ADvTECH leads the private sector in the fields of education and resourcing, contributing meaningfully towards the sustainable development of human capacity in South Africa through the provision of education, training, skills development and career placement services. Our purpose is to ignite a life-long passion for continuous learning and personal career dev...
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Key Purpose Statement
- To create a learning experience to stimulate and grow individual talents and get children ready for formal schooling
- To implement and maintain a learning environment and culture that embraces future focused education and one in which students are motivated, inspired and challenged. Uses a range of relevant and recognized approaches to maximize the personal, physical and psycho-social development of every child
- To demonstrate strength of character, integrity and professionalism at all times.
- To develop and maintain constructive and ongoing partnerships with colleagues, parents, guardians and members of the community. To communicate and collaborate with all members of the learning community in a positive, respectful and open-minded way
- As a life long learner to continually undertake personal inquiry, reflection and action to inform their practice and understanding of teaching and learning and remain abreast of global education trends
Principal Accountabilities
Academic Delivery (35%)
- Keeps abreast of future focused educational trends in the Pre-primary Phase, Academics intentionally incorporating them into teaching and learning practices aligned with Crawford Pillars.
- Implements the school curriculum and other teaching strategies in planning for engaging, inspiring, relevant and differentiated learning locally and globally.
- Enriches the curriculum and teaching programme by making lessons more exciting through the use of, stimulating and engaging teaching practices and appropriate learning aids including technology.
- Prepares and ensures that the learning environments are supportive of the lessons
- Ensures the effective and efficient deployment of classroom support in order to enhance the teaching and learning taking place in the classroom.
- Collaborates, plans, liaises and reflects with other members of the learning community, regularly.
- Assists with additional offerings, duties, extra murals and events taking place at the school.
- Provides children with tailored, diffentiated learning material and gives individual support where necessary.
- Participates in, embeds and applies professional development tools, strategies and pedagogical approaches.
- Shows an ongoing commitment to “lifelong learning” and remains informed on current relevant practice and is readily available to attend appropriate development/training.
Academic Assessment and Reporting (20%)
- Assesses and records student’s progress (academic,social, emotional and other), continuously and systematically and keeps records up to date in the format required by the school, formulating an in depth knowledge of each student in the class
- Meets academic standards as defined by Central Academics and Crawford International Academic strategy
- Assesses and monitors student performance and progress, using data driven decision making and defines next steps in the personalised learning journey.
- Provides feedback and reports for parents, Principals and/or Academics Department throughout the year( STASY, Inquiry Units, Other)
- Participates in discussions around moderation of assessments being completed
Student Behaviour Management (15%)
- Manages student behaviour in the classroom by establishing rules, essential agreements and procedures as expected behaviours.
- Promotes personal, social, physical and emotional well-being of individual students, groups of students and across the entire school.
- Provides guidance and advice to students and parents/ guardians on educational and social matters pertaining to student’s well-being.
- Identifies students who may have barriers to learning and inform the appropriate people to initiate the next steps to support individual progress.
- Informs appropriate staff and parents regarding the support being offered and the action plan to be followed.
School Brand Ambassadorship (10%)
- Knows and demonstrates the Crawford International mission statement and embracing Crawford International DNA.
- Acts as a role model with regard to work ethic, attitude and professionalism, Embracing the Crawford International DNA
- Contributes to the sustainability and effective operation and management of the school, continuously.
- Assists with additional offerings, duties and extra murals, assemblies, devotions, and other events taking place across Crawford International. Attends and supports a range of school activities and events.
- Promotes the good reputation of the school and Brand both internally and externally and is readily available to market the school at Open Days, exhibitions etc
- Contributes to the professional development of new teachers / interns and student teachers/ interns as required.
- Submits articles for newsletters or School magazine/ yearbook, social media or other as requested.
Administration (10%)
- Adheres with requirements of timetabling and ensures its effective implementation in their classes.
- Plans for excursions by obtaining all the relevant approvals and liaises with service providers as necessary.
- Keeps and maintains the Crawford International learning space as dynamic learning environment.
- Where applicable, conduct inventory activities of consumables and equipment to monitor usage and ensure availability as required. Repair and replacement
- Prepares for and participates in Staff, Phase, and Grade meetings as required.
- Assist with compilation of budgets, annually and controlling of expenses thereafter.
- Advises Principal and management if substitution is required and assists with substitution as requested.
- Follows the annual and termly plans and advises if adjustments are required.
Health & Safety (10%)
- Actively observes and supervises children in playing and activity areas as appropriate.
- Applies medical support, as a first aid trained staff member, to as prescribed or as or when the medical condition/ situation requires action ensuring that any incidents are duly reported to Management and parents via the stipulated channels.
