Head of Department

4 months ago

Midrand, South Africa Curro Holdings Ltd Full time

**At Curro,** **we care.**:
**Head of Department**:
**Curro Midrand Sagewood**

**Vacancy Reference: 21652**:
**What are we looking for?**
We are looking for someone with the following experience, qualifications and /or skillsets:

- B ED/ BA/ BSC / Post Graduate Certificate of Education.
- SACE Registered.
- Department Head/ Subject Matter Head 3 - 5 years (Taught a variety of grades and Matrics).

**The responsibilities are**:
**Curriculum planning, administration and academics**
- Set the curriculum requirements for each grade to support planning.
- Provide guidance and plans with regards to the logical order of teaching certain concepts.
- Moderation (pre and post) of assessment tools.
- Work within budget to select the appropriate textbooks, resources and stationery for each grade and for the staff and make selections of relevant materials.
- Management of laboratories including equipment.
- Ensure the departmental system is up to date for all pupils in the department.

**Staff management and mentoring**
- Management of disciplinary issues with Academic Head / Head of High School (Curro Policy).
- Pastoral role in department and mediation between staff in the event of issues.
- Monitoring of deliverables and taking action as required.
- Moderation of assessments, worksheets, reports and feedback on compliance.
- Ensure that all members of the department are doing weekly academic extra lessons, are communicating with parents and keeping of registers.
- Implementation of policies and procedures in conjunction with management.
- Class visits and observations to maintain academic standards and provide feedback.

**Reporting and meetings**
- Compile analysis sheet of results termly for each grade.
- Analyse results including averages and assess alignment to mandate.
- Submit to Academic Head/Head of High School with recommendations and action plan.
- Checking of termly report for consistency and accuracy including review of personalised comments and feedback.
- Collaboration with other IEB CURROs including moderation of other school’s work and sharing of best practice.

**Planning and own class management**
- Plan and set up assessment roster for the term.
- Set up the demarcation for each assessment during the term as per the grade.
- Monitor and adjust planning throughout the term as per unforeseen events.
- Set up and design of classroom / Learning Area for optimal performance of class and based on specific needs.
- Setting of rules and boundaries to manage discipline.
- Communication and relationship building with pupils and parents (newsletters, sporting letters, outings letters etc.).

**Assessment process and homework management**
- Setting and moderation (pre and post) of assessments including formal (FAT) and continuous (CAS).
- Prepare revision packs, notes and lessons.
- Active invigilation of assessments.
- Marking and moderation of assessments within specified time period.
- Return of assessments and class correction and revising on topics.
- Planning of homework including a learner work schedule.
- Monitor homework.

**Teaching**
- Take attendance registers.
- Measured Academic Achievement.
- Measured Academic Improvement.
- Plan lessons to be interactive and creative.
- Make use of modern days tools and processes.
- Managing the teaching pace based on the learners.
- Set up workbooks as per specifications.
- Make sure that learners are aware of events, homework etc.

**Extra lessons**
- Prepare extra lessons and create new learning materials.
- Manage makeup lessons for class and individuals.
- Remedial work for pupils not coping with certain topics.
- Provide one on one tutor support.
- Identification of pupils that need extra lessons and recommend attendance at extra lessons / tutoring.
- Maintain register of extramural attendance and records of learner’s result.

**Extramural coordination and activities**
- Plan and manage assigned extramural activities.
- Attend practices and sporting fixtures.
- Take attendance registers.
- Attendance at school activities as assigned.
- Manage outings and attend.
- Phase and grade meetings.

**Read more about where you will work**

PRIMARY SCHOOL | HIGH SCHOOL

If you have not had any feedback from the school within two weeks of the closing date of this advert, accept that you were not successful for this position.
But don’t be dismayed, next time it might be you.
Curro reserves the right not to make an appointment.

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