IGCSE -ENGLISH TEACHER / HOD

Confidential Company; Al Ain; On-site; AED 288,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Company in Abu Dhabi seeks a Head of the Department to guide the instructional team, monitor curriculum instruction standards, and raise subject/language expertise across staff while supporting board exam preparations.

The role leads the department, develops a developmental plan aligned with SDP, coordinates events, tracks student performance, and promotes continuous professional development and accountability for department staff.

Qualifications

• Post Graduate degree and a teaching degree.
• 5-8 years in teaching leadership position.
• Equivalency required from MOE/ADECC.

Responsibilities

• Guidance and support to the instructional team.
• Monitor and raise standards of curriculum instruction.
• Develop departmental objectives and events calendar.
• Evaluate performance of students and department teachers.
• Plan and execute programmes to achieve departmental goals.
• Budget preparation and resource accountability.

Skills

Leadership

Curriculum development

Staff development

Board exam preparation

Education

Post Graduate degree

Teaching degree

Job description

The purpose of the job of a ‘Head of the Department ’ is for providing guidance and support to the instructional team with specific responsibility for monitoring and raising the standards of curriculum instruction of the department, improving the standards of subject/language level expertise among the staff, all the relevant activities related to the board exam preparations for the subject/language, focusing on the board exam results and paving the way to develop excellence in the subject/language; support the staff in their performance development; plan, create and execute programmes to achieve the departmental goals.

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS

1. Following the ethical code of professionalism
2. Teaching – Curriculum Instruction management
3. Department Developmental Plan synchronous with the SDP
4. Develop departmental objectives and goals
5. Develop Department Events Calendar involving all grades and all aspects of the subject learning
6. Evaluation & Analysis of Performance of Students in the subject/language
7. Tracking the performance of students for board exams
8. Evaluation & Analysis of Performance of Department Teachers
9. Curriculum construction for the subject throughout the grades for whole school
10. Securing accountability of department staff
11. Continuous professional development of self and the team

SECONDARY FUNCTIONS

1. Effective team work with colleagues
2. Integration of ICT and learning/experiencing of UAE culture in the curriculum and facilitation
3. Developing Department Publications – Newsletters, handbook, etc.
4. Recording & Reporting of all the activities/events/visits held by the department
5. Career Prospects for the students choosing the Subject
6. Innovation and initiatives– 1 per month
7. Accountability to all the resources and facilities of the Department ensuring optimum utilization
8. Budget Preparation and Requisition of resources for the Department
9. Accountable for all the Departmental/Subject Displays across the School
10. Undertake such other duties that may be required from time to time or whenever necessary for the smooth running of the school, as may be reasonably assigned. (e.g. emergency cover/substitution etc.)

Desired Candidate Profile

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION: Post Graduate degree and a teaching degreeEXPERIENCE: 5-8 years in teaching leadership positionEQUIVALENCY: Required from the Ministry of EducationTESTING & LICENSING: As per the Ministry of Education/ADECCONTINUING EDUCATION/TRAINING REQUIRED