JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Teacher - Post-Primary
REPORTS TO: Principal
PROFESSIONAL DUTIES OF A TEACHER
A teacher who is not a principal shall carry out the professional duties of a teacher as circumstances may require:
1. If he/she is employed as a teacher in a school under the reasonable direction of the principal of that school;
2. If he/she is employed by a board on terms under which he is not assigned to any one school, under the reasonable direction of that board and of the principal of any school in which he/she may for the time being be required to work as a teacher.
Responsibilities include:
1. Planning and preparing courses and lessons;
2. Teaching, according to their educational needs, the pupils assigned to him/her, including the setting and marking of work;
3. Assessing, recording and reporting on the development, progress and attainment of pupils;
4. Promoting the general progress and well-being of individual pupils and of any class or group of pupils assigned to him/her;
5. Providing advice and guidance to pupils on educational and social matters;
6. Making records of and reports on the personal and social needs of pupils;
7. Communicating and consulting with the parents of pupils;
8. Participating in meetings arranged for any of the purposes described above;
9. Participating in arrangements for preparing pupils for public examinations;
10. Maintaining good order and discipline among pupils;
11. Participating in administrative and organisational tasks related to the curriculum.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
1. Hold a teaching qualification which meets the requirements for recognition to teach in grant-aided schools in Northern Ireland.
2. Hold an honours degree 2:2 or above in Business Studies or a business-related degree.
3. Demonstrable experience of teaching GCSE Business Studies.
4. Demonstrable experience of teaching Business Studies to AS and/or A2 Level.
5. Be registered with the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (GTCNI) before taking up post.
DESIRABLE CRITERIA:
1. Demonstrable experience of teaching Business Studies to AS and A2 Level.
2. Demonstrable experience of teaching an additional GCSE subject.
The Education Authority is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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