The Head of Faculty – Modern Foreign Languages (MFL)
Hillcrest Secondary School
Kenya
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 21 December 2016
Job overview
HILLCREST VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS
Hillcrest International Schools is a leading British Curriculum School located in Nairobi, Kenya, with an established status in the region’s educational sphere. It comprises three schools; Hillcrest Early Years, Hillcrest Preparatory and Hillcrest Secondary. More information about the school is available on our website at www.hillcrest.ac.ke. We are seeking to fill the full-time position of Head of Faculty – Modern Foreign Languages at the Secondary School for the 2017-2018 Academic year
Role Summary: The Head of Faculty – Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) will have overall responsibility for the professional leadership and management of the department in order to ensure high standards of teaching and learning are delivered, resources are used efficiently and effectively and the MFL curriculum is managed and developed in accordance with school policy. This role reports to the Head Teacher via the designated line manager.
Summary of duties and responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the department, recruiting, inducting, developing, deploying, motivating and appraising members of the department to ensure that they have clear expectations of their roles, and that high performance standards are achieved and maintained.
- Promote excellence in teaching and learning to ensure all pupils develop their potential and are equipped for life beyond school.
- Monitor and control the department’s allocated budget and purchasing arrangements, to ensure the efficient and effective use of all resources.
- Ensure that within the department individual pupil progress is regularly assessed, recorded and reported and used to inform future teaching.
- Teach Spanish up to A level standard and actively promote interest in the subject. Ability to teach French up to A level standard is highly desirable.
- Promoting the general progress and well-being of individual pupils and of any class or group of pupils assigned to her/him.
Person Specifications:
1. Qualified Teacher status. Spanish (essential) and French (desired).
2. Good honours languages degree
3. Ability to teach both Spanish (essential) and French (desired) to A level standard.
4. Experience as a Spanish/French teacher from KS3-5and Spanish/French A level and GCSE for at least 2 cycles.
5. Experience of a management role e.g. as deputy Head of Department and the ability to lead and manage people to work towards a common goal as well as make sound decisions. Teamwork: the ability to work collaboratively with others.
To Apply:
Send an application letter detailing your relevant experience and teaching philosophy together with a detailed Curriculum Vitae including names and contacts of three referees to hr@hillcrest.ac.ke no later than 21 December 2016. This position offers a competitive remuneration package.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Hillcrest International Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students; Successful candidates will be subjected to thorough screening to ascertain suitability to work with children.
For more details about the position please go to http://www.hillcrest.ac.ke/work-with-us/
About Hillcrest Secondary School
- Hillcrest Secondary School
- Hillcrest Road, PO Box 24819, Karen
- Nairobi
- 00502
- Kenya
First established in 1965, Hillcrest School is a co-educational independent international school located in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. It was founded with the intention of providing a high-quality international education to both local residents and the expatriate community. The school resides on a 5-acre campus in the city’s suburbs, and as a result is able to boast of a huge range of modern teaching and recreational facilities. These include numerous modern classrooms, computer labs, an amphitheatre, swimming pools and various other sports facilities, a dedicated design and technology centre, and even a conserved nature trail. Hillcrest offers places to around 630 students at both prep and secondary level, with a small amount of boarding provision for those who require it. In terms of curriculum, Hillcrest primarily follows a British-style international methodology. The British National Curriculum is followed throughout the early years and preparatory parts of the school. In secondary school, students work towards the IGCSE qualification, before being put forward for the British A-level 2 years later. Hillcrest also offers a number of vocational BTEC subjects for students to follow. Outside the classroom, the school offers a number of extra-curricular activities, including numerous competitive sports opportunities.
Headteacher
Head of Secondary – David Dunn
Head of Preparatory and Early Years – Surbhi Vashisht
Teaching Information
Teachers at Hillcrest School are expected to have proper accredited teaching qualifications, such as a postgraduate diploma, as well as strong and relevant experience of the National Curriculum and their preferred teaching subject.
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