Nationality: Ugandan/South Sudanese

Location: Nimule

Job Summary:

The entrepreneurship teaching position is purposed to enhance the teaching and learning of entrepreneurship skills in the school. Leadership Academy of South Sudan implements the 4africa LEAD model where learners are trained in four core pillars of Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Academics and Discipleship. The teacher will prepare and teach lessons, assess learners progress, provide guidance and counselling to learners, manage students discipline, participate in co-curricular activities, support discipleship and administration, and other departmental activities.

1. Lesson planning and assessment

• Prepare lessons plan and instructional materials to deliver effective lessons to the class allocated to you on a timetable and to provide remedial support as necessary.
• Present entrepreneurship lessons in a clear and engaging manner and ensure learners grasp subject concepts and ideas.
• Design and conduct assessments of student’s work, activities, maintain a progress of student performance and provide constructive feedback.
• Identify and select a wide range of teaching strategies, learning resources and equipment to accommodate diverse learning styles in order to enhance students’ performance in the subject/activity.
• Conduct extensive research on new topics, maintaining up-to date subject knowledge and review new curriculum materials so as to equip students with relevant and up-to date knowledge.

2. Student Mentorship and Development

• Model a high standard of personal Christian member and integrity through lifestyle and professional relationships.
• Manage student’s behaviour in the classroom and on school premises and apply appropriate and effective measures of encouraging appropriate behavior.
• Offer counselling services to students, to navigate, academic, personal and social challenges
• Provide guidance, support and mentorship to students by being approachable,showing genuine interests in their lives, listening to their concerns, helping them to set goals and by acting as a role model.

3. Administrative

• Maintain accurate and up to date records of student’s progress, attendances and grades and ensure you document incidents and events in a school.
• Prepare and submit reports on student’s progress, lessons plans and curriculum implementation
• Adhere to school policies and guidelines in place.
• Actively participate in school committees set up to achieve a set of goals to improve school rating including curriculum committee, Staff development, Academic committee, recruitment committee among others
• Communicate with Parents/ guardians about students’ progress, behaviour and school activities and events.
• Participate in and organize extracurricular activities like, sports, debates, club activities, practical entrepreneurship and other school social activities and trips outside the school.
• Attend school programs and activities e.g. visitation day, teacher’s workshops, student’s seminars, prefects vetting, open forum etc.

4. Professional development

• Supervise and mentor/coach colleagues to support their professional growth e. g teaching assistants, trainee teachers and newly qualified teachers.
• Engage in ongoing professional development to enhance teaching skills, subject knowledge and pedagogy
• Maintain and update on curriculum changes and stay informed on curriculum changes, revisions and new updates in the education environment.

5. Take up any other duty that may be assigned by the administration from time to time.

REQUIRED ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

1. Bachelor’s with education degree specializing in Entrepreneurship/Economics, Entrepreneurship/Mathematics, Entrepreneurship/Physics, and/or, Entrepreneurship/History from a recognized institution of learning.
2. Must have scored Distinction in the subjects applied to teach in “O” level and/or “A” or “B” in UACE examinations.
3. Mastery of the subject
4. At least one (1) year of practical and related experience in similar position.

COMPETENCES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Must be a practicing, Christian.
• Willingness to station, and work in South Sudan.
• Willingness to learn and grow under instruction of teaching faculty and in a professional environment,
• Must have NO record of conviction in any Court of Law, nor any record in relation to abuse or neglect of children,
• Computer literate, Communication, report writing, Integrity, teamwork, flexibility, ability to work long hours, child respect and protection.
• Able to adequately represent LASS on different forums while upholding the integrity of the school.