- Observes and scrutinises the classroom and playing areas for dangerous / hazardous objects or circumstances, removes/ tapes off hazards where possible and immediately reports safety issues to the school leadership team.
- Creates awareness of personal safety and social issues amongst students, continuously.
Competencies
- Demonstrated planning and organisation skills with superior detail orientation.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with excellent written and verbal abilities and professional presentation skills
- A proven track record of managing professional relationships with maturity and high EQ
- The incumbent must present themselves professionally and in alignment with the brand message.
- Professional time management is a minimum requirement of the role.
- Demonstrated evidence of the ability to think critically and problem solve appropriately.
It is expected that if Educators are interested in growing their management and leadership competence, they will become proficient in the following competencies:
- Commercial Aptitude - Understanding the bigger picture and all the facets incorporated into leading a school.
- Strategic Thinking - Ability to create strategic plans that sets the school up for a sustainable future.
- Execution - Understanding how to translate strategic plans into day-to-day executable activities.
- Customer Orientation - Patience and understanding of what parents and students want and need, and how best to facilitate these.
- Collaborative Relationships - Respect for peers and the ability to build collaborative partnerships with other senior leaders, vendors, suppliers and customers.
- Decision Making - Ability to make data-rich, informed decisions, and proactively taking advantage of opportunities as they arise.
- Capability Building - Ability to coach and provide feedback and guidance. The ability to actively develop others and have difficult conversations as needed.
- Performance Leadership - Unites people behind a strong vision and leads the team in executing on goals and achieving stretch objectives.
- Interpersonal Effectiveness - Aware of how their actions impact others’. Ability to influence others and build relationships.
Minimum Qualification
- Post Matric Certificate (NQF level 5) in ECD for Grades 0000-000
- Degree (NQF level 6) in ECD or B. Education (Foundation Phase)
- PGCE for degrees deemed suitable for a Pre-Primary teacher viz. Psychology
- Valid SACE certificate
- Police Clearance
Desired Qualification
- Degree (NQF level 6) in ECD or B. Education (Foundation Phase)
Minimum Experience
- 2-5 years Teaching Experience.
- 1 year Teaching internship (at Principal’s discretion)
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Duties required:
- Full responsibility for caring for children;
- Supervising the lunch routine;
- Implementing a stimulating and varied programme to meet the developmental needs of these children;
- Responsible for the supervision of the children while they are playing
- Keep an accurate attendance Register
Competencies/Skills/Requirements:
- Excellent interpersonal skills with colleagues, students and parents;
- Energetic, self-motivated and able to use own initiative;
- Good organisational and administrative skills;
- Good communication skills;
- Computer literate;
- Be a team player;
- To have a valid driver’s licence and your own transport
Qualifications:
- Minimum requirement is Matric.
Experience:
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the same or similar type of position in a similar environment
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Overall purpose of the job:
- The Client Experience Officer will be tasked with maintaining current clients and keeping accurate correspondence records, meeting regularly with management, updating client details, engaging with our customers and improving customer touchpoints. The Client Experience Officer must be able to understand customer needs and develop ways to fulfil them. Their dedication to the needs of our clients will encourage client loyalty and enhance our organisation’s growth through positive client-to-business engagement.
