a Senior Phase Head

Curro Holdings Ltd; Polokwane; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Curro Holdings Ltd. seeks a Senior Phase Head (full-time) for Northern Academy in Polokwane, to commence duties in January 2027. The role oversees phase administration, teaching, and curriculum implementation aligned with Curro and IEB standards.

The ideal candidate holds a BEd/BA/BSc in FET with PGCE in FET, plus a management diploma; minimum 5 years as departmental head. Strong leadership, planning, and mentoring abilities are essential, with willingness to work overtime and weekends as needed.

Qualifications

• BEd, BA, or BSc degree and/or PGCE in FET, with a management diploma advantageous
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a departmental head, with experience as a grade or subject head advantageous
• Knowledge of the CAPS curriculum
• Proven management and leadership skills
• Ability to lead and mentor other teachers
• Excellent communication, organisational and planning skills
• Willing and able to work overtime and weekends and to be involved in school activities

Responsibilities

• Perform teaching duties, including planning lessons using modern-day tools and processes, setting up workbooks and measuring academic improvement and achievement
• Manage the phase administration and academics, including annual and termly plans and timetables, staff duties, tutoring classes, communication, scholarships and budgeting
• Manage the phase curriculum via pre- and post-rollout reviews, checks and moderation
• Plan and manage assessments (formal and continuous) and homework, including rosters, moderation, revision and supervision
• Manage and mentor grade heads, including interviews, appraisals and mediation
• Manage interventions and discipline according to Curro policies and procedures and the code of conduct
• Plan and manage events
• Plan and manage classroom/learning environment design and set-up for optimal performance

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Planning

Mentoring

Education

BEd, BA or BSc in FET

PGCE in FET

Management diploma

Job description

Curro is an independent schooling provider that offers quality education from the early childhood development phase to Grade 12. Curro prides itself on providing an ethical, values-based environment and offers learner-centric, balanced, innovative and relevant curricula across schools.

Curro seeks to appoint a Senior Phase Head (full-time) at Northern Academy in Polokwane to commence duties in January 2027

Vacancy Reference: 30110

Curro is seeking to appoint a senior phase head at Northern Academy in Polokwane. The FET head is responsible for managing all phase administration through the effective application of Curro policies and procedures as adapted and customised to the needs of the school. To ensure high standards of teaching and learning practice, the FET phase head is also responsible for the active teaching, knowledge transfer, skills development and growth of positive attitudes among learners through integrated and focused teaching approaches and dialogue with teachers. In addition, the role involves teaching and coordinating specific subjects as per the Curro and IEB curricula for the FET phase.

Curro is an equal-opportunity employer, therefore preference will be given to EE candidates.

Key performance areas

• Perform teaching duties, including planning lessons using modern-day tools and processes, setting up workbooks and measuring academic improvement and achievement
• Manage the phase administration and academics, including annual and termly plans and timetables, staff duties, tutoring classes, communication, scholarships and budgeting
• Manage the phase curriculum via pre- and post-rollout reviews, checks and moderation
• Plan and manage assessments (formal and continuous) and homework, including rosters, moderation, revision and supervision
• Manage and mentor grade heads, including interviews, appraisals and mediation
• Manage interventions and discipline according to Curro policies and procedures and the code of conduct
• Plan and manage events
• Plan and manage classroom/learning environment design and set-up for optimal performance

Qualifications, experience and skills

• BEd, BA, or BSc degree and/or PGCE in FET, with a management diploma advantageous
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a departmental head, with experience as a grade or subject head advantageous
• Knowledge of the CAPS curriculum
• Proven management and leadership skills
• Ability to lead and mentor other teachers
• Excellent communication, organisational and planning skills
• Willing and able to work overtime and weekends and to be involved in school activities

Please note that you will need to submit a comprehensive CV and copies of your qualifications and SACE registration (if applicable) as part of your online application.

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 note that if you are found to apply for two or more positions that you do not qualify for in the least, you will be blocked from the system for 30 days. This is due to a large volume of applicants who are abusing the system.

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Head office: Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa
https://www.curro.co.za