HOD - Economic and Management Sciences at ST Peters Preparatory Schools

Description    
St Peter's College is an independant Anglican Diocesan school for boys and girls from Grade 8 to Grade 12. The school was founded in 1998 to meet the demand for a co-educational high school in northern Sandton. St Peter's College offers and integrated and relevant South African high school eductation.

The aim of the College is to ensure that individual potential is achieved through exposure to a wide range of excellent academic, spiritual, sporting, creative, cultural and community activities. Our goal is to create and maintain an environment where trust and respect for the individual prevails, where diversity and inclusion are valued, and where individual responsibility is fostered within the context of teamwork. 

St Peter's College is currently seeking to appoint a committed, reliable and hardworking HOD of Economic and Management Sciences.

Minimum Requirements    

• Completed Post Matric Tertiary qualification majoring in Economic and Management Sciences
• Must have at least five years'experience teaching Business Studies and Accounting (Grades 8-12).
• Must have experience using Microsoft Office ( Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint)
• Must be registered with SACE
• Must have Police Clearance Certificate
• Must have at least three years of management experience
• Any Managerial Qualifications would be advatageous
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Enthusiastic, assertive, self-driven and flexible
• Practical and logical problem-solving ability
• Strong administrative skills
• Ability to handle pressure 
• Willingness to participate in the broader life of the College and to contribute positively to the ethos of the College.

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Meet the needs of all students by using a wide variety of teaching techniques as well as technology.
• Set specific objectives and develop lesson plans as well as provide instructional materials to achieve these objectives
• Design developmentally appropriate learning experiences making the subject matter accessible and meaningful to all students.
• Use technology to enhance the teaching and learning process.
• Design Classroom activities that show evidence of differentiated instruction making effective use of instructional time.
• Effectively integrate a variety of assessment techniques - both traditional and alternative
• Monitor and assess student's academic progress and personal growth toward stated objectives of instruction.
• Work cooperatively with other professional staff members in assessing and resolving learning problems.
• Create a classroom environment that is safe, secure, supports optimum
• Learning, and fosters mutual respect of individual and cultural differences.
• Establish and maintain frequent communication with parent/guardians to discuss student's progress
• Work effectively with administrators, colleagues, parents / guardians as well as community and be responsive to their requests
• Perform non-instructional duties as assigned.
• Uphold and enforce College rules, administrative regulations and Council policy.
• Perform all other duties as may be assigned by the Head of the College.