Secondary Teachers

Key responsibilities for the role include: - Provide a safe and secure environment for children to feel comfortable. - Plan and execute appropriate activities for the children each day according to the curriculum, schemes of work and lesson plans. - Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play. - Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials, in order to prevent injuries and damage. - Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development such as games. - Prepare materials, classrooms, and other indoor and outdoor spaces to facilitate creative play, learning and motor-skill activities, and safety. - Observe and evaluate each child’s progress and provide a written report to the Principal, other school leaders and parents. - Monitor and keep records/reports of the children’s progress and development. - Instruct students individually and in groups, adapting teaching methods to meet students’ varying needs and interests. - Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them. - Establish and enforce rules for behavior, and policies and procedures to maintain order among students. - Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guests, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities. - Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops in order to maintain and improve professional competence.

Skills and Qualifications required: - You are currently enrolled or have completed a teacher training course – Bachelor of Education, Primary Teacher Education, ECDE, etc. - You have strong recommendations from your high school, teacher training institution and/or an educational institution you have worked with. - You aspire to join Nova Pioneer as an employee when the opportunity arises. - You have a passion for children. - You have good working skills with technology such as G-Suite, Zoom, 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 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