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Grade Head
Curro Digied New Road
Vacancy Reference: 22143
Join the revolution in education at Curro! We're on a mission to empower future leaders and need your passion and expertise.
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.
- 1 – 2 year’s Grade Head experience.
- Clear criminal record.
The responsibilities are:
Grade planning, administration, and academics
- Collate and communicate grade planning schedule across the grade and manage the execution thereof.
- Create and distribute the termly plans for the grade.
- Create and distribute termly assessment plans for the grade.
- Create and distribute the staff duties plan for the grade.
- Create and distribute the afternoon academic plan.
- Maintenance and update of all information relating to events, incidents, absenteeism and issues across the grade.
- Manage absenteeism across the grade of learners.
- Review teacher comments on termly report, suggest corrections and then submit to the phase head.
- Manage and plan weekly meetings and filter down relevant information from phase heads.
- Discuss grade requirements with teachers, gather quotes and submit a proposed grade budget to the phase head.
- Compile schedules of learners for the following year and suggest class splits for new academic year across the grade with teacher inputs.
- Update grades learners as per applicable system.
Staff management and mentoring
- Mentoring and management of tutor teachers.
- Provide input into tutor teacher appraisals.
- Communication with tutor teachers to ensure that they have all the relevant information relating to the grade and requirements.
- Advising and supporting tutor teachers on policies and processes.
- Ensure that all grade staff know how to use the report generation process.
- Assist new teachers with various systems.
Interventions and discipline
- Implementation of policies and procedures in conjunction with school management.
- Management of interventions regarding learner discipline and monitoring of intervention plans.
- Review of academic needs and set up interventions and individualised plans.
Grade Event management and planning
- Set up grade calendar events annually.
- Design and manage duty roster for grade events in conjunction with other grade heads.
- Management and execution of grade events from start to finish.
- Monitor assigned budgets for grade events.
- Innovation relating to new events.
- Management of students with regards to the function.
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.
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.
The successful candidate will start on 01 January 2025.
Please apply before 01 November 2024.
Curro is an equal-opportunity employer, and therefore preference will be given to EE candidates.
P.S Please view your profile for progress on your application.
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.
Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be communicated with.
Curro reserves the right not to make an appointment.
NB: Please remember and take note before applying that this is a Permanent position.
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