Secondary Relief Coordinator and Teacher

The Relief Coordinator and Teacher is responsible for the general oversight of relief (e.g., teacher absences and substitute class management). He/she plays a pivotal role in ensuring quality lessons and coverage continue on a day-to-day basis even when faculty are absent.

The Relief Coordinator and Teacher is responsible not only for day-to-day organisation of relief but also for covering secondary classes of diverse subjects and having excellent classroom management skills.   

Key Responsibilities

The Relief Coordinator and Teacher reports to the LSS Curriculum Leader and Head of Secondary and responsibilities will include: 

• Liaising with teachers to ensure continuity of learning in their absence.
• Ensuring that teachers have uploaded lessons or provided materials to continue learning during unexpected absences.
• Monitoring the uploading and use of casual relief plans on Google Drive. 
• Notifying teachers when in need of renewal or supplementation of such relief plans.
• Maintaining discipline and monitor students’s activities during study hall and relief lessons, providing feedback to affected teachers.  
• Printing and disseminating resources to students during study hall or relief lessons.
• Invigilating tests as per requests of teachers.
• Maintaining discipline and monitoring students’s activities during study hall and relief lessons.
• Using appropriate software to prepare and release daily relief plans in a timely manner as per list of absentees.
• When unable to monitor relief lessons directly, assigning relief to other teachers when the study hall is full or unavailable.
• Tracking the number of relief hours/lessons asked of each staff member to ensure equality.
• Assisting the school leadership with clerical work such as printing, photocopying, proofreading of documents, and basic data entry.
• On days of no relief or limited relief, being assigned to other duties. 

Requirements

• Relevant qualifications and experience in the field of education, preferably with demonstrated leadership experience.
• Curiosity and interest in continuous learning in the field of education, as well as other subjects.
• Experience in supervising others and handling human resources issues.
• Strong communication skills in written and spoken English.

The Relief Coordinator and Teacher is a full-time job. The Relief Coordinator and Teacher is required to meet his/her contractual obligations at the school, in person, between 7:20 - 15:20 as per the calendar set for teaching staff.

The position will report directly to the Head of Secondary School. Initially, it will be for a fixed term with the possibility of permanency in the new budget year. If made permanent, the Relief Coordinator and Teacher will undergo an annual appraisal led by the Secondary Curriculum Leader or Head of Secondary. 

Lighthouse is a dynamic workplace; this description of the roles and responsibilities of any post is illustrative and may not be comprehensive. 

Lighthouse supports a team environment. Therefore, although this list broadly describes the post’s duties, it is expected that every employee will be willing to help with other tasks, whether asked or not.