Head Of Department Special Educator And Wellbeing
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Job Description
Description
Head of Department - Special Educator and Wellbeing
Business Unit: THE MILLENNIUM SCHOOL - DUBAI
Location: UAE - Dubai
Closing Date 04-Apr-2023
About the Role
An HOD is expected to manage the following domains:
Domains of Influence, Modelling, Mentoring, Supporting
Be the \xe2\x80\x9cglue\xe2\x80\x9d that binds the team. Give space to divergent thinking, listen to divergent opinions, assimilate outliers.
Align the functioning of the department to GEMS Core Values, TMS\' Vision & Mission.
Ensure collaborative practice, drive teamwork.
Keep abreast of best practices in pedagogy and share the learning with School and department.
Conduct workshops for professional development.
Support a culture of reciprocal lesson observation.
Mentor colleagues, support new talent.
Break silos by collaborating with other heads of department to deliver curriculum as \xe2\x80\x9cflow.\xe2\x80\x9d
Encourage initiatives that bring fresh exposure to the Department: collaborating across departments and/or other schools, conducting Action Research, participating in teaching/learning surveys, etc.
Model collegial discourse and professional conduct.
Model outstanding teaching-learning skills, and reflective practice.
Practice distributive leadership: assign responsibilities or delegate tasks among colleagues to fuel learning and growth.
Domains of Accountability, Compliance
Ensure compliance with all statutory requirements of KHDA that are applicable to the department.
Ensure that all statutory requirements of the CBSE are met.
Ensure dissemination and integration of DSIB expectations, terminology in planning, and professional discourse within the department.
Liaise with Head of Assessment and uphold institutional norms regarding setting standard question papers for internal assessments and other practice/mock examinations, coordinating marking schemes and moderating examinations and assessment processes.
Lead regular departmental meetings, set agenda, and record the minutes of meeting, ensuring that it is shared with all the members of the department.
Maintain DSIB related documents and records.
Domains of Monitoring and Feedback
Monitor and analyse results of every assessment, internal or external, and collaboratively design interventions/action plans for progress and attainment.
Ensure high quality of professional development and training in the department.
Monitor learning gaps between year groups.
Design learning bridges as per need.
Monitor the quality of resources being uploaded on Phoenix.
Monitor lesson plans, support materials and curated resources for quality.
Ensure that no copyrights or Intellectual Property Rights are being violated.
Monitor the quality of feedback and target setting in notebooks.
Monitor and review exam papers for length, content, differentiation and presentation.
Observe lesson transactions, give feedback to colleagues, ensure that areas of improvement are being addressed.
Domains of communication
Connect with the Senior Leadership Team: share the minutes of HOD/ Department meetings and action plans, seek feedback and implement the same.
Collaborate with the line manager for support for subject enrichment for the members of the department.
Communicate with parents, as necessary.
Keep alive inter-departmental bridges to plan theme teaching, etc.
Domain of Curation of Resources and Planning
Construct the department Development Plan.
Prepare the departmental SEF to plan progress.
Integrate 21st century skills, subject specific skills and PSED skills in all planning.
Curate various resources for academic purposes, always checking credibility of source.
Prepare specifications and budgets for acquiring teaching tools and for co-curricular activities like plays, elocution, dress-up day, etc.
Ensure the maintenance of equipment related to the Department at School.
Ensure access to such equipment and other teaching resources.
Manage book orders: Check annual textbook order before submission.
Responsibilities and expectations may be modified and communicated with due notice.
About Your Benefits
Excellent remuneration package.
Transport
About GEMS
Trusted for over 55 years and now a third generation education family, GEMS Education began in a single school room in Dubai. Today, we have the privilege of educating over 190,000 students from over 176 countries through GEMS owned and managed schools globally; over 270,000 students access resources through our services division; and we will impact 20 million by 2020 students through the initiatives of our Charity partner Varkey Foundation.
About Your Benefits
About GEMS
Trusted for over 60 years and now a third generation education family, GEMS Education began in a single school room in Dubai. Today, we have the privilege of educating over 170,000 students from over 176 countries through GEMS owned and managed schools globally; over 270,000 students access resources through our services division.
About the School
The Millennium School is a leading academic institution in the UAE with a 20-year legacy. We nurture mindful, global citizens by creating empowering opportunities in a stimulating and challenging learning environment.
The Millennium School is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, India. Pupils from ages 5 to 18 benefit from high quality teaching, a caring environment, extensive educational resources and modern facilities. Our ability to develop confident lifelong learners, self-aware leaders and independent problem solvers defines us as the school of the future. The school is a modern, forward thinking institution with a willingness to innovate that has seen the school thrive for twenty years.
We belong to the Round Square network of schools that promotes an ethos of inclusion, self-reflection and values of mind and heart. In a supportive environment, the school offers a comprehensive Self Enhancement Programme that hones students\' skills and talents.
Care, compassion and consideration form the DNA of the school. Students are valued and encouraged to be positive change makers. The Millennium School prides itself on the relationships we build with our students and the partnerships that we have with our parents.
To learn more please visit http://www.themillenniumschool-dubai.com/
About Application Process
If you meet the criteria and you are enthusiastic about the role, we would welcome your application.
To complete the application you would need the following document(s):
Important Note : GEMS Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all of its students. Applicants will be required to submit a current police criminal clearance check or equivalent from their home country or current country of residence prior to appointment.