Responsibilities Include:
Administration
- Resolving phone, walk-in, mail and email customer inquiries
- Processing and logging incoming calls into the CRM system
- Reporting on STASY data and verifying information is correct
- Ensure data integrity
- Assist the admission consultant to update the marketing information in STASY (leads and school tours)
- SharePoint: Update weekly leavers report and reasons
- Manage Manco reports to include all leaver information and reasons and required data
- Reporting of marketing-related information, based on reports retrieved from STASY and information recorded manually
- Retrieve required information for Admission consultant and Brand Marketing Manager to conduct and implement CRM campaigns
- Updating customer information on STASY
- Maintaining confidentiality of information
- Weekly check ins with CXO Team lead
- Weekly check ins with full brand Marketing team
- Ad hoc checks on sibling links in STASY. Contact GSS should siblings require linking
- Ensure new joiners accounts are set up in STASY and associated administrative apps by the 14th of each month
- Check quality of personal information (personal details + sibling info + payment plan.) by the 19th of each month
Retention/ Leavers
- CRM campaigns to improve retention across all campuses
- Drive insight from data to grow retention
- Monitor retention stats against threshold (controllable and uncontrollable)
- Maintain high levels of customer engagement. Develop action plans based on the voice of the customer in order to drive retention
- Maintain and monitor roll over stats and management between grades and phases at year end
- Check that all student leavers are de-activated in STASY
- Record accurate and comprehensive leaver reasons, movement during the year
- Record and maintain up to date approval of notice period
- Ascertain ‘At risk’ students and encourage Stay interviews
- Manage exit interviews (if agreed to with Principal)
Customer Service/ Client Experience
- From receiving the SD, engage with the new parent and students
- Ensure 24-hour turnaround time with customer queries and inquiries
- Making courtesy calls to clients and managing at risk list. Maintain accurate data on templates received
- Assist with parent enquiries
- Identifying customer needs
- Forwarding and escalating inquiries to relevant individuals and departments
- Providing outstanding customer service
- Analysing customer touchpoints and identifying gaps in the process. Establish ways to improve and maintain the overall brand experience
- Custodian of the CI of the brand. Ensure school facilities comply with brand visual identity
- Drive customer satisfaction surveys and benchmarking against industry standards
- Handle client issues throughout the client life cycle in a timely and accurate fashion
- Ensure quality and consistency of service to customers. Ensuring all employees understand the type of experience the company strives to provide for customers
- Managing client relationships to build a reputation for excellent service and generate repeat business
- Attend to functions such as coffee mornings to build relationship with customers and Management
- Maintain complete and accurate customer correspondence data
- Drive customer satisfaction surveys and benchmark against industry standards
- Focus on improvement on NPS ratings
- KPI’s will include but not limited to customer satisfaction levels on each of the customer point
Leads/ Tours
- Assist the admissions consultant where necessary with loading of leads, applications and follow ups
- Assist with school tours, assessments and Meet and Greet when AC is not on site
- Assist sales team in business acquisitions and planning
Re-Registration
- Assist the Brand to drive and guide the existing clients to re-register by confirming all their details and signing the terms and conditions on STASY
- New students registration process. Ensuring parents complete process of selecting plans
- Ensure a 100% response rate from the clients to re-registration request and that the status of the re-registration is updates accordingly in STASY
- Assist with the management of client registrations
Communication & PR
- Assist with sending school communication in STASY, apps and emails
- Work with the marketing and communications department in establishing and overseeing the implementation of communication strategies
- Drive communication strategies against brand campaigns (e.g. Re-Registration)
- Audit of all customer touch points of the school (Newsletter, D6, Whatsapp messages, principal greeting, communications to parents etc)
- Matric Press packs management and Matric results release to public
Events
- Assist in planning and execution of material and events like open days, marketing collateral, coffee mornings, academic and sports days etc
- Additional focus on internal marketing events
Social Media
- Assist with social media, creating content and maintaining high quality and engaging platforms
- Maintain a close connection with platforms such as “I Love (location)” (e.g. I Love Fourways) for negative posts around schools, and be proactive in making contact if current customers
- Help plan content creation and drive collection and posting
- Quarterly audit of school website
- Additional focus on internal marketing for Social media
Qualification:
- Matric
- Computer literacy (MS Office) is essential.
- 3 year Diploma/ Bachelor degree (NQF Level 7) will be advantageous.
Experience:
- Minimum of 2 to 5 years’ experience in a similar position and environment.
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Key Purpose Statement
- To plan, implement and assess appropriate instructional programs in a high school environment that guide and encourage students to develop and fulfill their academic potential and prepare them for life.
- To build and maintain meaningful relationships with students, parents and peers to foster positive interaction and promote student retention.
- To create and maintain a learning environment and culture that embraces future focused education and one in which students are motivated, inspired and challenged. Uses a range of relevant and recognized approaches to maximize the personal, physical and psycho-social development of every student allowing them to experience a personalized learning journey.
- To demonstrate strength of character, integrity and professionalism at all times. To communicate and collaborate with all members of the learning community in a positive, respectful and open-minded way.
- As a life long learner to continually undertake personal inquiry, reflection and action to inform their practice and understanding of teaching and learning and remain abreast of trends in global education to ensure the provision of a locally and global education.
- To develop and encourage agency to empower students.
- To create opportunities inside and outside the classroom to allow students to master future focused skills.
Principal Accountabilities
Academic Delivery (40%)
- Keeps abreast of future focussed educational trends, academics intentionally incorporating them into teaching and learning practices aligned with Crawford Pillars.
- Implements the school curriculum and other teaching strategies in planning for challenging, engaging, inspiring, relevant, and differentiated learning locally and globally.
- Plans, prepares, and delivers lesson to meet the needs of individuals or groups of students to enable them to progress incrementally as part of personalised learning journey.
- Enriches teaching and learning by including frequent use of technology and additional learning resources as well as engaging and stimulating teaching practices.
