Teachers at Day Waterman College

Job Overview

• The teacher shall create and deliver engaging lessons to diverse groups of students at all levels and promote enthusiasm for learning following approved teaching and learning guidelines.
• The teacher shall perform, in accordance with any directions which may reasonably be given to him/her by the Principal and Vice Principal from time to time.

Key Responsibilities and Capabilities
The following duties shall be deemed to be included in the professional duties which a teacher may be required to perform:

Teaching:

• Planning, preparing, and delivering lessons which meets established school curriculum models
• Teaching, according to their educational needs, the students assigned to the teacher including the setting and marking of work to be carried out in the school
• Assessing, recording, and reporting on the development, progress, and attainment of students
• Regularly refer to and comply with relevant DWC policies, for example the feedback, behaviour for learning and student intervention policies.
• To embed the philosophy of High Performance Learning in the preparation and teaching of lessons and in the assessing of student work.s

Other activities:

• Promote the general progress and well-being of individual students and of any class or group of students assigned to him/her.
• Provide professional guidance and advice to students on educational and social matters and on their further education and future careers, including information about sources of more expert advice on specific questions, making relevant records and reports
• Make records of and reports on the personal and social needs of students
• Communicate and consult with the parents of the students when the need arises
• Participate in meetings arranged for any of the purposes described above

Assessments and reports:

• Provide or contribute to oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual students and groups of students.

Review: Further Training and Development:

• Review from time-to-time methods of teaching and programmes of work
• Participate in arrangements for further training and professional development as a teacher.

Educational methods:

• Advise and co-operate with the leadership and other teachers [or any one or more of them] on the preparation and development of courses of study, teaching materials, teaching programmes, methods of teaching and assessment.

Discipline, Health and Safety:

• Maintain, good order and discipline among the students and safeguard their health and safety both when they are authorised to be on the school premises and when they are engaged in authorized school activities elsewhere.

Extra-curricular activities:

• In addition to regular workload, each full-time teacher will conduct an approved extra-curricular activity for at least one session during the week and participate in weekend duties as scheduled.

Staff meetings:

• Participate in meetings at the school which relate to the curriculum for the school or the administration or organization of the school.

Cover:

• Supervise and so far, as practicable teach students whose teacher is not available to teach
• them, when required (A cover timetable shall operate at the School to cover colleagues’ classes at times of absence or sickness).

Public examinations:

• Participate in arrangements for preparing students for public examinations and in assessing students for the purposes of such examinations; recording and reporting such assessments; and participating in arrangements for students’ presentation for and supervision during such examinations.

Management:

• Contribute to the selection for appointment and professional development of other teachers and non-teaching staff, including the induction and assessment of new and probationary teachers.
• Co-ordinate or manage the work of other teachers as assigned
• Take part as may be required of in the review, development and management of activities relating to the curriculum and organisation of the school

Administration:

• Participate in administrative and organisational tasks related to such duties as are described above, including the management or supervision of persons providing support for the teachers in the school and the ordering and allocation of equipment and materials
• Attend assemblies, registering the attendance of students and supervising students, whether these duties are to be performed before, during or after school sessions.

Person Specification
Educational Qualification:

• Education University Degree relevant to curriculum area
• QTS/TRCN Registration or equivalent

Essential:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with attention to detail
• Strong analytical, organizational, and multi-tasking skills.
• Professional disposition and ability to maintain confidentiality
• Result oriented, target driven proactive and solution minded attitude
• Confidence and leadership skills
• Energetic, highly self-motivated, and able to work efficiently and productively.
• At least 3 years’ experience teaching the British curriculum.