Teachers at Nova Academies Kenya

Function: School
Location: Your role will be based at our Ondiri or Tatu City campuses.
Reports To: Principal

We are recruiting high school teachers of Business studies, Chemistry, Physics and Biology for Form 1 and 2

Our team culture is designed to reinforce our vision:

• We model the growth mindset we want our students to embody; you are challenged every day and, as a result, you grow more than at any other point in your life.
• We pursue excellence in every detail and do whatever it takes to produce great work quickly.
• We are radically open: we share tough messages and our own vulnerabilities to help us grow.
• We bring infectious energy, enthusiasm and fun to everything we do because joy fuels the hardest work and learning.

Working at Nova means:

• Fully embracing Nova’s values and beliefs and promote them to students, staff, other faculty, parents and members of the outside community
• Living the culture principles inside and outside of the school
• Working cohesively in a team, being respectful of each person’s contributions and style.
• Maintaining positive, constructive and professional relationships with students, their families, and colleagues.

How will your day to day at Nova look like?

• Infusing joy and passion for learning in lessons so that students are excited about and invested in their academic excellence.
• Being accountable for students’ mastery of academic standards.
• Integrating interactive technology within lessons to enhance instructional delivery
• Meeting up with your learning designer to ensure unit and lesson plans are mapped to standards.
• Setting and communicating rigorous and ambitious goals for all students and provide student feedback so they internalize them.
• Attending  weekly feedback meetings with manager to enhance teaching practices
• Heading a club opportunity for students each term.
• Providing feedback to the curriculum design team about lessons and the overall structure of a unit to ensure revisions are made.
• Fully participating in opportunities for professional growth including  daily team meetings and reflections, weekly professional development meetings, instructional coaching, and outside professional opportunities.

Qualifications for the Teaching Job

• A born teacher. You are not in it by coincidence or accident.
• Teachers’ Service Commission certified/recognized
• A Bachelor’s degree in Education from a well-recognized University. You should have graduated officially by the time of application
• Energetic and passionate about education.
• You’re a top performer with a strong academic background
• You have 1-6 years of relevant teaching experience. At Nova, we love teachers who have also had varied work experience apart from teaching
• Adept at using Technology. We use a lot of technology for instruction.