Job Description
Please see Notes for Job Applicants for
general background information on St. Clare's
and Additional Information for Teachers on pre-university courses
The post
The Dean of Students has the following principal areas of responsibility relating to students on the International Baccalaureate, English and Academic Subjects course and Preparatory IB course:
- pastoral care of students including welfare and discipline
- monitoring academic progress of students
- day to day responsibility for the operation of the courses, shared with the Director of Studies
Line management
The Dean of Students
- reports to the Vice Principal
- works closely with the Director of Studies
- line manages the Personal Tutor team
- works closely with the Nurse, Senior Resident and House Wardens in connection with pastoral care of students
- works closely with teachers, Heads of Department and the CAS Coordinator in connection with progress of students
- line manages the Academic Office Manager with the Director of Studies
Person Specification
Essential
You will:
- be a capable, talented, committed, dynamic, well-qualified and enthusiastic teacher
- be passionate about raising student achievement
- have a track record of raising achievement and sustaining improvement
- have the ability to translate strategic thinking into practical and effective action
Desirable
You will:
- have experience with SIMS or similar academic management tools
- be committed to taking action to improve performance where appropriate / required
- have good administrative and organisational skills
- be efficient and focussed
- have good inter-personal skills
- have high expectations of staff and students
- be receptive to change and able to work under pressure
- be a ‘finisher' – regarded as ‘someone who gets things done'
- be committed to your own continuing professional development
- have proven success in teaching
Job description – responsibilities
- implementing and monitoring appropriate procedures for student welfare
- implementing and monitoring appropriate procedures for student discipline
- implementing and monitoring appropriate procedures for monitoring student progress in academic and non-academic areas
- implementing and maintaining appropriate systems for students' academic, disciplinary, medical and general records
- implementing and maintaining appropriate systems for communicating with parents on academic and other welfare and progress, including regular reports
- devising policies and procedures for student welfare, discipline and monitoring of progress, with the Vice Principal
- co-ordinating and managing the work of Personal Tutors
- co-ordinating and implementing the personal, social and health education programme
- arranging meetings of staff e.g. assessment meetings
- responsibility, shared with the Director of Studies, for day-to-day operations of the courses
- arranging meetings of students
- line management of the Academic Office Manager
- responding to parental queries regarding students
- orientation of students at the start of the academic year, and for new students arriving at other times
- Parents' Day arrangements
- assuming the essential duties of the Director of Studies in his absence
- membership of the IB Management Group
- other responsibilities as assigned by the Vice Principal or Principal
We offer
- the opportunity to develop your leadership and management skills in a supportive environment of academic challenge, with optimum conditions for teaching and learning
- the opportunity to initiate and lead on a wide range of whole school issues
- excellent experience for someone aspiring to further promotion
- time to do the job i.e. focus on the academic and pastoral management of our IB students because you will teach just half a timetable
- friendly students and colleagues all working hard together to achieve excellence - last year we achieved our best ever set of results for the International Baccalaureate Diploma course, and we expect to get even better!
Terms and Conditions
Teaching load
Approximately half annual teaching load (approximately 10.5 hours/week).
Working hours
Normally within the hours of 08.30 - 18.00 Monday to Friday.
However, given the responsibilities of the Dean of Student position and the unpredictability with which issues arise, work will be required outside these times, including some work at in the evenings and at weekends. This work will be considered to be part of the normal duties of the Dean and no time off in lieu or overtime payment would be due.
Working periods
Full academic year.
Professional development / meeting days for teachers on the courses.
One full week (5 working days) before and after the academic year in addition to the pre-sessional professional development days.
Additional time outside the above as the Dean considers is necessary to perform his/her duties.
Holiday
Subject to the requirements above, holiday may be taken for the remaining time outside the academic year.
Salary
In the range £39,000 to £43,000, depending on experience – St. Clare's has its own salary scale.
Please note that:
Free lunch is provided during term time.
Fee reductions are offered for children attending the College.
(Residential accommodation may be available, but only in conjunction with appointment as a resident house warden.)
Recruitment information
Post advertised on 21 April and 28 April 2006
Please apply by sending:
- a full CV, with names, addresses and telephone numbers of two professional referees (Please ensure that the CV gives a full account of all time since leaving secondary school)
- a letter of application
to the Vice Principal, Tom Walsh
St. Clare's, Oxford, 139 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 7AL
Tel: +44 (0)1865 517368
Fax: +44 (0)1865 310002
Email: recruitment@stclares.ac.uk
Closing date for receipt of applications: 10 May
Interviews will be held during the week 15-19 May
Appointments will be subject to enhanced CRB check and satisfactory references
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