- Sets tasks which challenge students, are time appropriate and sustain high levels of interest.
- Prepares and/or ensures classrooms are appropriately set up in accordance with lesson plans and 21ST Century learning practices aligned with future focused skills.
- Ensures the effective and efficient deployment of classroom technology to enhance the teaching and learning taking place. Enriches the curriculum and teaching programme by making lessons more exciting through the usage of exciting and stimulating teaching practices and appropriate learning aids including technology.
- Identifies relevant enrichment and extension opportunities to support set curriculum content and creatively deliver it.
- Provides meaningful opportunities to develop skills to support content and application in relation to mindfulness and critical thinking and discernment.
- Collaborates, plans, liaises, and reflects with different members of the learning community as well as other teachers in the grade.
- Provides academic support to individuals or small groups of students as identified through ongoing formative and summative assessments. This support should be available to students until 16h00 or before school.
- Shows an ongoing commitment to “lifelong learning” and remains informed on current strategies, relevant practice, and appropriate pedagogical approaches, and is readily available to attend appropriate development/training.
Academic Assessment and Reporting (20%)
- Assesses and records students' progress continuously and systematically and keeps records up to date in mark book/personal file, STASY, forming an in depth knowledge of each student in the class.
- Meets academic standards as defined by Central Academics and Crawford International Academic strategy
- Assesses and monitors student performance and progress, using data driven decision making and defines next steps in the personalised learning journey. Integrates this information into future planning
- Undertakes, teaching and learning assessment of students as required by Academics Department as well as Crawford International assessment expectations.
- Provides feedback and reports for parents, Principals and/or Academics Department throughout the year (STASY, Inquiry Units, Other)
- Participates in the moderation and standardisation process, of formal assessments. Participate in team marking, clusters and IEB moderation as required.
Student Behaviour Management (15%)
- Manages student behaviour in the classroom by establishing rules, essential agreements, and procedures as expected behaviours.
- Maintains good philosophy of Crawfordology to guide expectations of behaviour.
- Promotes personal, social, physical, and emotional well-being of individual students, groups of students, through mentorship program.
- Provides guidance and advice to students and parents.
- Identifies students who may have barriers to learning and inform the appropriate people to initiate the next steps to support individual progress.
School Brand Ambassadorship (15%)
- Knows and demonstrates the Crawford International mission statement and embracing Crawford International DNA.
- Acts as a role model with regard to work ethic, attitude and professionalism, Embracing the Crawford DNA
- Assists with additional offerings, duties and extra murals, assemblies and other events taking place across Crawford International. Attends and supports a range of school activities and events.
- Promotes the good reputation of the school and Brand both internally and externally and is readily available to market the school at Open Days, exhibitions etc.
- Contributes to the professional development of new teachers and student teachers/ interns as required.
- Submits articles for newsletters or School magazine/ yearbook, social media or other as requested.
- Monitors student multiform and maintains agreed expectations with respect to the Crawford International code of conduct.
- Collaborate and Contributes to the Crawford International brand through active participation in activities and meetings to elevate the Crawford International division and strategy.
Administration (10%)
- Assists with plans for excursions by obtaining all the relevant approvals and liaises with service providers, where required.
- Keeps and maintains the Crawford International learning space as dynamic learning environment.
- Where applicable, conduct inventory activities of consumables and equipment to monitor usage and ensure availability as required. Repair and replacement
- Advises Principal and management team if substitution is required and assists with substitution as requested.
- Follows the annual and termly plans and advises if adjustments are required.
- Adhere to all processes and procedures pertaining to the efficient and effective operation of the school policies
Competencies
- Demonstrated planning and organisation skills with superior detail orientation
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with excellent written and verbal abilities and with professional presentation skills
- A proven track record of managing professional relationships with maturity and high EQ
- The incumbent must present themselves professionally and in alignment with the brand message.
- Professional time management is a minimum requirement of the role.
- Demonstrated evidence of the ability to think critically and problem solve appropriately.
It is expected that if Educators are interested in growing their management and leadership competence, they will become proficient in the following competencies:
- Commercial Aptitude - Understanding the bigger picture and all the facets incorporated into leading a school.
- Strategic Thinking - Ability to create strategic plans that sets the school up for a sustainable future.
- Execution - Understanding how to translate strategic plans into day-to-day executable activities.
- Customer Orientation - Patience and understanding of what parents and students want and need, and how best to facilitate these.
- Collaborative Relationships - Respect for peers and the ability to build collaborative partnerships with other senior leaders, vendors, suppliers and customers.
- Decision Making - Ability to make data-rich, informed decisions, and proactively taking advantage of opportunities as they arise.
