Department :
Education Department
Sub Category :
Job Type :
Full-time
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
1. MANAGES the district Education Centre through monitoring and supervision of staff to ensure district objectives are met and oversee the supervision of instructions at all schools by ensuring Education Officer conducts school supervision at least once every term.
2. PROVIDES adequate and timely advice and guidance to principals on school administration and organization matters by maintaining appropriate dialogue and communicates education policies and statutory regulations governing the education system to all stakeholders.
3. INTERVENES on matters which may negatively impact teaching and learning, provides the necessary support to ensure quality in the school system.
4. KEEPS the Deputy Chief Education Officer up to date on school issues and makes recommendations for action to improve operational effectiveness.
5. ASSISTS schools in obtaining necessary curricula, curriculum materials and other documents including the distribution of textbooks and advises the Ministry on other schools needs essential to the planning and effective delivery of instruction, to ensure that all schools have the required resources that will enhance the teaching/learning process resulting in greater student achievement.
6. INITIATES, organizes and assists with the development and delivery of appropriate capacity building in-service and orientation training programmes for principals and teachers to strengthen curriculum delivery competences.
7. DEVELOPS, implements and evaluates a District Improvement Plan by collaborating with relevant stakeholders to ensure that the District has a strategic focus that will assist in achieving the Ministry/Department’s strategic goals.
8. LEADS in the alignment of Work Plans, School Improvement Plans and Termly/Yearly Supervision Schedule with Ministry of Education Strategic Plan for the achievement of strategic goals and objectives and ensures that the Academic and Non-academic Standards are met to enhance the curriculum delivery process.
9. REVIEWS school supervision reports and assists principals in formulating and evaluating annual performance objectives and plans by providing guidance and making the necessary recommendations to address weakness for school development and improvement.
10. COORDINATES the preparation of annual performance reviews of schools within the district through dialogue with principals and staff and submits reports to the Deputy Chief Education Officer in a timely manner for informed decision making.
11. MAINTAINS records of schools visits, termly reports and annual progress reports on the activities and submits to the Chief Education Officer for sound decision making and ensures the management of other relevant data.
12. SERVES as the Secretary of the District Education Council ensuring to keep minutes of meetings and that notices and agenda of meeting are given to members in a timely manner.
13. WORKS closely with other team members to prepare budget for district, for input into the Ministry’s overall budgetary process, incorporating yearly activities in order to adopt a clear understanding of what the District intends to achieve.
14. ESTABLISHES and maintains good school and community relationships through the involvement of Parent Teacher Association and other stakeholders to harness support from the community for the further development of the schools.
15. SETS major job objectives for subordinates and appraises performance against same; develops and implements performance improvement plan for each subordinate.
Reporting Responsibility :
First Reporting Officer: Deputy Chief Education Officer Second Reporting Officer: Chief Education Officer
Accountable for :
Employment Type :
Permanent Establish
Required Travel :
Required
Comments :
Government of Belize pay scale 24 of $42,000 x 1,644- $73,236.00 per annum.