About US:

Merryland Infant & Primary School is located in Kanyanya Gayaza Road.

Job Summary:

The Subject – Teacher is responsible for ensuring teaching and learning processes stimulates pupil’s improved academic and co-curricular performance. S/he ensures curriculum delivery is reflected in the scheme of work and that lessons are planned and delivered according to timetable and record of work filed. S/he ensures assignments and tests stimulate memory, comprehension and mastery of content covered. Additionally, the subject teacher is expected to demonstrate good administrative and management skills; including living up to the teacher’s professional code of conduct and setting a good example to the entire school community, maintaining quest for learning as the lead learner.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Develop schemes of work, lesson plans and teach key learning objectives within subject area. As well as:

• Develops detailed subject schemes of work, lessons plans and records of work termly.
• Ensures that all lessons are planned and taught according to the school timetable.
• Updates class subject register, checking for pupil’s attendance of classes and reports in case of any anomalies.
• Teaches and inspires pupils to high academic performance attainment through full coverage of subject syllabus
• Assess pupils and give useful feedback for improved performance by filling report cards and mark sheets.
• Addresses subject area problems affecting pupils’ achievement by ensuring clarity expected of the pupil.
• Compiles termly assessment marks for submission and forecasts to the Deputy Head teacher.
• Liaises with the class teachers to support teaching/learning in the classroom and the school.
• Addresses pupil conduct ensuring that barriers to pupils’ achievements are identified and removed.
• Participates in drawing up the subject teaching content and collaborates with other teachers to improve the teaching/learning processes.
• Teaches according to differentiated and special learning needs of the class, reflecting this awareness in the expectations made, assessments given for holistic child development.
• Ensures a good learning environment and projects pupil’s results. As well as:
• Ensures teaching and learning is done in a clean, tidy, safe and supportive learning environment by following up in case of delays and taking corrective actions.
• Ensures that pupils develop respect and supportiveness for the teaching and learning environment by maintaining sensitivity to the physical and psychological space.
• Supports pupil assessments as a part of learning and adding to their eagerness to attain excellence by review.
• Projects pupil results in the subject area to create an environment that stretches pupils to achievement and meet learner needs through guidance and counselling.
• Articulates the school vision, mission, values and anthem ensuring pupils demonstrate proud identity and express it in the value they attach to the school.
• Champion school citizenship among pupils ensuring they attach value to the school to enforce discipline.
• Ensures school events are represented and pupils closely observed. As well as:
• Attends school programs ensuring input in staff development, conveyor exam marking or meetings.
• Brings in own expertise in school programs, supporting pupil preparations and overseeing co-curricular activities from time to time as may be required.
• Builds sound relationships with staff and pupils from visiting schools during inter school activities through collaborative behaviours that can be adopted by pupils.
• Supports pupils house activities: sports, cultural festivals, events and cleaning competitions overseeing preparations and behaviour at such events.
• Acts as an evaluator at school competitions by making sound judgement to ensure unbiased assessments.

Manages own learning by living-up to ethical conduct as a lead learner. As well as:

• Reviews own teaching and reflects on ways to improve delivery of content.
• Continuously applies learner-centred teaching methods ensuring pupils grow towards higher order thinking skills through analysis and evaluation.
• Sits in colleague’s lessons, gives them feedback on their effectiveness to ensure lessons are memorable, engaging to learners and covers core syllabus content.
• Attends staff trainings to learn/apply personal improvement aspects that directly inform teaching practices.
• Deliver evidenced-based teaching and learning practices to fellow staff at learning workshops (INSTEP)
• Engages in personal education and training, bringing in new knowledge and skills for opportunities to further own education and ensure such information is documented.
• Manages time effectively by following school calendar/timetable to create value for time among the pupils.
• Coordinates specific routine, roles and responsibilities in the school: As well as:
• As teacher on duty supports pupils to follow school and class rules and regulations at all times.
• Supports the school management address cases of deviant behaviour affecting pupils’ performance.
• Participates in examination invigilation, ensuring the school reputation is upheld and all procedures of examination supervision and invigilation are complied with.
• Coach pupils by preparing them for life through supervised teaching/play and guided learning.
• Carry out other duties as requested by the Supervisor

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Grade III or Diploma in Early childhood or Primary Education from a recognised institution.
• Desirable: Grade V
• At least three years of experience in teaching the subject area
• Desirable: 5 years teaching in the subject area and registered with MoES
• Excellent Childhood Development teaching skills
• Desirable: Ability to develop, subject teaching resources

Competencies

Essential Skills

• Teaching
• Assessment skills
• Planning and organising
• Communication
• Problem-solving and decision-making

Essential Character:

• Integrity
• Results orientation
• Logical and forward thinking
• Proactivity
• Emotional resourcefulness
• Understanding of others
• Support orientation

Core Values:

• Passion for education
• Professional ethics
• Have enthusiasm for school work
• Appreciation for the school

Application should be addressed to

The Director Merry land Infant and Primary School

Kanyanya Gayaza Road

and send their CVs via email to  info.merrylandschools@gmail.com