- Capability Building - Ability to coach and provide feedback and guidance. The ability to actively develop others and have difficult conversations as needed.
- Performance Leadership - Unites people behind a strong vision and leads the team in executing on goals and achieving stretch objectives.
- Interpersonal Effectiveness - Aware of how their actions impact others’. Ability to influence others and build relationships.
Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree (NQF 7) and PGCE/HDE or B.Education [FET/GET] with specialization in the subjects to be taught at the correct level
- Valid SACE certificate
- Police Clearance
Minimum Experience
- 3-5 years Teaching Experience.
- 3-5 years Subject Specialization
Desired Experience
- Familiarity with IB curriculum and enquiry-based approach to teaching and learning
- IEB teaching experience and matric marking
- First Aid
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Overall purpose of the job:
- The Client Experience Officer - Boarding will be tasked with maintaining current clients and keeping accurate correspondence records, engaging with our customers and improving customer touchpoints. The Client Experience Officer - Boarding must be able to understand customer needs and develop ways to fulfil them.
- Their dedication to the needs of our clients will encourage client loyalty and enhance our organisation’s growth through positive client engagement.
Qualification:
- Matric
- Computer literacy (MS Office) is essential
- 3-year Diploma/Bachelor degree (NQF Level 7) will be advantageous
Experience:
- Minimum of 2 to 5 years’ experience in a similar position and environment
Responsibilities Include:
Administration
- Resolving phone, walk-in, and email customer inquiries with regards to boarders
- Processing and logging of incoming calls
- Assist the CXO with the preparation of boarding specific slides for MANCO reports as and when required
- Provide the CXO/AC with weekly social media planner with pre-approved copy and images.
- Provide the CXO/AC with weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting on school owned non-paid social media posts
- Maintaining confidentiality of information
- Ensure data integrity
- Attend weekly check ins with CXO Team lead
- Attend weekly check ins with brand Marketing team
- As part of the admin department undertake administrative duties as and when required
Retention/ Leavers
- Drive insight from data to grow retention
- Ascertain ‘At risk’ boarding students and encourage ‘Stay interviews
Customer Service/Client Experience
- Ensure 24-hour turnaround time with customer queries and inquiries including social media DMs and online comments and queries
- Making weekly courtesy calls to clients (Including at risk list) and reporting back weekly to CXO.
- Assist with boarding parent enquiries
- Forwarding and escalating inquiries to relevant individuals and departments
- Providing outstanding customer service
- Analysing customer touchpoints and identifying gaps in the process. Establish ways to improve and maintain the overall brand experience for boarders
- Undertake monthly boarding tour audits and provide written report to CXO
- Undertake and roll out pre-approved boarding parent satisfaction surveys and benchmarking against industry standards
- Handle client issues throughout the client life cycle in a timely and accurate fashion
- Ensure quality and consistency of service to customers.
- Consistent attention to boarding parent relationships
- Focus on improvement on NPS ratings (Boarding related)
- KPI’s will include but not limited to customer satisfaction levels on each of the customer points
Leads/Tours
- Assist Head of Boarding with school tours and meet and greets of potential new parents for boarding
Re-Registration
- Assist the CXO to drive and guide the existing clients (Boarding) to re-register
- New students (Boarding) registration process. Ensuring parents complete process of selecting plans
- Ensure a 100% response rate from boarding parents in response to re-registration requests and that the status of the re-registration is updated accordingly in SIMS
Communication/PR
- Assist with sending pre-approved school communication in SIMS, apps and emails
- Assist with customer touch points of the school (Boarding Newsletter, WhatsApp messages, invitations and event designs, other communications to parents etc)
- Ensure reception televisions are updated with relevant approved content
- Share all approved content with other platforms as and when required for example, media partners and report weekly to CXO all PR articles submitted
Events
- Attend school events as per pre-approved schedule
- Assist CXO planning and execution of events such as parent coffee mornings, academic, sports and cultural events
- Give focus to internal marketing events g. Movie nights, themed dinners, Boarding Awards nights
- Arrange and attend functions such as coffee mornings, sport and cultural events, social events etc to build relationships with boarding students, day students and their parents
Social Media/Digital
- Be responsible for the creation of high-quality content (drafting copy as well as imagery) for non-paid social media platforms. Working to a pre-approved strategy and ensuring high quality and engaged platforms
- Timeous response to DMs on all platforms
- Alert CXO/AC and Campus Head to potential hate speech, inflammatory comments for approved action e.g. hide, delete or block in accordance with social media privacy policy
- Heart and engage with paid and nonpaid posts with brand tone of voice and accurate use of spelling and grammar
- Assist with school photo library on SharePoint
- Lead the school yearbook project
- Assist with quarterly audit of school website
Competencies Include:
Skills:
- Good understanding of social media platforms
- Good understanding of Public Relations
- Good understanding of graphic design
- Excellent Microsoft skills, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Canva
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Key Purpose Statement
- To plan, implement and assess appropriate instructional programs in a high school environment that guide and encourage students to develop and fulfill their academic potential and prepare them for life.
