The High School Kiswahili/ History Teacher at Nova Pioneer (Eldoret Girls) will be responsible for preparing the next generation of leaders and innovators by delivering world-class, enquiry-based education with an emphasis on 21st-century skills. This role involves teaching and maintaining high academic and cultural expectations within the school environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Teach and deliver exceptional, real-world, enquiry-based Kiswahili/ History lessons that align with the Kenya curriculum requirements.
- Maintain positive, constructive, and professional relationships with students, their families, and colleagues.
- Develop lesson 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, 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 behavior 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 a home room teacher when called upon to do so.
Skills and Qualifications Required
Nova Pioneer seeks a teacher who is passionate about education and committed to the school's culture.
Skills and Qualifications required:
- TSC certification and a relevant Degree in Education (BA/BSc/HND) in the teaching subjects of Kiswahili/ History.
- Strictly 3+ years teaching experience.
- You are a great communicator, able to provide clear and effective written and verbal communication.
- You are flexible and open to change, handling uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity well.
- You are a problem solver, proactive in identifying issues and addressing these thoroughly by making an effort to find appropriate solutions.
- Excited about our organizational culture—and in particular, you are fired up to challenge yourself by embracing mutual vulnerability and a firehose of feedback.
