Guardian Jobs · 2 days ago
Head of Professional Development and Quality Assurance
Indiana, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
£70K/yr - £70K/yrGuardian Jobs is seeking a Head of Professional Development and Quality Assurance to lead their strategy for enhancing the quality of mentoring in Axiom Maths circles. The role involves developing a comprehensive professional development program and ensuring robust quality assurance processes across diverse mentoring models.
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Responsibilities
Develop a professional development offer that elevates the status of our mentors and empowers them to deliver our programme effectively
Ensure that such training is accessible to the wide range of mentors, including teachers running circles in schools, tutors running circles online and junior mentors supporting their teachers
Train and support other members of the Axiom Maths team and wider community to deliver such training
Assure the quality of programme delivery. In particular:
Own the evaluation framework
Ensure consistency in the implementation of the framework across multiple modes of delivery and teams, ensuring that well-calibrated, accurate judgements are made, and appropriate support provided
Work with the School Partnerships Director to oversee this work with our School Relationship Leads and Heads of Region
Work with the Delivery Director to oversee this work with our Lead Mentors for our online programme
Work with our delivery partners to oversee this work with the schools and mentors they manage
Be a leading member of the curriculum team, deputising for and supporting the Curriculum Director as necessary
Contribute to decision making around the improvement of the curriculum resources, ensuring that they support mentors to deliver circles well
Work closely with the school partnerships team and the delivery team, attending team meetings where necessary
Represent Axiom Maths externally, including providing training to teachers, e.g. at teacher conferences
Keep up to date on issues of mathematics curriculum and pedagogy, and be a lead thinker in the team on these
Qualification
Required
Align closely with the mission, culture and values of Axiom Maths
Have a degree in mathematics, or in an applied subject containing a substantial amount of abstract pure mathematics
Have proven success in teaching maths to high-attaining secondary school students
Have experience designing and facilitating engaging professional development to teachers
Have substantial knowledge of research-informed mathematics pedagogy, and proven success in applying this in teaching practice
Can lead and manage complex projects, influencing practice and priorities across teams or organisations without direct line-management authority
Can use data and technology confidently to solve problems and improve efficiency
The right to work in the UK
Willingness to undergo an enhanced DBS check
Commitment to equality of opportunity and the safeguarding and welfare of all students
Willingness to undertake in-person and online training and development, both of knowledge and of skills
Willingness to travel regularly (once per week) within England and Wales, with the practical / transport means to do so
Preferred
Have experience of leadership and management of a team
Benefits
Remote-first team: We all work remotely but meet once a week on Tuesdays at our London office.
Flexible Working: We work flexibly by default, and value outcomes not hours worked. All our team are empowered to organise their work in a way that balances their work and life.
Annual leave: 27 days (excluding bank holidays and the days between Christmas and New Year) increasing by 1 day after 2 years tenure up to 30 days (pro rata for part-time).
Pension: 11% employer only contribution (plus Life Assurance).
Work from Home: £500 (pro rata) working from home allowance to purchase equipment (in addition to the laptop we provide).
Health cash plan including employee assistance programme: Employees have access to a health cash plan which provides money back towards treatment, discounted fitness and wellbeing as well as access to a confidential employee assistance programme.
Cycle to work and car salary sacrifice schemes to help with travel arrangements.
Payroll giving: Payroll giving enables employees to sacrifice part of their salary in exchange for a donation to be made to charities of choice. This means the donation comes out prior to tax and can help maximise the amount the charity will receive.
Books: Any employee can expense the purchase of any book that they believe will help make them better at their job.
Company off-sites: We organise three off-sites a year, each lasting two days (with an overnight stay). This is a chance for us to come together, do essential planning and celebrate our wins.
Company
Guardian Jobs
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51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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