- To build and maintain meaningful relationships with students, parents and peers to foster positive interaction and promote student retention.
- To create and maintain a learning environment and culture that embraces future focused education and one in which students are motivated, inspired and challenged. Uses a range of relevant and recognized approaches to maximize the personal, physical and psycho-social development of every student allowing them to experience a personalized learning journey.
- To demonstrate strength of character, integrity and professionalism at all times. To communicate and collaborate with all members of the learning community in a positive, respectful and open-minded way.
- As a life long learner to continually undertake personal inquiry, reflection and action to inform their practice and understanding of teaching and learning and remain abreast of trends in global education to ensure the provision of a locally and global education.
- To develop and encourage agency to empower students.
- To create opportunities inside and outside the classroom to allow students to master future focused skills.
Principal Accountabilities
Academic Delivery (40%)
- Keeps abreast of future focussed educational trends, academics intentionally incorporating them into teaching and learning practices aligned with Crawford Pillars.
- Implements the school curriculum and other teaching strategies in planning for challenging, engaging, inspiring, relevant, and differentiated learning locally and globally.
- Plans, prepares, and delivers lesson to meet the needs of individuals or groups of students to enable them to progress incrementally as part of personalised learning journey.
- Enriches teaching and learning by including frequent use of technology and additional learning resources as well as engaging and stimulating teaching practices.
- Sets tasks which challenge students, are time appropriate and sustain high levels of interest.
- Prepares and/or ensures classrooms are appropriately set up in accordance with lesson plans and 21ST Century learning practices aligned with future focused skills.
- Ensures the effective and efficient deployment of classroom technology to enhance the teaching and learning taking place. Enriches the curriculum and teaching programme by making lessons more exciting through the usage of exciting and stimulating teaching practices and appropriate learning aids including technology.
- Identifies relevant enrichment and extension opportunities to support set curriculum content and creatively deliver it.
- Provides meaningful opportunities to develop skills to support content and application in relation to mindfulness and critical thinking and discernment.
- Collaborates, plans, liaises, and reflects with different members of the learning community as well as other teachers in the grade.
- Provides academic support to individuals or small groups of students as identified through ongoing formative and summative assessments. This support should be available to students until 16h00 or before school.
- Shows an ongoing commitment to “lifelong learning” and remains informed on current strategies, relevant practice, and appropriate pedagogical approaches, and is readily available to attend appropriate development/training.
Academic Assessment and Reporting (20%)
- Assesses and records students' progress continuously and systematically and keeps records up to date in mark book/personal file, STASY, forming an in depth knowledge of each student in the class.
- Meets academic standards as defined by Central Academics and Crawford International Academic strategy
- Assesses and monitors student performance and progress, using data driven decision making and defines next steps in the personalised learning journey. Integrates this information into future planning
- Undertakes, teaching and learning assessment of students as required by Academics Department as well as Crawford International assessment expectations.
- Provides feedback and reports for parents, Principals and/or Academics Department throughout the year (STASY, Inquiry Units, Other)
- Participates in the moderation and standardisation process, of formal assessments. Participate in team marking, clusters and IEB moderation as required.
Student Behaviour Management (15%)
- Manages student behaviour in the classroom by establishing rules, essential agreements, and procedures as expected behaviours.
- Maintains good philosophy of Crawfordology to guide expectations of behaviour.
- Promotes personal, social, physical, and emotional well-being of individual students, groups of students, through mentorship program.
- Provides guidance and advice to students and parents.
- Identifies students who may have barriers to learning and inform the appropriate people to initiate the next steps to support individual progress.
School Brand Ambassadorship (15%)
- Knows and demonstrates the Crawford International mission statement and embracing Crawford International DNA.
- Acts as a role model with regard to work ethic, attitude and professionalism, Embracing the Crawford DNA
- Assists with additional offerings, duties and extra murals, assemblies and other events taking place across Crawford International. Attends and supports a range of school activities and events.
- Promotes the good reputation of the school and Brand both internally and externally and is readily available to market the school at Open Days, exhibitions etc.
- Contributes to the professional development of new teachers and student teachers/ interns as required.
