ABOUT THE ROLE

Key responsibilities for the role include: 

• Teaching the subject of specialization i.e. Mandarin.


• Maintain positive, constructive and professional relationships with students, their families and colleagues. 


• Develop lessons plans and partner with the Learning Design Team in reviewing and updating lessons when required/ desired.


• Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning, is developmentally appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students and maintain an organized and focused learning environment.


• Infuse joy and passion for learning in lessons  so that students are excited  and interested in their academic excellence.  


• Provide necessary accommodations and modifications for the growth and success of all students, both in academic and culture expectations.


• Be accountable for students’ mastery of  content and academic standards.


• Integrate interactive technology into lessons to enhance instructional delivery.


• Set and communicate rigorous and ambitious goals for all students and provide effective student feedback so they internalize them.


• Provide consistent rewards and/or consequences for student behavior and model expected behaviour at all times for students to emulate


• Consistently meet the ambitious goals of a rapidly-growing organization


• Serve as teacher on duty and/or boarding teacher on duty and support school wide programs aimed at behavior interventions.


• Timely capture of students data on academic outcomes and articulation of students progress to NP families and other stakeholders when called upon to do so. 


• Support clubs, societies and other core-curricular enrichments at the school aimed at building all rounded students.


• Serve as home room teachers when called upon to do so 


• Any other duty as assigned by your Manager

ABOUT YOU

Skills and Qualifications required:

• You have a TSC certificate


• A Bachelor’s degree in Education and qualified to teach two subjects. The applicant should have attained a minimum grade of C+ in the teaching subjects.


• A minimum of a C+ grade attained in KCSE.


• You have 1-2  years of teaching experience.


• You have good working skills with technology such as Word, Powerpoint and Excel


• You are a great communicator. You are able to provide clear and effective written and verbal communication.


• You are flexible and open to change - you handle uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity well.


• You are a problem solver - you are proactive in identifying issues and address these thoroughly by making an effort to find appropriate solutions.


• You are excited about our organizational culture—and in particular, you are fired up to challenge yourself by embracing mutual vulnerability and a firehose of feedback.


• You have a desire to further develop your leadership skills and apply them to transform the lives of African youth.