Head of Science Department

2 weeks ago


Dibba AlFujairah, United Arab Emirates Diyar Education Full time

**Purpose of the Role**:
The primary role of the Head of Department is to provide leadership focused on learning. This involves leading, managing, and developing learning within the department to ensure students achieve remarkable learning outcomes.

**Key Accountabilities**:
Outlined are the essential responsibilities of the HOD, including raising the quality of student learning, raising standards of teaching, meeting targets in lesson observations and feedback, and managing departmental resources effectively.
- Understand the definition of learning and be able to communicate this to others.
- Observe lessons and identify learning in terms of knowledge, skills and understanding.
- Be able to identify good and bad struggles in learning.
- Be able to provide learning focused feedback to help others achieve amazing learning.
- Create a learning focused action plan to contribute to the overall school improvement plan.
- Teach or co-teach at least 5-8 lessons each week

**Main Duties**:

- **Operational/Strategic Planning**: Involves evaluating learning, ensuring conducive conditions for learning, actively monitoring student progress, and implementing learning-focused policies.
- **Curriculum**: Collaborating to evaluate and deliver a relevant, learning-focused curriculum that meets student needs.
- **Staff Development**: Involves recruiting, deploying, and developing staff, conducting performance reviews, and providing meaningful feedback.
- **Quality Assurance**: Establishing learning-focused targets, observing lessons, identifying learning, and ensuring all decisions are focused on learning.
- **Management of Information**: Maintaining accurate learning-related information, collecting and analyzing data, and ensuring effective communication.
- **Communications**: Disseminating learning-related information, representing department views, and fostering effective communication with stakeholders.
- **Management of Resources**: Efficiently managing physical resources, staff, and timetables to support learning.
- **Student Care**: Safeguarding students, implementing behavior management systems, and supporting student development.
- **Teaching**: Undertaking teaching responsibilities, providing exemplary teaching, and contributing to the school community.

**Other Specific Duties**:
Includes playing a full part in the school community, continuing personal professional development, complying with health and safety policies, and undertaking additional duties as specified.

**Overall**:
The document emphasizes a strong focus on learning, effective leadership, staff development, quality assurance, and student welfare. It also highlights the importance of collaboration, communication, and continuous improvement within the academic environment.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Dibba Al-Fujairah: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Application Question(s):

- IELTS - Yes or No. If yes, please mention your score.

**Education**:

- Bachelor's (required)

**Experience**:

- US Curriculum and Assessment: 2 years (preferred)
- Teaching Science: 5 years (required)

**Language**:

- English (required)

Expected Start Date: 14/08/2024


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