The Aga Khan Academy Nairobi is operated by Aga Khan Education Service Kenya (AKESK), a non-profit organization, with close to a hundred years’ experience operating schools in Kenya.
ROLE SUMMARY
This role is responsible for the delivery of the National curriculum for the assigned class/subjects (English/Maths), while ensuring high quality of learning and effective classroom management. The teacher is expected to execute all related duties in a timely and professional manner, and actively participate in promoting an enabling environment for students and staff, fostering a positive image of the school.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- To prepare and deliver high-quality lessons in line with the school’s vision and mission.
- To collaboratively develop unit and lesson plans for the curriculum.
- To ensure students acquire excellent knowledge and skills so that they make progress, achieve their targets and are prepared for the next stage of their careers.
- Produce documents such as Unit plans, Records of Work, Course outlines, class analyses etc.
- Differentiate lessons in order to match learners’ needs.
- Involve the learners in different learning activities such as storytelling, role plays, numbers and letters recognition, etc.
- Displaying learners’ work in the classroom to showcase their abilities and finished projects.
- Plan regular excursions to expose them to different environments.
- Observe the behavior of children and help them improve it by building self-confidence and teaching social values.
- To guide learners with learning differences and behavioral challenges.
- Manage and update the progress of children and create reports for parents.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- Hold of PTE Certificate (P1 Certificate) from KNEC with a minimum of B- in O-levels (KCSE).
- Must be registered with Teachers Service Commission (TSC).
- At least 1-2 years' teaching experience in Upper Primary.
- Be conversant with the new Competency Based Curriculum (CBC).
- Bachelors in Education will be an added advantage.
- Working knowledge of MS – office computer applications.
