this time).
There are no opportunities for English based education above that level (classes are primarily taught in Thai in grades 5-12).

The school pays for the visa, work permit, visa extensions, apartment rent.

local costs (for reference):
eggs - p70 dozen
chicken - p120/kilo
rice - p30/kilo
pork - p200 kilo.
milk - p60/liter
instant noodles - p8/pack

local restaurants - p40-60 / plate.
school canteen - p15-30 / plate.
hotel restaurants - p200 / plate