- Submits articles for newsletters or School magazine/ yearbook, social media or other as requested.
- Monitors student multiform and maintains agreed expectations with respect to the Crawford International code of conduct.
- Collaborate and Contributes to the Crawford International brand through active participation in activities and meetings to elevate the Crawford International division and strategy.
Administration (10%)
- Assists with plans for excursions by obtaining all the relevant approvals and liaises with service providers, where required.
- Keeps and maintains the Crawford International learning space as dynamic learning environment.
- Where applicable, conduct inventory activities of consumables and equipment to monitor usage and ensure availability as required. Repair and replacement
- Advises Principal and management team if substitution is required and assists with substitution as requested.
- Follows the annual and termly plans and advises if adjustments are required.
- Adhere to all processes and procedures pertaining to the efficient and effective operation of the school policies
Competencies
- Demonstrated planning and organisation skills with superior detail orientation
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with excellent written and verbal abilities and with professional presentation skills
- A proven track record of managing professional relationships with maturity and high EQ
- The incumbent must present themselves professionally and in alignment with the brand message.
- Professional time management is a minimum requirement of the role.
- Demonstrated evidence of the ability to think critically and problem solve appropriately.
It is expected that if Educators are interested in growing their management and leadership competence, they will become proficient in the following competencies:
- Commercial Aptitude - Understanding the bigger picture and all the facets incorporated into leading a school.
- Strategic Thinking - Ability to create strategic plans that sets the school up for a sustainable future.
- Execution - Understanding how to translate strategic plans into day-to-day executable activities.
- Customer Orientation - Patience and understanding of what parents and students want and need, and how best to facilitate these.
- Collaborative Relationships - Respect for peers and the ability to build collaborative partnerships with other senior leaders, vendors, suppliers and customers.
- Decision Making - Ability to make data-rich, informed decisions, and proactively taking advantage of opportunities as they arise.
- Capability Building - Ability to coach and provide feedback and guidance. The ability to actively develop others and have difficult conversations as needed.
- Performance Leadership - Unites people behind a strong vision and leads the team in executing on goals and achieving stretch objectives.
- Interpersonal Effectiveness - Aware of how their actions impact others’. Ability to influence others and build relationships.
Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree (NQF 7) and PGCE/HDE or B.Education [FET/GET] with specialization in the subjects to be taught at the correct level
- Valid SACE certificate
- Police Clearance
Minimum Experience
- 3-5 years Teaching Experience.
- 3-5 years Subject Specialization
Desired Experience
- Familiarity with IB curriculum and enquiry-based approach to teaching and learning
- IEB teaching experience and matric marking
- First Aid
go to method of application »
Key Purpose Statement
- To create a learning experience to stimulate and grow individual talents and get children ready for formal schooling
- To implement and maintain a learning environment and culture that embraces future focused education and one in which students are motivated, inspired and challenged. Uses a range of relevant and recognized approaches to maximize the personal, physical and psycho-social development of every child
- To demonstrate strength of character, integrity and professionalism at all times.
- To develop and maintain constructive and ongoing partnerships with colleagues, parents, guardians and members of the community. To communicate and collaborate with all members of the learning community in a positive, respectful and open-minded way
- As a life long learner to continually undertake personal inquiry, reflection and action to inform their practice and understanding of teaching and learning and remain abreast of global education trends
Principal Accountabilities
Academic Delivery (35%)
- Keeps abreast of future focused educational trends in the Pre-primary Phase, Academics intentionally incorporating them into teaching and learning practices aligned with Crawford Pillars.
- Implements the school curriculum and other teaching strategies in planning for engaging, inspiring, relevant and differentiated learning locally and globally.
- Enriches the curriculum and teaching programme by making lessons more exciting through the use of, stimulating and engaging teaching practices and appropriate learning aids including technology.
- Prepares and ensures that the learning environments are supportive of the lessons
- Ensures the effective and efficient deployment of classroom support in order to enhance the teaching and learning taking place in the classroom.
- Collaborates, plans, liaises and reflects with other members of the learning community, regularly.
- Assists with additional offerings, duties, extra murals and events taking place at the school.
- Provides children with tailored, diffentiated learning material and gives individual support where necessary.
- Participates in, embeds and applies professional development tools, strategies and pedagogical approaches.
- Shows an ongoing commitment to “lifelong learning” and remains informed on current relevant practice and is readily available to attend appropriate development/training.
Academic Assessment and Reporting (20%)
- Assesses and records student’s progress (academic,social, emotional and other), continuously and systematically and keeps records up to date in the format required by the school, formulating an in depth knowledge of each student in the class
- Meets academic standards as defined by Central Academics and Crawford International Academic strategy
- Assesses and monitors student performance and progress, using data driven decision making and defines next steps in the personalised learning journey.
