Head of School
Reports to: Board of Directors
Serves on: Leadership Team
The Opportunity:
KICS vision is to impact the world for Christ by preparing servant leaders who choose character before career, wisdom beyond scholarship, service above self, and a lifestyle of participation over apathy.
Located in Rwanda, a country that has set clear and challenging goals for its future development and growing in its influence across the region, KICS is positioned to play an increasingly important role in supporting these aspirations through nurturing the servant leaders required to make this a reality.
Building upon the solid foundation and good work underway at KICS, the new Head of School will have the opportunity to provide strong visionary, spiritual, and strategic leadership, by articulating the school’s guiding principles (the KICS way), promoting its vision and value proposition, and by inspiring, encouraging, and caring for the students, faculty, staff, families, and friends that encompass the entire KICS community.
The Head of School is responsible for overseeing the operations of the school and providing spiritual, educational, and administrative leadership to the school. It is the job of the Head of School to inspire, lead, and direct all phases of the school’s operations, programs, budget, personnel, and environment in accordance with the direction and policies established by the KICS Board.
In addition, the Head of School is entrusted with maintaining and encouraging the school’s Christian ethos through spiritual leadership of the school.
The Head of School is appropriately remunerated including additional benefits (for example related to travel and housing).
The Head of School will continue the required momentum to achieve the full possibilities of the new “Vision for the Future” Campus and strengthen the school community’s appreciation and understanding of the KICS Way. This leader will nurture and perpetuate KICS’ intentional culture, steward the school and its resources with integrity, consider the priorities of the school when faced with difficult decisions.
Head of School Qualities:
The following are a list of qualities that should describe the KICS Head of School:
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Application Process:
There are four stages to the selection process. At every stage successful candidates will be notified of their progression to the next stage.
Stage 1- Please submit the following to hossearch@kicsrw.org to initiate your application:
Stage 2- Successful candidates will be contacted to complete the following:
Stage 3- Successful candidates will be invited to interview
Stage 4 - Successful candidates will be invited to an in-person site-visit at KICS in Rwanda.
Application Timeline:
Deadline for initial applications is 10 March 2023
Applications accepted from January 2023 – 10 March 2023 Evaluation of candidates: Until March 2023
Interviews: End of March 2023
Finalists will have site visit: April/ May 2023
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School Librarian
Reports to: Director of Academics
Serves on: Student Services Team
Required Qualifications:
Passion for serving God in the context of international education.
Preferred Qualifications:
Professional Characteristics:
Role Specific Responsibilities/Qualifications:
Secondary Bible Teacher (full-time)
Report to: Secondary Principal
Serves on: Secondary Team
Required Qualifications:
● Personal and committed relationship with Jesus Christ.
● Bachelor’s Degree in Bible, Ministry, Education.
● Valid Teacher Certificate with appropriate endorsement(s). (Life/ministry experience
related to content may substitute for a Teacher Certificate in some situations.)
● At least 2 years of experience teaching students in a school or organizational setting.
● Must be able to meet necessary requirements for ACSI certification.
● Passion for serving God in the context of education
Preferred Qualifications:
● Two or more years of successful teaching/ministry experience
● Prior experience in an international school or diverse community.
● Master’s Degree in Bible (OT/NT/Biblical studies), Ministry, Divinity, or Education.
Professional Characteristics:
● Teaches/leads from a Christ-centered worldview.
● Effectively collaborates in team settings.
● Demonstrates superb communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills. Uses data to adapt curriculum and refine instruction.
● Operates from a growth mindset, able to reflect, learn, and progress professionally.
● Articulates high expectations with students, parents, and colleagues.
● Shows a love of learning that translates into a positive and rigorous classroom culture.
● Embraces diversity and values the contributions of each individual.
● Utilizes technology to enhance student learning and partner with parents.
● Exhibits a passion for equipping students to think critically, solve problems, and exercise self-discipline.
● Interacts with people in an emotionally and culturally intelligent manner.
● Lives out faith in a way that facilitates discipleship, mentoring, and relationship building
with students.
Role Specific Responsibilities/Qualifications:
● Teaches Bible from grade 6-12 depending on the schedule.
● Contributes significantly to the missional layer of school culture.
● Collaborates with department, middle and high school teams, and administration around student progress and discipleship.
● Uses the platform of Bible teacher to promote the spiritual greenhouse philosophy of KICS.
● Meeting every student where they are with Jesus, not necessarily where we are or where we want them to be.
● Uses role as Bible teacher to engage in significant discipleship opportunities.
● Serves on the Mission Control Team, which prepares and guides each message series and its components for Mission Time each week.
● Actively participates in the weekly collaboration calendar meetings, curriculum work, and professional development.
● Manage classroom and student behavior using Love and Logic, PBIS, and Restorative Practices and Justice.
● Participate or lead one extracurricular activity per year.
● Participate or initiate committees or school events.
● Set professional goals and focus on professional development.
● Other duties as assigned or needed.
