Job Description

Deputy Head Teacher Job, Teaching Jobs  March 2021,

Position: Deputy Head Teacher

Reports to: The Principal

Job Description

Responsible for supervising the senior teachers, teachers and the non- teaching staff. The job holder will be responsible for ensuring the school’s daily routine is followed accordingly and a high standard of discipline is maintained in the school.

Responsibilities

Teaching

• Teach lessons as timetabled and according to the educational needs, abilities and achievement of the individual students and groups of students


• Prepare and keep records of schemes of work, lesson plans, lesson notes, exercises, tests and examinations for each class taught.


• Submit these records for inspection to the Head Teacher and Directors of the school at least once every month and to school inspectors on demand.


• Set and mark exercises, tests and examinations for constant monitoring of pupils daily learning progress and achievement.


• Ensure proper maintenance and use of teaching and learning materials.


• Keep inventory of text books and class equipment.


• Planning and preparing teaching and learning materials and incorporating experiments and illustrations at all times


• Assessing, recording and reporting on the development, progress, attainment and behaviour of the pupils.


• Sign-off pupils’ diary of homework, assignments and projects completed.


• Fill and sign-off pupils report forms in the subject taught.


• Give guidance and counselling services to the pupils.


• Play the role of a class teacher/ advisor/ co-ordinator and a coach or patron by participating and leading extra-curricular activities


• Prepare and raise requisitions for equipment, materials and other facilities for use by teachers in relation to academic departments.

 Curriculum implementation

• Continuously and consistently improving the School curriculum and academic effectiveness through timely coverage of syllabuses, quality examinations, effective delivery of teachers in classes and observance of subject and school policies.


• In liaison with the Head Teacher draw the School’s timetable, daily routine, term’s schedule of activities and strategies for curriculum implementation

Financial Management And Control

• Timely draw up accurate activity budgets for all academic programs that the School runs


• Maintenance of proper inventories of equipment and supplies entrusted to the departments / panels.


• Initiating and supervising income-generating activities in the institution to ensure profitability and sustainability of the business

People management

• Inducting new members of staff in their respective departments to ensure immediate value extraction and familiarization

• Manage performance of all teachers in the School; set targets and manage discipline cases on a timely and professional manner within the School’s policies


• Cultivate a performance driven team of teachers and disciplined pupils through adherence to the school rules and regulations guided by the set policies


• Co-ordinating and assisting other teachers in the organisation and performance of co-curricular activities.


• Supervision of the teaching process and regular inspection of pupils books, homework and assignments.


• Co-ordinating the supervision, motivation, appraisal and development of the non-teaching staff.

Strategic role

• Formulate and implement academic policies and procedures aligned to the strategic vision of the business


• Be the liaison in strategic focus and achievement of the business between management and teaching staff. Participate in formulation of strategies and plans for the business

Qualifications 

• Must be a holder of a P1 certificate and a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from a Recognized University.


• Must have at least 5 years’ experience as a Deputy Head Teacher in a reputable school.


• Must be a registered teacher under the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).


• Must be computer literate with a high proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint office applications


• Good understanding of and experience in curriculum management, design, implementation and evaluation of both 8-4-4 and CBC curriculums


• Strategic Management and Leadership


• Operational oversight for teaching and learning


• Departmental leadership and staff development


• Subject teaching


• Extra-curricular


• Academic performance

How to Apply

Please make your application through recruitmentkenyaapp@gmail.com by close of business 5^th April 2021. Female candidates are encouraged to apply. Only successful candidates will be contacted.

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