Nova Pioneer Associate Dean of Students (Midrand Primary) Jobs in South Africa

Nova Pioneer Associate Dean of Students (Midrand Primary) Jobs in South Africa

We are looking for a superstar to serve as the Associate Dean of Instruction and Academic support for professional development of teachers at our Midrand Secondary in January 2023!

This is an opportunity to help create a transformative school model with the future of Africa’s youth at stake.

As Associate Dean of Instruction serving on the school leadership team, you will help the School Leader establish a robust and vibrant school culture consistent with Nova Pioneer's core culture principles.

However, your primary focus is teacher development.

Drawing on support from instructional leaders on Nova Pioneer's network team, you will support create a professional development “machine” inside the school: deliberate practice routines and management habits that stretch teachers professionally and give them higher quality, more intensive coaching than they can get anywhere else.

You will support building a pipeline of homegrown local teacher talent inside the school that produces master teachers and great instructional leaders over time.

About the Role

Specific Key Responsibilities for the Role Include:

To support the School Leader to articulate a compelling short- and long-term vision for the development of the school’s culture and program

Set and model a consistent tone of highest expectations, joy, and growth mindset

Lead key school rituals as needed to model and ingrain culture

Quickly identify and respond to classroom/school culture or behavior issues

Lead instruction sessions for parents

Follow up with Learning Design team on teachers’ feedback on lesson plans.

Coordinate with Academic Support team on availability of learning materials and teaching resources.

With the support and development from the Dean of Instruction and Learning:

Serve as hiring manager for all instructional staff hires

Coach teachers through extensive observation and feedback

Supervise all professional development routines and activities across the school

Facilitate collaboration among teachers within/across grade levels and subject areas

Collect, analyze, share and

interpret internal and external school assessment data and ensure that data is used strategically to improve student academic performance

Oversee planning, execution and analysis of intervention programs targeted at needs of diverse academic subgroups, whether remedial or enrichment

About You

You have a Bachelor’s Degree in education and are SACE certified

You have at least 2 years of experience in a rigorous, high-expectations school setting including at least one instructional leadership role (e.g., department head, grade lead, teacher coach, deputy position etc.)

You are widely recognized as a highly effective teacher and can model what great, inquiry-based teaching looks like

You have a track record of improving other people’s performance through coaching and build uncommonly strong relationships

You have an exceptional ability to think strategically and yet you sweat the small stuff—people see you as unusually detail-oriented and conscientious

You are driven by data and know how to use data from student assessments to strengthen and differentiate student learning

You are excited about our organizational culture—and in particular, you are fired up to challenge yourself by embracing mutual vulnerability and a firehose of feedback

You have a desire to further develop your learning design skills and apply them to transform the lives of African youth

Deadline: 16th October 2022

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see: ( Nova Pioneer Associate Dean of Students (Midrand Primary) Jobs in South Africa)

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