Maths HOD needed in an international school located in Wuxi, Jiangsu province

Job Description: Head of Department
Responsible to: Head of Secondary
Responsibilities:
Teaching and Learning
• To lead by example by being a model for outstanding teaching and
learning.
• To lead the Department in pursuit of continuous improvement
through innovation, strategic planning, and sharing of best practice
• To monitor the quality of teaching and learning through regular
observations of department staff, work scrutiny and pupil feedback
• To challenge teachers who underperform and use coaching strategies
to help them improve, acting as a conduit with SET to ensure correct support is
provided
• To coach and support members of the team to ensure skill/knowledge
base along with willingness to improve/develop is high
• To develop the team by delegating suitable tasks to department
members – for example peer observation, and other new initiatives
• To identify strengths in the team in order to help ensure the
development of new teaching strategies, and pupil tasks
• To promote the use of Digital Learning Technologies to support
student achievement
• To ensure the smooth, efficient, supportive and rigorous running of
Department detentions

Requirements
1.Bachelor's degree or above in Education/subject related field;
2.TESOL/TEFL/CELTA certification;
3.Clear criminal background check;
4.At least three years of full-time secondary Maths teaching experience; related HOD experience is preferred
5.Qualified teacher status is highly preferred;