Other Specification:

• Experience in staff development work
• Successful experience as a department chairperson or comparable leadership experience
• Grant writing experience
• Excellent writing and public speaking skills
• Outstanding organizational and planning abilities
• Strong ability to work effectively with individuals and groups
• Knowledgeable in the area of instructional methods and theory
• Ability to work with businesses and the community to develop effective partnerships
• Desire to serve as a team player
• Ability to facilitate groups
• Outstanding problem solving & conflict resolution skills
• Excellent leadership skills
• Must have fundamental IT skills
• Must have knowledge of Progressive Education.

Job Description:

• Developing a creative learning community across the school
• To have knowledge, understanding and enthusiasm for creative teaching and learning as a key to raising achievement, aspiration and motivation
• To build a community of creative learning practice across the school, involving all departments as appropriate
• To involve parents, Governors and other members of the community extensively throughout the programme
• To develop, through dialogue with the wider school community, an enquiry based approach which addresses a range of issues relevant to the broader developmental needs of the school and its learners and is linked to the school improvement plan
• To facilitate the long-term development of creative teaching and learning at a structural and systemic level, using the Creative School Development Framework and other resources
• To establish a Creative Partnerships programme plan on an annual basis, linked to the Creative School Development Framework self-assessment process Programme and project management
• To act as a facilitator in school, able to translate the school’s vision for creative learning into practical implementation
• To ensure that children and young people play a meaningful and active role in learning that can truly reflect their interests, needs and enthusiasms
• To take overall responsibility for programme and project management, delegating extensively across the school community and ensuring roles and responsibilities are understood clearly by all
• To coordinate, in partnership with the Creative Agent, meetings and activities with creative practitioners, school staff and other partners
• To ensure that external partners engaged in the programme are able to develop appropriate communications across the school community
• To ensure all programme activity is carried out with due regard to health and safety and the safeguarding of children and young people
• To ensure that all monitoring and evaluation requirements are fulfilled and that partners commit to developing reflective practice throughout the programme
• To actively network with other school partners and external partners linked with the programme, attending Creative Partnerships networking meetings as appropriate Time requirements
• To be released from other duties in order to ensure this role is allocated sufficient time to attend planning, evaluation and networking meetings.

Note:  Walk in interviews will be conducted. The selected candidates will be shortlisted within a week of the interviews.

Source: Merojob

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