Middle School/KS3 English Teacher
Role Purpose
To take responsibility for each pupil, ensuring his or her pastoral and academic needs are met as fully as possible.
Person Specifications
- To develop a positive relationship with each pupil and their parent/s
- To raise standards of pupil behaviour, attendance and achievement
- To foster enjoyment and satisfaction in learning
- To ensure pupil entitlement to the curriculum
Responsibility areas
- Subject Specialist
Management of pupil pastoral needs - Responsible for the health and well being of each pupil
- Monitoring of pupil behaviour
- Monitoring of pupil academic progress
Reporting to: Head of Department
Role Functions
Daily Tasks
- Meet class in form classroom on first bell
- Take registration - this must be done only by the teacher by 8.30am
- Collect notes
- Check absences and attendance, punctuality etc.
- Monitor and sign Pupil Planners, using it as a communication to parents. Acknowledge parent notes
- Check daily class report sheet, noting problems or concerns
- Discuss issues arising from daily report, uniform, behaviour, punctuality etc
- Speak to individual pupils requiring guidance
- Monitor areas of concern (uniform, attendance, behaviour, class work and punctuality.) Take appropriate action
- Issue daily class report sheet, notices and any other information.
Weekly Tasks
- Keep up-to-date detailed records for each pupil in Form Class Record Book
- Address expected behaviours, routines and problems arising from non compliance by pupils
- Liaise with Learning Manager re concerns
- Monitor pupils on report, making referrals as required to Learning Manager
- Follow up on attendance, outstanding absence information
- Guide pupils on completion of Pupil Planner information (test results, accurate recording of homework, absence etc).
Other Tasks
- Preparation of academic reports
- Deal with referrals from class teachers (Referral Form)
- Make referrals to Learning Manager
- Observe for signs of pupils at risk, health, stress
- Develop a positive relationship with each pupil and their parent/guardian
- Convey information to parents / carers by appropriate method
- Encourage positive behaviours, give praise and rewards as and when appropriate
- Liaise with other staff and/SENCO as necessary
- Deliver the Personal Social Health and Citizenship Education (PSHCE) programme, evaluating as required
- Provide all information re delivery of PSHCE programme to HOPC for monitoring as requested.
- Other reasonable tasks as required
- Staff should adhere to the guidance on Child Protection when interviewing pupils.
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| Location | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Start Date | July 2020 |
| Eligible Candidates | Licensed Teacher |
| Student Level | Middle School, High School |
| Number of Vacancies | 1 |
Job Benefits
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Qualifications and Requirements
| Required Certificates | Teaching Credential/License |
| Education Required | Bachelor |
| Additional School Requirements | |
The ability to specialise in more than one subject would be beneficial. | |