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SABIS® SUN International School - Dreamland, Baku

Starting date: not given

Posting Information:

SABIS® SUN International School - Dreamland, Baku is recruiting an English Head of Department for the Academic Year 2023.2024.

https://sabissun.sabis.net/

About SABIS^®:

SABIS^® is a global education network that has an active presence in 20 countries on five continents. Schools in the SABIS^® Network educate over 70,000 students and implement a proven, proprietary system. SABIS^® Network schools provide students with a top-quality education that prepares them to meet the challenges of a changing world.

SABIS^® and SABIS^® Network schools employ over 8,000 employees worldwide.

For more information about the SABIS^® Network, visit: www.sabis.net.

Job Purpose:

Responsible for ensuring proper, consistent, and successful implementation of the SABIS^® methodology and system, ensuring efficient and accurate analysis of results within the related department, and training and evaluating teachers, while providing them with constructive feedback when needed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing substitute teachers in case of absent staff to ensure that classes are taught according to the lesson plans.
• Checking the SABIS^® AMS results and analyzing students’ performance and following up on failed concepts and any errors that may have occurred during the testing sessions.
• Conducting class observations on a daily basis to ensure that the SABIS^® Point System is properly applied and providing feedback to the teachers on their performance.
• Meeting with the relevant staff to check on students’ progress and developing action plans to improve academic results.
• Following up on teachers’ complaints with the AQC(s) and/or School Director.
• Assigning marking and managing teachers’ timetables to ensure an equal distribution of workload.
• Ensuring that all teaching materials (pacing charts, sample questions, basic questions, lesson plans, exam timetables, etc.) are available for teachers’ use.
• Conducting the performance appraisals of the teachers in coordination with the AQC(s), while developing and following up on improvement plans.
• Submitting weekly reports to the School Director and AQC(s) regarding the teachers’ performance.
• Reviewing and/or suggesting the teachers’ classroom assignments at the beginning of the year for the different classes in order to ensure that each section has its most suitable teachers.
• Conducting teachers’ training workshops to improve their subject knowledge and teaching methods for specific concepts while using the SABIS^® system.
• Providing feedback to the Regional Center on pacing charts, exams, curriculum, etc.
• Organizing and managing the academic support sessions for struggling students, in coordination with the AQC(s) and SLC.
• Ensuring that all teachers are following the pacing charts in a timely manner and developing action plans for those who are falling behind.
• Ensuring that all classroom displays are updated and appropriate and that corridors are well maintained.
• Ensuring that students receive the exam schedules, revision material, SABIS^® AMS, and periodic and final study list as per the pacing chart (when applicable to a specific grade).
• Planning periodic exams’ schedules in conjunction with AQC(s) and the Regional Center to ensure that all exams are conducted at the appropriate timing and correct frequency (when applicable to a specific grade).
• Performing other related tasks as they arise and as delegated by the school management.

Ideal Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education or any other related field.
• A Master’s degree is a plus.
• English (Proficient)
• A teaching certificate is a plus.
• 3+ years of experience in the SABIS^® Network is preferred but not necessary
• Professional behavior and ethical conduct
• Delivering results
• Continuous learning and improvement
• Accountability and taking ownership

Benefits:

• Exciting and fulfilling career path
• Professional development
• Global transferability
• Passage
• Accommodation
• Transportation
• Utilities
• Medical Insurance
• Summer Vacation
• Annual Leave Interested applicants are kindly requested to submit their resume to pbassil@sabis.net indicating "English HOD" in the Subject Line.

Originally posted at Dave's ESL Cafe