Primary School Assistant Principal - SPARK Randpark Ridge - 2025

About SPARK Schools:

SPARK Schools is a social impact disruptor leading change in the education space through its network of affordable private schools. The SPARK Schools network provides transformational education innovation through Africa’s first blended learning model, which elevates student achievement and equips teachers to serve their students effectively.

The blended learning model combines classroom teaching and online instruction, allowing teachers to anticipate student needs and provide personalized education at an affordable cost. SPARK Schools is pioneering this transformative education model to ensure the accessibility of university and careers for all.

SPARK Schools has a culture of collaboration, as getting South Africa to lead global education takes a team effort. We are innovators striving for excellence through persistence and a sense of urgency to achieve SPARK Schools’ vision, mission, and social transformational objectives. Our work environment is vibrant, fast-paced, engaging, tech-enabled, and data-driven.

SPARK Schools is a high growth, mission and values-driven organization, operating 21 primary schools and 5 high schools and serving over 18,000 families in 2025. We are looking for dynamic people to join our team.

Reports To: Principal

Purpose of Role:

The Assistant Principal drives student achievement as an instructional leader by providing excellent instructional coaching and professional development to benefit classroom instruction and the Learning Lab. The Assistant Principal supports the Principal in providing teachers, blended learning facilitators, and PE coaches the training and support necessary to be highly effective educators. The Assistant Principal is integral to the SPARK Schools culture and our commitment to rigorous, engaging learning experiences for our scholars.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the continual professional development of our educators by coaching members of the instructional staff to the successful completion of their individual professional growth plans, designing and facilitating weekly professional development sessions, and arranging individual growth opportunities.
• Support student achievement by setting clear and high expectations for excellent teaching in all content areas, maintaining a regular schedule of observations, and conducting observation review meetings with educators.
• Implement the network’s rigorous curriculum, aligning with and extending the South African national curriculum.
• Implement online curriculum and small group tutoring in the Learning Lab that aligns with classroom instruction.
• Facilitate an assessment and data analysis cycle for instructional staff to analyze student performance and identify areas for targeted instruction.
• Collaborate with the school leadership team to manage instructional staff, including facilitating evaluations.
• Participate in the selection of new school-based personnel and onboarding of instructional staff members.
• Define and share information about network-wide policies and procedures with parents, students, staff, and the community.
• Implement disciplinary policies and procedures.
• Participate actively in staff development opportunities as a member of the SPARK Schools team.
• Conduct oneself in a professional manner at all SPARK Schools events and to all stakeholders.

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

• English language fluency.
• Clear criminal record.
• Grade 12 Certificate.
• Completed B.Ed or PGCE degree.
• SACE registration.

Experience:

• Previous experience managing or working with primary school-aged children.
• At least 2 years of excellent classroom instruction.
• Previous experience leading a team.
• Experience and practice with labour laws.

Skills and Mindset:

• Strong desire to be part of a vibrant, dynamic, technology-driven work environment fostering creativity and collaboration.
• Strong desire to be part of a collaborative, team-spirited, and fast-growing Social Impact Disruptor leading change in the education space.
• Strong desire to be part of a learning culture with excellent career development and advancement opportunities supported by individualized professional development.
• Ability, desire, and passion to deliver high-quality transformational education at affordable fees.

SPARK values: Service, Persistence, Achievement, Responsibility, and Kindness.

SPARK offers:

• Fair market-linked remuneration.
• Performance-based annual bonuses and increases.
• Above-average/good annual leave.
• Life, disability, and funeral cover.
• Employee wellness support.
• Educational support & study leave.
• Individualized professional development, support, and mentorship.
• Employee discount on school fees.
• Opportunities for career growth.

Compensation: R26,724.00 ctc p/m

Locations:

• SPARK RandPark Ridge.

Position Type: Full time/Permanent.

SPARK Schools is an equal opportunities employer and preference will be given to candidates from designated groups with due consideration of the company’s Employment Equity goals and targets.

SPARK Schools encourages persons with disabilities to apply.

SPARK Schools may expire the posting of this advertisement at their own discretion.

Kindly note that should you not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.