Teachers at Halifield Schools

Job Description

• Promote high academic standards in pupils’ Performances in accordance with the approved academic work schemes and benchmarks.
• Prepare well planned lessons that will provide high quality learning experiences and opportunities for the children, as well as ensure that every child’s learning profile is taken into consideration.
• Ensure that children’s exercise books and workbooks are marked and necessary corrections done promptly.
• Ensure that there is adequate and prompt assessment of children’s (academic and behavioural) progress to ascertain where there is a gap for remediation.
• Draw up short and long term plans that will ensure that each child is working towards the year level’s learning goals.
• Promote the welfare of children in your care.
• Maintain open communication with your pupils’ parents through the Communication Book, Emails and official Phone Calls and to report serious issues to the Upper Elementary Supervisor for onward prompt resolution.
• Give realistic targets, based on the scheme of work, that are relevant to a pupil’s need with the view of remediating a gap or a need in the child’s academics.
• Maintain / Update / Submit all your proper records: - Daily Attendance, Diary, Daily Reports (which will include illnesses, absences, accidents and incidents).
• Ensure that your class and all equipment are safe for children.
• Ensure the specific needs of your pupils are known
• To undertake any other duties as directed by the Upper Elementary Supervisor, or superior, in accordance with the school's objectives.

Education and Work Experience

• A First Degree in any relevant field.
• Job Specific Certification/ Teaching Qualification / PGDE / PGDCE
• 3 years experience

Skills and Competences

• Grounded Knowledge of the British Curriculum.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to build positive relationships.
• Ability to work as a part of a team.
• Proficiency in the use of computers, with a good knowledge of technological advances as it relates to educating young children.
• Class management.
• Self-leadership

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Duties and Responsibilities

• Update all statutory records such as the Scheme of Work, Attendance Register, Mark-Sheets, Psychomotor and Affective domains in the Diary.
• Plan, prepare, administer and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students progress.
• Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to students.
• Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests
• Use experiments, practical or project-based teaching to enhance and improve students learning
• Promote high academic standards in students’ Performances in accordance with the approved benchmarks.
• Draw up short and long term plans that will ensure that each child is working towards set learning goals.
• Promote the welfare of students in your care.
• Ensure that children’s exercise books are marked and necessary corrections done promptly.
• Give targets that are relevant to a child’s need with the view of remediating gaps or a need in the child’s academics.
• Ensure that the class is a safe place for children, that equipment is safe and to ensure specific needs of children are known
• Ensure that students write notes, do assignments, class work and projects.
• Ensure students attend classes.
• Ensure exam questions are appropriately set and vetted.
• Any other duties assigned.

Education and Work Experience

• First degree in a relevant course in education or PGDE.
• Three years’ post qualification experience.

Skills and Competences

• Ability to deal firmly, but caringly, with students.
• Ability to teach according to the Nigerian and British curricula.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Good sense of judgement and fairness to all.
• Proficiency in the use of computers, with a good knowledge of modern instructional materials.

Key Performance Indicators

• Percentage improvement of students’ learning.
• Timeliness and accuracy of reports and statutory records.
• Class control and management.

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Duties and Responsibilities

• Manages and updates the scheme of work, students’ attendance register, diaries, mark sheets, psychomotor and affective domains in the diary.
• Writes lesson notes, and prepares presentation slides in preparation to teach.
• Uses teaching aids to ensure teaching is practical and interesting for all Visual, Auditory and Kinesthetic (VAK) learners.
• Engages students in practical lessons and learning excursions. Teaches techniques for answering varied external exam questions.
• Ensures that students write class notes, do assigned work at home and projects as at when due.
• Communicate student performance and remediation plans to parents via parent consultation meetings, effective report writing and official emails.
• Administers personalized teaching for weak students.
• Teaches the students to write and speak relevant language fluently.
• Conducts a psychomotor assessment tests for students to assess affective behavior and social relationship skills.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• Students satisfaction index
• Students performance index
• Parents satisfaction index
• Students retention index

Degree of cleanliness Education and Work Experience

• First degree in French language or a degreed native of a Fancophone country.
• A Master’s degree is an advantage.
• Five (5) years post qualification experience in teaching.

Skills and Competences

• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to build positive relationships.
• Ability to demonstrate creativity and latitude for decision-making in a classroom.
• Ability to set clear instructional direction and engage students actively in a class.
• Proficiency in the use of computers with a good knowledge of modern instructional materials.
• Ability to fairly discipline students.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Good sense of judgment and fairness to all. Character Requirements
• Steadfastness
• Excellence
• Diligence
• Integrity
• Honesty

Key Performance Indicators

• Students’ performance rating
• Teachers’ performance index
• Parents’ satisfaction index
• Students’ learning performance index
• Overall school performance