Secondary School English Teacher

Native English Language Teacher (Secondary Section)

Highly experienced and the talented teacher needed to be a Class Teacher in Secondary Section teaching, English, Literature in English, Global Perspectives, Critical Thinking, and Personal Social Health Education which will be a maximum of 24 teaching periods per week.

Reports to Head of Department

A teacher at Galaxy International School Uganda (GISU) shall be required to fully comprehend and internalize the vision, mission, goals, and philosophy of GISU and conduct himself/herself following the cherished principles and practices of the school.

A teacher at GISU shall be required to perform the following professional duties:

Teaching

• Planning and preparing course outlines and lessons. Prepare daily lesson plans and use them.
• Teach according to the educational needs of the students assigned to him/her, including the setting and marking of work to be carried out by the students in school and at home.
• Assess, record, and report on the progress, development, and attainment levels of students.

Other Duties

• Promote the general well-being and progress of individual students assigned to him/her.
• Provide professional, ethical, and pastoral guidance, direction, and advice to students on educational and social matters.
• Provide professional, ethical, and pastoral guidance to students on their further education and future careers including information about sources of more expert advice on specific questions.
• Make records of and reports on the personal and social needs of students except on occasions where doing so might be regarded as compromising a teacher’s position.
• Communicate and consult with the parents on educational and social matters related to the students.
• Communicate and co-operate with such persons or bodies outside the school as may be approved by the school authority.
• Participate in meetings arranged for any of the purposes described above.
• Adopt a positive approach to all students in the school in respect of capability, behavior, and cultural diversity.
• Work closely with department heads in setting and updating relevant schemes of work, curriculum materials, etc., including useful tips and CAL.  
• Maintain a record of work and marks as agreed with the department head.
• Organize remedial sessions where necessary to meet targets.
• Prepare students thoroughly for good examination success, working with colleagues on strategies, targets, and revision programs.
• Set and mark homework following department policy. Check notebooks and return poor work.
• Teach a minimum of 24 periods per week.
• Perform any duty assigned by a senior person.

Assessments and Reports

• Provide or contribute to oral and written assessments, reports, and references relating to individual students and groups of students except in situations where doing so might be regarded as compromising a teacher’s position.
• Set, mark, and moderate examinations under the direction of the department head.
• Prepare end-of-term reports within the set deadlines.
• Participate in invigilation of exams, lesson substitution, and school duty and take on the role of a form teacher or other assignments as given by the school administration.
• Participate in arrangements for preparing students for external examinations and in assessing students for such examinations.
• Record and report students’ assessments and participate in arrangements for students’ presentations for and supervision of such examinations.

Staff Professional Development/Training/Reviews/Meetings

• Participate, if required, in any scheme of staff development and performance review.
• Review from time to time his/her methods of teaching and programs of work.
• Participate in arrangements for his/her further training and professional development as a teacher.
• Advise and co-operate with the principal and teachers on the preparation and development of courses of study, teaching materials and programs, methods of teaching and assessment, and pastoral arrangement.
• Participate in meetings at the school which relate to the school curriculum or the administration or organization of the school, including pastoral arrangements.

Discipline, Health, and Safety

• Maintain good order and discipline among students following the policies of the school and safeguard their health and safety both when they are on the school premises and in school activities elsewhere.
• Ensure that all reasonable safety precautions are carried out about school activities.
• Check student appearance and lesson attendance. 

Working Time

A full-time teacher shall be available for work on all school days in any year.