Desirable
Qualifications
The criteria that will be applied at shortlisting is as follows: Applicants must at the closing date for applications: 1) Hold a teaching qualification which meets the requirements for recognition to teach in grant-aided schools in Northern Ireland; Preference may be given to those applicants who: 1) Have successfully completed or in the process of completing an additional post-graduate (or equivalent or higher) qualification in Education OR Completion of a relevant leadership programme. Experience The criteria that will be applied at shortlisting is as follows (please note that experience must be accrued by the closing date for receipt of completed applications): 2) Have a minimum of 8 years post qualification teaching experience in post primary education,
and/or
equivalent experience in an affiliated educational body working in an area that relates to the post primary sector, within the last 10 years; 3) Currently hold or have held for a minimum of 3 years AND within the last 8 years: A post with experience of strategic leadership or co-ordination of a whole school area at a minimum level of Subject Co-ordinator/Head of Key Stage/Head of Department/SMT/SLT to include monitoring and evaluation resulting in measurable school improvement;
and/or A post of Principal or Vice-Principal;
and/or A post with leadership and management experience within an affiliated body. The above promoted posts may be in an acting capacity. 4) Evidence of how your leadership has led to school improvement; 5) Evidence of involvement in strategic planning. Preference may be given to those applicants who: 2) Can demonstrate evidence of leading staff development within school/s; 3) Can demonstrate evidence of being responsible for an area of whole school improvement; Essential
Knowledge
The successful candidate must demonstrate extensive knowledge of: The Northern Ireland Post Primary Curriculum and current policies and procedures; Current educational developments and the ability to evaluate and respond to new educational challenges and manage change effectively; Effective classroom pedagogy and how to ensure high standards of teaching, learning and achievement throughout the school; Effective data management; Effective organisational management including the appropriate deployment of resources. Skills The successful candidate must demonstrate highly developed skills in order to: Lead, motivate, manage, challenge and enthuse others; Create an ethos and articulate vision for the future of the school; Develop good relationships at all levels and promote a collaborative and team approach among staff, pupils, parents and governors; Lead strategically and develop self and others in order to achieve outcomes; Promote, achieve, monitor and evaluate high standards of teaching, learning and achievement throughout the school; Develop effective partnerships between the school and the local community; Communicate effectively orally and in writing; Organise and prioritise workload effectively; Deal with staffing matters in accordance with EA policies and procedures; Manage time effectively. Personal Qualities The successful candidate must demonstrate: Vision; A sound value system; Enthusiasm and motivation; Assertiveness and confidence; A caring child centred approach; Integrity; Advocacy and empathy; Discretion; An ability to cope under pressure; Tact and diplomacy; Decisiveness; Adaptability. The Board of Governors reserves the right to enhance the essential criteria if necessary in order to facilitate a manageable shortlist. Applicants must be registered with the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (GTCNI) upon taking up employment. Please note the onus is on candidates to provide sufficient detailed information on their application forms in order to demonstrate how they meet each of the criteria. Failure to do so may result in a candidate not being shortlisted since selection panels cannot make assumptions in the absence of essential information. DISCLOSURE OF CRIMINAL BACKGROUND The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 defines working directly with children or young people or in specified places as ‘regulated activity’. In the event that you are recommended for appointed to a post that involves ‘regulated activity’, the Education Authority will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure of Criminal Background. Please note that you WILL
be expected to meet the cost of an Enhanced Disclosure Certificate. Details of how to make payment will be sent to you at the pre-employment stage. Further information can be accessed at
NI Direct
or the
Department of Justice. APPLICANT GUIDANCE NOTES To view the applicant guidance notes, please click
here. To learn about the many great benefits of joining the Education Authority, click
here The Education Authority is an Equal Opportunities Employer
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