Team Leader

Job Description 

• Team Leader must provide inspiring and purposeful leadership for the staff and pupils.
• To work in partnership with the governing body, staff and parents generating the ethos and values which will underpin the school.
• To continue to implement a Development Plan which will secure continuous school improvement.
• Continue to maintain an environment that promotes and secures good teaching, effective learning, high standards of achievement and good behaviour.
• Determine, organise, implement and monitor the curriculum and its assessment and ensure that statutory requirements are met.
• Ensure that pupils develop study skills in order to learn more effectively and with increasing independence.
• Continue to maintain an effective partnership with parents and the wider community to support and improve pupils’ achievement and personal development.
• Promote extra curricular activities in accordance with the educational aims of the school.
• Evaluate and assess all department members according to their results.
• Interview the new faculty members, to decide on the best candidates, before meeting with the superintendent, to take the final decision.
• Plan, allocate, support and evaluate work undertaken by groups, teams and individuals, ensuring clear delegation of tasks and devolution of responsibilities in a manner consistent with conditions of employment.
• Promote and monitor the continuing professional development of staff, including the induction of newly qualified teachers.
• Ensure that parents / careers and pupils are well informed about the curriculum, attainment and progress and about the contribution they can make in  supporting their child’s learning and achieving the school’s targets for  improvement.

Job Requirements 

• Native English speaker is a must
• Minimum 3 years of teaching experience
• PGCE / QTP diploma of teaching or equivalent is a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in education is a plus
• Experience in teaching UK Cambridge / American / or IB Curriculum
• Overseas experience is a plus
• Ability to effectively manage a class
• Excellent command in using Microsoft Office, and Smart Boards
• Professional appearance
• A leader, who can be friends to his/her teachers, encourage them to think out of the box, and puts the right limits at the same time
• A good planner who can set the academic plan and follows it up throughout the year
• Ability to give and follow orders, and acceptance of criticism that helps one to improve