About The Role
Key responsibilities for the role include:
Live the Nova Pioneer values and beliefs
Actively engage with staff, students, and parents between 7am and 5pm daily
Work collaboratively with the resident teacher to deliver impactful and engaging enquiry-based lessons
With the resident teacher, co-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
Fully participate in opportunities for professional growth including daily team meetings and reflections, weekly professional development meetings, instructional coaching, and organisation wide learning and reflection
Work collaboratively with the resident teacher to conduct ongoing assessment of student progress. Use assessment data to adjust instructional content and delivery techniques accordingly
Infuse joy and passion for learning into lessons so that students are excited about and invested in their academic excellence
Help to set and communicate rigorous and ambitious goals for all students and provide student feedback so they internalize it
Attend weekly feedback meetings with resident teachers and Deans to enhance teaching practices
Participate in a variety of collaborative teams and committees, fulfil supervision duties as assigned including some morning, evening and weekend events
Coordinate, plan and lead an after school co-curricular activity for a variety of ages
Plan, implement and supervise the curriculum for the class in accordance with school policies and philosophy.
Work with the resident teacher as a team, being respectful of each person’s contributions and style. Going directly to the co-worker involved (rather than another co-worker) when concerns or conflicts surface.
Teaching
Leads ~20-30% (1-3) core content lessons. When not leading a lesson, supervises students
Manages student behavior. Participates in following-up with persistent misbehaviors
Execute necessary accommodations and modifications for the growth and success of all students
Provide feedback to the curriculum design team about lessons you teach and the overall structure of a unit to ensure revisions are made
Administration
Keep the classroom neat and tidy
Alongside the resident teacher, prepare materials for lessons
Facilitate parent communication in collaboration with the resident teacher
Attend scheduled parent conferences
Participate in rotation duty (student arrival, lunch, playtime and student dismissal)
Document student’s academic work
About You
Skills and Qualifications required:
TSC certification and Degree in Education/ Diploma in ECDE/ P1 Diploma
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
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