HOD: FOUNDATION PHASE (PRIMARY SCHOOL)
COMMENCEMENT DATE: MAY 2025
SAHETI School is an independent, co-educational, English-medium school dedicated to the pursuit of excellence, whilst promoting the values and ethos of Hellenism. The school is situated in Bedfordview, Johannesburg.
Applications are invited for a dynamic, energetic, and experienced Head of Department Foundation Phase, who meets the below listed prerequisites.
Minimum Requirements:
- A minimum requirement of a Professional Degree in Education and/or a four (4) year professional teaching qualification;
- Teaching experience within the ISASA School System is essential;
- Forward thinking teacher who nurtures robust academic standards will be an advantage;
- Current Registration with SACE and clearance certificates;
- Computer literacy and ability to integrate IT suitably in teaching/learning, however, special interest and further experience in this area will be advantageous;
- Strong interpersonal skills;
- A commitment to full participation in the extra-mural activities of the school;
- Must have the ability to identify with the values and ethos of the school.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The duties and Responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to:
Academic Leadership
- Encouraging the pursuit of excellence in teaching and learning
- Seeking new opportunities for enhancing the standing of the Department;
- Promoting collaboration with other Departments or Schools;
- Developing a culture of evaluation and benchmarking and striving for continuous improvement;
- Maintaining personal academic standing;
- Representing the interests and needs of the Department to the School and the external community;
- Promoting discipline;
- The pursuit of excellence and innovation in teaching and learning responsiveness.
Department Governance
- The establishment and maintenance of a suitable Departmental organisational structure;
- The development and maintenance of the strategic and academic planning functions of the Department/Phase including the setting of goals and the initiation and revision of curriculum offerings, including assessment and delivery;
- Implementation of quality assurance processes particularly in relation to teaching, assessment and delivery, and the supervision of students;
- Allocation of duties to staff to ensure the effective and efficient performance of the phase’s teaching and service functions;
- Generating and implementing School policies/guidelines/SOPs within the Department/Phase and;
- Implementation of IEB policies and mandatory circulars;
- Mentoring the implementation of the Structured Reading Programme in the Phase;
- Implementing, and monitoring personalized and inclusive learning approaches and teaching methodologies;
- Facilitating learning experiences/activities through structure and unstructured play;
- Developing and implementing Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Programs/Projects throughout the Phase.
Staff Guidance and Management for Performance
- Fostering the development of staff (including induction of new staff and appropriate career development and guidance support for staff on probation) within the Department/phase;
- Ensuring the management of personnel issues within the Department/phase including involvement in the recruitment and selection of staff, annual staff performance assessment, and other relevant staff performance management issues and staff grievances;
- Ensuring ethical conduct in and by the Department/phase, including ethical use of communications networks;
- Ensuring the participation of staff in appropriate events and extramural activities.
Financial and Infrastructure Management
- The financial management of the Department/Phase, including establishment of budgets and planning for teaching aids, resources, conferences and meetings, and monitoring of expenditure against allocations;
- Management and maintenance of Departmental space and infrastructure resources;
- Ensuring compliance with School policy and regulations and School financial management and reporting requirements.
Other:
- Notable support of, and participation in official school functions and appropriate after-school activities.
Application Procedure:
Kindly click on the link below to apply for the position.
https://saheti.erecruit.co/candidateapp/?Source=saheti%20Website
Closing Date: 7 March 2025
SAHETI School is an equal opportunity employer and reserves the right to make an appointment prior to the closing date of this vacancy, should a suitable candidate be found. Submitting a CV does not entitle the applicant to automatically be invited for an interview. Failure to meet the pre-requisites of the advertised post will automatically disqualify applicants from consideration for the post. Should an applicant not hear from the school withing two weeks of the closing date it must be assumed that their application was not successful.
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