Head of Department - Special Educator and Wellbeing
Business Unit: THE MILLENNIUM SCHOOL - DUBAI
Location: UAE - Dubai
Closing Date 04-Apr-2023
About the Role
An HOD is expected to manage the following domains:
Domains of Influence, Modelling, Mentoring, Supporting
Be the \xe2\x80\x9cglue\xe2\x80\x9d that binds the team. Give space to divergent thinking, listen to divergent opinions, assimilate outliers.
Align the functioning of the department to GEMS Core Values, TMS\' Vision & Mission.
Ensure collaborative practice, drive teamwork.
Keep abreast of best practices in pedagogy and share the learning with School and department.
Conduct workshops for professional development.
Support a culture of reciprocal lesson observation.
Mentor colleagues, support new talent.
Break silos by collaborating with other heads of department to deliver curriculum as \xe2\x80\x9cflow.\xe2\x80\x9d
Encourage initiatives that bring fresh exposure to the Department: collaborating across departments and/or other schools, conducting Action Research, participating in teaching/learning surveys, etc.
Model collegial discourse and professional conduct.
Model outstanding teaching-learning skills, and reflective practice.
Practice distributive leadership: assign responsibilities or delegate tasks among colleagues to fuel learning and growth.
Domains of Accountability, Compliance
Ensure compliance with all statutory requirements of KHDA that are applicable to the department.
Ensure that all statutory requirements of the CBSE are met.
Ensure dissemination and integration of DSIB expectations, terminology in planning, and professional discourse within the department.
Liaise with Head of Assessment and uphold institutional norms regarding setting standard question papers for internal assessments and other practice/mock examinations, coordinating marking schemes and moderating examinations and assessment processes.
Lead regular departmental meetings, set agenda, and record the minutes of meeting, ensuring that it is shared with all the members of the department.
Maintain DSIB related documents and records.
Domains of Monitoring and Feedback
Monitor and analyse results of every assessment, internal or external, and collaboratively design interventions/action plans for progress and attainment.
Ensure high quality of professional development and training in the department.
Monitor learning gaps between year groups.
Design learning bridges as per need.
Monitor the quality of resources being uploaded on Phoenix.
Monitor lesson plans, support materials and curated resources for quality.
Ensure that no copyrights or Intellectual Property Rights are being violated.
Monitor the quality of feedback and target setting in notebooks.
Monitor and review exam papers for length, content, differentiation and presentation.
Observe lesson transactions, give feedback to colleagues, ensure that areas of improvement are being addressed.
Domains of communication
Connect with the Senior Leadership Team: share the minutes of HOD/ Department meetings and action plans, seek feedback and implement the same.
Collaborate with the line manager for support for subject enrichment for the members of the department.
Communicate with parents, as necessary.
Keep alive inter-departmental bridges to plan theme teaching, etc.
Domain of Curation of Resources and Planning
Construct the department Development Plan.
Prepare the departmental SEF to plan progress.
Integrate 21st century skills, subject specific skills and PSED skills in all planning.
Curate various resources for academic purposes, always checking credibility of source.
Prepare specifications and budgets for acquiring teaching tools and for co-curricular activities like plays, elocution, dress-up day, etc.
Ensure the maintenance of equipment related to the Department at School.
Ensure access to such equipment and other teaching resources.
Manage book orders: Check annual textbook order before submission.
Responsibilities and expectations may be modified and communicated with due notice.
About Your Benefits
Excellent remuneration package.
Transport
About GEMS
Trusted for over 55 years and now a third generation education family, GEMS Education began in a single school room in Dubai. Today, we have the privilege of educating over 190,000 students from over 176 countries through GEMS owned and managed schools globally; over 270,000 students access resources through our services division; and we will impact 20 million by 2020 students through the initiatives of our Charity partner Varkey Foundation.
About Your Benefits
About GEMS
Trusted for over 60 years and now a third generation education family, GEMS Education began in a single school room in Dubai. Today, we have the privilege of educating over 170,000 students from over 176 countries through GEMS owned and managed schools globally; over 270,000 students access resources through our services division.
About the School
The Millennium School is a leading academic institution in the UAE with a 20-year legacy. We nurture mindful, global citizens by creating empowering opportunities in a stimulating and challenging learning environment.
The Millennium School is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, India. Pupils from ages 5 to 18 benefit from high quality teaching, a caring environment, extensive educational resources and modern facilities. Our ability to develop confident lifelong learners, self-aware leaders and independent problem solvers defines us as the school of the future. The school is a modern, forward thinking institution with a willingness to innovate that has seen the school thrive for twenty years.
We belong to the Round Square network of schools that promotes an ethos of inclusion, self-reflection and values of mind and heart. In a supportive environment, the school offers a comprehensive Self Enhancement Programme that hones students\' skills and talents.
Care, compassion and consideration form the DNA of the school. Students are valued and encouraged to be positive change makers. The Millennium School prides itself on the relationships we build with our students and the partnerships that we have with our parents.
To learn more please visit http://www.themillenniumschool-dubai.com/
About Application Process
If you meet the criteria and you are enthusiastic about the role, we would welcome your application.
To complete the application you would need the following document(s):
- Resume/CV
- Passport-size photograph
Important Note : GEMS Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all of its students. Applicants will be required to submit a current police criminal clearance check or equivalent from their home country or current country of residence prior to appointment.
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Job IdJD1522137
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IndustryNot mentioned
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Total Positions1
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Job Type:Full Time
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Salary:Not mentioned
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Employment StatusPermanent
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Job LocationDubai, United Arab Emirates
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EducationNot mentioned