Head of Department (Grades 4-7)

Recruiter:

Omega Human Capital

Job Ref:

js/hod/hdw

Date posted:

Thursday, November 17, 2022

Location:

brakpan, Gauteng, South Africa

Salary:

Market related

SUMMARY:
A Private School in Brakpan has a position available for a Head of Department (Primary School Grades 4 to 7) to start 01 January 2023

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Coaching and mentoring of new academic staff.
Designing, implementing and monitoring an appropriate individualised approach to education through assessment, educational program design and delivery, resource development, data collection and reporting.
Ensuring that planning is completed and is carried out consistently and collaboratively.
Ensuring that planning themes are accurately introduced, that classroom displays reflect current learning, and that learning objectives are clearly communicated to the learners.
Ensuring that staff are supported in the development of their teaching and learning programs.
Ensuring that educational programming i.e. design, delivery, assessment and reporting is regularly monitored.
Ensuring the day to day planning and record keeping by staff is regularly monitored.
Motivating and encouraging staff to improve the quality of teaching and learning.
Regular classroom observations with targeted feedback of next steps.
Ensuring that resources are linked to planning, teaching and learning.
Working with various curriculum teams to assist with the development, implementation, evaluation and continuous revision of the curriculum.
Coordinating and overseeing the selection of textbooks. Maintaining an inventory list of all resources and textbooks which includes dates of purchase.
Ensuring that book and portfolio moderation takes place and that records are kept of these.
Planning and monitoring the usage of informal and formal assessment strategies to assess student learning.
Coordinating and supporting the development, documentation and delivery of individual student targets throughout the school.
Checking that report comments are accurate and provides accurate feedback about the learners’ progress.
Constructing accurate informative and timely reports to students and their parents about student learning and achievement.
Ensuring that student data/marks are analysed and that a plan is in place to support low/high ability learners.
Attending termly marks meetings to look at an intervention plan for underperforming learners.
Ensuring that all marks are analysed.
Weekly departmental meeting to ensure that all new information is cascaded and shared with staff. Ensuring that accurate minutes are shared with the DOA and OH.
Attending weekly HOD meetings and ensuring that pertinent information is shared with educators in the department.
Ensuring that the school management team are aware of any issues within the department.
Regular feedback to parents on the progress of learners in the subject discipline.
Tracking teacher feedback to parents on a weekly basis.
Working individually and collectively with staff to ensure that they are properly trained and know how to use curriculum programs and resources.
Overseeing testing programs and the analysis of these tests.
Providing constant and ongoing feedback of teaching standards.
Gathering resources that aid in the implementation of teaching plans.
Ensures that the curriculum caters for all students and identifying students who may be impacted by the curriculum (Gifted and talented/Special educational needs.
Providing ongoing training for staff during the implementation of new programs.
Any additional tasks or duties as requested by the Operational Head.

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