Vice Head of Division - High School - Guangzhou

BASIS International School Guangzhou is seeking qualified candidates for a Vice Head of Division – High School for the 2025-2026 school year! 

Are you an experienced educator looking to grow your career with an established and high-achieving school network? Apply now for our Vice Head of Division – High School position with BASIS International School Guangzhou. 

Why Choose BASIS International Schools? 

Join a dynamic, rapidly growing network of schools in China known for academic excellence and innovation. Since our first school opened in Shenzhen in 2015, BASIS International & Bilingual Schools has expanded across China, with campuses in Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Chengdu, and Wuhan. In 2024, we proudly launched three new schools in Shenzhen, including our first Early Childhood Education campuses. 

Our students consistently gain admission to prestigious universities worldwide, such as Harvard, Princeton, Oxford, MIT, and Cornell, with nearly 100% of graduates accepted into Top 50 U.S. universities and other similarly rated universities in the UK and Canada. 

Vice Head of Division of High School is a member of the Senior Leadership Team working closely with all school administrators and reporting the Head of School. Vice Head of Division of High School main focus points are developing secondary-level programs, student development coaching, student behavior, and social integration management. 

Vice Head of Division of High School will directly supervise Teachers, Teaching Fellows, and the Dean of Secondary School (as applicable). 

Responsibilities: 

• Coordinate secondary school academic programs to support students in situations relating to social integration in/out of the classroom 
• Create procedures for extreme behavior occurrences 
• Monitor parent communications 
• Manage parent expectations 
• Support students’ social-emotional development 
• Enforce School Routines and Code of Conduct 
• Assist teachers with student behavior management 
• Communicate with parents as needed to collaborate on student behavior management 
• Maintain student discipline documentation 
• Coordinate academic support program with the Director of Student Affairs and Director of Academic Programs 
• Assist teachers with parent communication regarding various concerns 
• Support a nurturing and achievement-oriented school culture (define school-wide behavior expectations, manage social emotional curriculum and character program…) 
• Define routines for school’s common areas (recess, lunch, hallways, Early Bird/Late Bird) 
• Provide support and guidance to Teaching Fellows 
• Monitor student arrival and dismissal