Specific Responsibilities and Duties

The head of department will be responsible for the delivery of the following key priorities:

• To lead and inspire the Engineering team of committed staff to achieve excellence for students at GCSE, CNAT, A Level and BTEC Level 3.
• To ensure all our students are able to thrive and engage in both academic and vocational learning to achieve above and beyond their highest potential whilst developing personal and employability skills.
• To teach A level, GCSE, BTEC, CNAT and Key Stage 3 Engineering and Product design.
• To be the BTEC Level 3 Engineering programme leader who has overall responsibility for the effective delivery and assessment of BTEC Engineering.
• To act as BTEC Lead Internal Verifier where you need to ensure that all assessment plans, assignments and assessment decisions have been internally verified and that assessors take appropriate action based on their feedback.
• To manage the resources within the department.
• To oversee the work of the Engineering Technician, to whom can be delegated significant responsibility for the upkeep of equipment and the ordering and stocking of resources.
• To maintain departmental development, through keeping abreast with technological development and advising on and recommending further investment in tools and equipment.
• To manage the safety of this potentially high-risk area.
• To foster curiosity, ingenuity, creativity and practical skills amongst the students.
• To foster involvement in enrichment activities beyond the curriculum (such as F1 in school, Green Power car, Design Ventura) involvement in out of school STEM activities.
• To forge links with businesses to support visits, lectures, collaborative projects or other activities.
• To line manage engineering teachers: advising on and monitoring the design and delivery of curricula; providing support and guidance; and reviewing performance in annual appraisals.
• Contribute to whole trust progress boards and support the vision for Engineering teaching across the trust.
• To plan and execute a diverse programme that meets individual learner needs within engineering and product design.
• You will demonstrate good or outstanding performance against the national teaching standards.
• To establish and review departmental aims and objectives, translating these into strategies within a development plan, each year.
• To maintain an up to date Departmental Handbook, containing departmental schemes of work, policies and routines, etc., to be updated each September.
• To co-ordinate and develop the curriculum provision of the department, producing appropriate schemes of work for each course and ensuring smooth progression across the age range for pupils studying the subject.
• To liaise with Curriculum Line Manager on the deployment of members of staff within the school timetable.
• To oversee and monitor the use of the departmental facilities, including equipment, books and accommodation.
• To manage the health and safety of the department, ensuring that all departmental activities are regularly risk assessed and that appropriate records are maintained, liaising with the Health and Safety Officer.
• To manage the departmental budget, allocating and maintaining records of expenditure.
• To manage the departmental examination systems, including making decisions on examination board, submitting entries to the examinations officer, overseeing any coursework requirements and maintaining appropriate records.
• To provide information about pupil performance in public examinations, for SLT, and provide other information concerning pupil progress and the planned intervention where necessary.
• To monitor the work of members of the department, including assignment setting, marking and monitoring of pupil progress.
• To ensure that appropriate cover work is set, in the event of staff absences.
• To chair and record minutes of regular departmental meetings, providing information as required.

You will inspire our students, stakeholders and employer partners by:

• Working with university partners effectively to enhance the students learning through the development and delivery of focus projects.
• Understanding national standards within the subject area and ensure that these are followed.
• Using effective target setting systems for all students within Engineering to ensure the highest possible levels of achievement.
• Identifying effective intervention and mentoring strategies for students within Engineering.
• Ensuring that all the work for NUAST follows our vision and values
• Being an outstanding practitioner who inspires students to pursue their career goals.
• Contributing to the NUAST Enrichment programme.
• Undertaking such other duties as are commensurate with the post and which may reasonably be required by the Principal.

Please see the attached job pack for further information.