Primary STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) Teacher
Reports to: Primary School Principal
Serves on: Primary Team
Required Qualifications:
● Personal and committed relationship with Jesus Christ.
● Bachelor’s Degree elementary education with a focus in science or art.
● Experience in teaching STEAM.
● Valid Teacher Certificate with appropriate endorsement(s).
● Must be able to meet necessary requirements for ACSI certification.
● Experience with an American curriculum and system of education.
● Passion for serving God in the context of international education.
Preferred Qualifications:
● At least 3 years of successful teaching experience.
● Prior experience in an international school.
● Working knowledge of science, technology, and art.
Professional Characteristics:
● Leads/serves from a Christ-centered worldview.
● Effectively collaborates in team settings.
● Demonstrates superb communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
● Operates from a growth mindset, is able to reflect, learn, and progress.
● Articulates high expectations with students.
● Embraces diversity, values the contributions of each individual, and looks to grow our
resources in STEAM.
● Utilizes technology to enhance student learning and partner with parents.
● Exhibits a passion for equipping students to think critically, solve problems, and exercise
self-discipline.
● Interacts with people in an emotionally and culturally intelligent manner.
● Lives out faith in a way that facilitates discipleship, mentoring, and relationship building
with students.
Role Specific Responsibilities/Qualifications:
● Secure, request, and organize materials for STEAM equipment for student projects,
demonstrations, and activities.
● Draw on student experiences and interests to develop and implement hands-on creative
activities for students kinder to grade 5.
● Collaborate with other teachers to design projects and activities that will build on other
learning experiences.
● Develop a STEAM curriculum at grade level.
● Develop STEAM learning activities and hands on material for classes.
● Advanced computer skills, reading skills and ability to solve problems quickly.
● Support core teachers and students in areas of reading and math intervention.
● Manage classroom and student behavior using Love and Logic, PBIS, and Restorative
Practices and Justice.
● Participate or lead one extracurricular activity per year.
● Participate or initiate committees or school events.
● Set professional goals and focus on professional development.
● Actively participates in the weekly collaboration calendar meetings, curriculum work, and
professional development.
● Other duties as assigned or needed.
Middle School Principal (This is a new position and is based on enrollment numbers)
Reports to: Director of Academics
Serves on: Leadership Team
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Key Responsibility Areas:
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Primary Teacher (grade level and number of positions are based on enrollment numbers)
Reports to: Primary Principal
Serves on: Primary Team
Required Qualifications:
● Personal and committed relationship with Jesus Christ.
● Bachelor’s Degree in elementary education or completion of teacher training program.
● Valid Teacher Certificate with appropriate endorsement(s).
● Must be able to meet necessary requirements for ACSI certification.
● Passion for serving God in the context of education.
Preferred Qualifications:
● At least 2 years of successful teaching experience.
● Prior experience in an international school or diverse community.
● Master’s Degree in Education or related field.
● Working knowledge of Common Core Standards and Next Generation Science Standards.
● Experience with English Language Learners and struggling learners.
● Experience with reading and writing workshop.
Professional Characteristics:
● Teaches/leads from a Christ-centered worldview.
● Effectively collaborates in team settings.
● Demonstrates superb communication skills.
● Uses data to adapt curriculum and refine instruction.
● Operates from a growth mindset, able to reflect, learn, and progress professionally.
● Articulates high expectations with students, parents, and colleagues.
● Shows a love of learning that translates into a positive and rigorous classroom culture.
● Embraces diversity and values the contributions of each individual.
● Utilizes technology to enhance student learning and partner with parents.
● Exhibits a passion for equipping students to think critically, solve problems, and exercise
self-discipline.
● Interacts with people in an emotionally and culturally intelligent manner.
● Lives out faith in a way that facilitates discipleship, mentoring, and relationship building
with students.
Role Specific Responsibilities:
● Teaches core subjects of Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, and Bible.
● Collaborates with teachers and administration around student progress.
● Focuses on language arts strategies for developing readers.
● Utilizes methods of progress monitoring and running records (e.g NWEA MAP, Fountas &
Pinnell) to track student progress.
● Manage classroom and student behavior using Love and Logic, PBIS, and Restorative
Practices and Justice.
● Participate or lead one extracurricular activity per year.
● Participate or initiate committees or school events.
● Set professional goals and focus on professional development.
● Actively participates in the weekly collaboration calendar meetings, curriculum work, and
professional development.
● Other duties as assigned or needed.
Secondary Elective/ Foundations Teacher (this role is in addition to our current visual arts and band/guitar teachers)
Reports to: Secondary School Principal
Serves on: Secondary Team
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Professional Characteristics:
Role Specific Responsibilities/Qualifications:
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Click the button below to learn about “The KICS Way”
Vision: To impact the world for Christ by preparing servant-leaders who choose character before career, wisdom beyond scholarship, service above self, and a
lifestyle of participation over apathy
Mission: The mission at KICS is to provide a Christ-centered, U.S. accredited primary and secondary education that challenges students to excel academically and live out
a biblical worldview.
Values: Servant leadership, Christ-centered, global family, customization, and life-long learners.
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