- Provides feedback and reports for parents, Principals and/or Academics Department throughout the year( STASY, Inquiry Units, Other)
- Participates in discussions around moderation of assessments being completed
Student Behaviour Management (15%)
- Manages student behaviour in the classroom by establishing rules, essential agreements and procedures as expected behaviours.
- Promotes personal, social, physical and emotional well-being of individual students, groups of students and across the entire school.
- Provides guidance and advice to students and parents/ guardians on educational and social matters pertaining to student’s well-being.
- Identifies students who may have barriers to learning and inform the appropriate people to initiate the next steps to support individual progress.
- Informs appropriate staff and parents regarding the support being offered and the action plan to be followed.
School Brand Ambassadorship (10%)
- Knows and demonstrates the Crawford International mission statement and embracing Crawford International DNA.
- Acts as a role model with regard to work ethic, attitude and professionalism, Embracing the Crawford International DNA
- Contributes to the sustainability and effective operation and management of the school, continuously.
- Assists with additional offerings, duties and extra murals, assemblies, devotions, and other events taking place across Crawford International. Attends and supports a range of school activities and events.
- Promotes the good reputation of the school and Brand both internally and externally and is readily available to market the school at Open Days, exhibitions etc
- Contributes to the professional development of new teachers / interns and student teachers/ interns as required.
- Submits articles for newsletters or School magazine/ yearbook, social media or other as requested.
Administration (10%)
- Adheres with requirements of timetabling and ensures its effective implementation in their classes.
- Plans for excursions by obtaining all the relevant approvals and liaises with service providers as necessary.
- Keeps and maintains the Crawford International learning space as dynamic learning environment.
- Where applicable, conduct inventory activities of consumables and equipment to monitor usage and ensure availability as required. Repair and replacement
- Prepares for and participates in Staff, Phase, and Grade meetings as required.
- Assist with compilation of budgets, annually and controlling of expenses thereafter.
- Advises Principal and management if substitution is required and assists with substitution as requested.
- Follows the annual and termly plans and advises if adjustments are required.
Health & Safety (10%)
- Actively observes and supervises children in playing and activity areas as appropriate.
- Applies medical support, as a first aid trained staff member, to as prescribed or as or when the medical condition/ situation requires action ensuring that any incidents are duly reported to Management and parents via the stipulated channels.
- Observes and scrutinises the classroom and playing areas for dangerous / hazardous objects or circumstances, removes/ tapes off hazards where possible and immediately reports safety issues to the school leadership team.
- Creates awareness of personal safety and social issues amongst students, continuously.
Competencies
- Demonstrated planning and organisation skills with superior detail orientation.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with excellent written and verbal abilities and professional presentation skills
- A proven track record of managing professional relationships with maturity and high EQ
- The incumbent must present themselves professionally and in alignment with the brand message.
- Professional time management is a minimum requirement of the role.
- Demonstrated evidence of the ability to think critically and problem solve appropriately.
It is expected that if Educators are interested in growing their management and leadership competence, they will become proficient in the following competencies:
- Commercial Aptitude - Understanding the bigger picture and all the facets incorporated into leading a school.
- Strategic Thinking - Ability to create strategic plans that sets the school up for a sustainable future.
- Execution - Understanding how to translate strategic plans into day-to-day executable activities.
- Customer Orientation - Patience and understanding of what parents and students want and need, and how best to facilitate these.
- Collaborative Relationships - Respect for peers and the ability to build collaborative partnerships with other senior leaders, vendors, suppliers and customers.
- Decision Making - Ability to make data-rich, informed decisions, and proactively taking advantage of opportunities as they arise.
- Capability Building - Ability to coach and provide feedback and guidance. The ability to actively develop others and have difficult conversations as needed.
- Performance Leadership - Unites people behind a strong vision and leads the team in executing on goals and achieving stretch objectives.
- Interpersonal Effectiveness - Aware of how their actions impact others’. Ability to influence others and build relationships.
Minimum Qualification
- Post Matric Certificate (NQF level 5) in ECD for Grades 0000-000
- Degree (NQF level 6) in ECD or B. Education (Foundation Phase)
- PGCE for degrees deemed suitable for a Pre-Primary teacher viz. Psychology
- Valid SACE certificate
- Police Clearance
Desired Qualification
- Degree (NQF level 6) in ECD or B. Education (Foundation Phase)
Minimum Experience
- 2-5 years Teaching Experience.
- 1 year Teaching internship (at Principal’s discretion)
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