Cambridge Year 7-9 Apprentice Computing Teacher (Athi River International)

ABOUT THE ROLE

Key responsibilities for the role include: 

Live the Nova Pioneer values and beliefs

Actively engage with staff, students, and parents between 7 am and 5 pm 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, fulfill 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 classroom neat and tidy

With the resident teacher, prepare materials for lessons

Parent communication in collaboration with the resident teacher

Attend parent conferences

Rotation duty (arrival, lunch, playtime and dismissal)

Document student’s work

Display student’s  work

ABOUT YOU

Skills and Qualifications required:

You have a TSC certificate

A relevant degree in Education

You have a minimum of 1-2 years teaching experience.

You have good working skills with technology such as G-Suite Applications (Sheets, Docs, Slides, etc) and Video Conferencing Platforms (Zoom, Meet, Teams etc)

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 organisational 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