Head of Early Years 2026

**San Silvestre School**
Peru**Job type**:

Full Time, Fixed Term**Start date**:

02 February 20263 October 2025**Job overview**:

- Are you a creative and passionate leader, who will set high expectations in a thriving, over subscribed Early Years section?
Do you want to join one of the most successful and unique schools in South America? An exciting opportunity is now available.

**Join Us in Shaping the Future**

Are you a visionary and experienced educational leader ready to take our Early Years Section to the next level of its development? We invite you to join us on an exciting educational journey as we build on our over subscribed Early Years Section at San Silvestre.A member of the Latin American Heads’ Conference (LAHC), Round Square, and the Girls’ Schools Association, San Silvestre is one of the leading independent schools in South America. Founded in 1932, San Silvestre is an all-girls, not-for-profit organisation with over 1400 pupils, aged from 3 to 18 years.
The educational ethos at San Silvestre is one of care and commitment, providing a stimulating environment in which the needs of the girls are met in every dimension of school life: academic, sporting, cultural, artistic, and social. San Silvestre is rooted in history and tradition whilst embracing pedagogical innovation.**Why San Silvestre?**

**Pioneering Education**: Choose an environment that encourages innovation and values forward-thinking educational practices. Our commitment to the challenge of growth creates an inspiring and motivating space for both educators and students.**Holistic Development**: As the Head of Early Years, you'll play a key role in shaping the future by nurturing not only academic excellence but also the social, emotional, and creative dimensions of young minds. Care is our trademark**Community**: Join a vibrant community where every voice is heard and valued. Collaborate with dedicated educators, engaged parents, and enthusiastic students who collectively contribute to a culture of growth and exploration.**What We Seek**

**Visionary Leadership**: We're looking for an inspiring leader with a clear vision for education, someone who can transform ideas into actions and achievements.
Innovative Mindset: Bring fresh perspectives, foster a culture of curiosity and adaptability that prepares our students for future challenges and opportunities.**Community Engagement**: Thrive on building strong connections with parents, teachers, and the wider community, creating a unified force dedicated to our students' success.**What You'll Enjoy**

**Professional Growth**:Be part of a supportive environment that encourages your continuous development and provides opportunities for advancement.**A New Learning Space**: Lead in a technologically advanced school that reflects our commitment to providing an outstanding learning environment.**How to Apply**:
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**Attached documents**:

- Job Description
3.55MB**About**San Silvestre School**:
**San Silvestre School**
- Av. Santa Cruz 1251, Miraflores
Lima
15074
Peru
- +51 241 3334**Our Philosophy**

San Silvestre provides a stimulating, happy and caring atmosphere in which each pupil is encouraged to achieve her potential with confidence and self-esteem.

Having had the full opportunities of an integral formation, a San Silvestre pupil can assume her role in society as a valuable person capable of contributing positively to whatever environment in which she is involved.

**Ethos**

A happy school, with high academic standards, San Silvestre School for Girls provides an environment which fosters individual goals and achievements while providing a friendly and caring atmosphere throughout the school. The dedicated staff are committed to providing a stimulating environment in which the needs of the girls are met in academic, sporting, cultural, artistic, technological, communication, social, civic and spiritual areas. Each pupil, from the Nursery 3 year-olds to the Secondary Section 18 year-olds, is encouraged to compete with herself and this is possible in an atmosphere where she can grow in confidence.

As a British-Peruvian school, it is absolutely essential that we transmit the virtues of both cultures, strengthening pupils’ individual skills and encouraging all efforts aimed at their overall development. Academic training, learning languages, social commitment and self-competition are some of the goals achieved through consistent encouragement and monitoring from a very early age.

**“I am, I can, I ought, I will”**
That is our motto, which is a true reflection of the philosophy of life that we try to transmit to the girls who have been entrusted to us. Our goal is to ensure that our students leave school with a high level of self-esteem, a good measure of common sense and the ability to stretch themselves, to commit themselves to become actively involved in their community and to assume the responsibility for their own actions. Our girls realise that through their own work they