Head of Food

Overview

We are looking to appoint a well-qualified and suitably experienced teacher to lead the Food Department. The Head of Food is a key middle management position at our innovative and growing school. The Head of Department is responsible for providing strategic leadership for the department, ensuring the subject is effectively delivered and that staff and resources are well-managed. It is important that the Head of Department recognises their responsibility to keep up-to-date with developments in their subject and in other area of education related to their role.ResponsibilitiesStaff:

To provide strong leadership, sensitively guiding and advising other members of staff within the department and acting as a model of good practice

To ensure that teaching within the department is of a very high standard and to seek to improve the effectiveness of teaching within the department

To support members of the department in dealing with behavioural and homework issues

To ensure good communication with and between members of the department

To effectively delegate responsibilities and tasks within the department

To ensure that all members of the department are familiar with the School and Departmental Health and Safety policies and to ensure their effective implementation

To carry out an annual observation of each member of the Food department

To complete the CPD review process with each member of the Food department annually

To ensure that appropriate cover work has been set when a member of the department is absent

To support the professional development of members of the department, including the induction of new members of the department

To liaise with members of staff in other departments to ensure effective development of pupils’ literacy, numeracy and ICT skills through the subject

Pupils:

To ensure that all pupils are able to learn effectively

To be responsible for the monitoring of pupils’ progress and performance in the subject, using data as appropriate

To be responsible for ensuring that pupils receive effective subject mentoring

To carry out regular scrutiny of pupils’ work as a means of monitoring the quality of teaching and learning within the department

To analyse the performance of pupils on internal and external examinations by completing the required documentation and to use this analysis as a tool for departmental development

To offer a range of enrichment activities to pupils to promote the subject and foster an enthusiasm for its learning

Parents:

To deal with parental concerns in the subject, first seeking advice from members of the Senior Management Team and the Pastoral Team as appropriate

To record on the MIS (iSAMS) details of any contact with parents

Curriculum:

To develop the curriculum in response to the needs of the pupils, changes to the National Curriculum and changes to examination specifications

To regularly review and update Schemes of Work

To work with the Timetabler to plan appropriate staffing for each academic year

To offer extra-curricular opportunities for pupils

Recruitment and Marketing:

To organise departmental events for School Open Days in order to promote the subject and the school to prospective parents and pupils

To promote the subject as a KS5 choice at Sixth Form Open Evenings and Taster Days

To provide information to the marketing manager about achievements and events within the department

Resources:

To manage the departmental budget

To regularly review the suitability of departmental resources, including textbooks, equipment and online resources and to order new resources as required

To keep good stock records and clear financial accounts

To ensure that the rooms used for the teaching of the subject are kept tidy, safe and that they present a stimulating environment

Administration:

To hold regular, well-managed departmental meetings to enable all members of the department to contribute to planning and policy making, and to share good practice. To record the minutes of these meetings

To work with the examinations officer to ensure that all paperwork for external examinations is completed correctly. This includes entries, predicted grades and marks for controlled assessment

To complete the Annual Operating Statement for the department

To produce the subject pages for the KS5 Options Booklets

To review and update the Departmental Handbook annually

To complete internal and external examination analysis

Extra-Curricular:

Commitment to the extra-curricular and enrichment programme; commitment to supporting pupils applying for competitive university courses and/or apprenticeships.

Pastoral:

To take on the role of a Form Tutor; to take an active role in all relevant pastoral matters

To undertake any further reasonable duties as requested by the Headmistress.

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Part-time

Job function

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