1.
JOB INFORMATION
JOB TITLE: DEPARTMENTAL HEAD
COMPONENT/SCHOOL:
POST/SALARY LEVEL: POST LEVEL 2
2. JOB OVERVIEW
To engage in class teaching, be responsible for the effective functioning of the
department and to organise relevant/related extra-curricular activities so as to
ensure that the subject, learning area or phase and the education of learners is
promoted in the proper manner.
3. FORMAL QUALIFICATIONS AND INHERENT REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications required Essential Recommended
A recognised three year (REQV 13) qualification
X
which includes professional educator education
A four year (REQV 14) qualification which includes
X
professional educator education
A postgraduate qualification in education
X
management and leadership
Registration as a professional educator with the
South African Council for Educators/proof of X
application for registration
4. JOB-RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
Work experience required Essential Recommended
Three years’ teaching experience X
5. BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
ESSENTIAL BEHAVIOURAL DESIRABLE BEHAVIOURAL
COMPETENCIES COMPETENCIES
• Planning and Organising • Coping with Pressures and
• Working with People Setbacks
• Adhering to Principles and Values • Creating and Innovating
• Delivering Results and Meeting • Adapting and Responding to
Customer Expectations Change
• Formulating Strategies and • Presenting and Communicating
Concepts Information
• Deciding and Initiating Action
• Leading and Supervising
• Analysing
6. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Result Area (KRA) 1
Teaching
Duties include, but are not limited to:
• engaging in class teaching as per the workload of the relevant post level and
the needs of the school;
• being a class educator if required; and
• assessing and recording the attainment of learners taught.
KRA 2
Extra- and co-curricular activities
Duties include, but are not limited to:
• being in charge of a subject, learning area or phase;
• jointly developing policy for the department;
• coordinating evaluations/assessments, homework, written assignments, etc. of
all the subjects in the department;
• providing and coordinating guidance––
- on the latest ideas and approaches to the subject, methods, techniques,
evaluations, aids, etc. in the field and effectively conveying these to the
staff members concerned;
- on syllabi, schemes of work, homework, practical work, remedial work,
etc.;
- to inexperienced staff members; and
- on the educational welfare of learners in the department.
KRA 3
Control function
Duties include controlling:
• the work of educators and learners in the department;
• reports submitted to the principal as required;
• marksheets;
• tests and examination papers as well as memoranda;
• the administrative responsibilities of staff members; and
• the sharing of responsibilities of organising and conducting extra- and
cocurricular activities.
KRA 4
Management of staff
Duties include, but are not limited to:
• advising the principal regarding the division of work among the staff in the
department; and
• participating in agreed school/educator appraisal processes (Integrated Quality
Management System) in order to regularly review professional practices with
the aim of improving teaching, learning and management.
KRA 5
General/administrative duties
Duties include, but are not limited to:
• assisting with the planning and management of––
- school stock, textbooks and equipment for the department;
- budget for the department;
- subject work schemes;
• performing or assisting with one or more non-teaching administrative duties,
such as––
- secretary to general staff meeting and/or others;
- fire drill and first aid;
- timetabling;
- collection of fees and other monies;
- staff welfare;
- accidents; and
• acting on behalf of the principal during his/her absence from the school if the
school does not qualify for a deputy principal or if both are absent.
KRA 6
Communication
Duties include, but are not limited to:
• cooperating with colleagues in order to maintain a good teaching standard
and progress among learners and fostering administrative efficiency within the
department and the school;
• collaborating with educators of other schools in developing the department
and conducting extra-curricular activities;
• meeting with parents and discussing the progress and conduct of their children;
• participating in departmental and professional committees, seminars and
courses in order to contribute to and/or update professional views/standards;
• cooperating with further and higher education institutions in relation to learner
records and performance and career opportunities;
• maintaining contact with sporting, social, cultural
and community
organisations; and
• having contact with the public on behalf of the principal.
