EYFS & Key Stage 1 Teacher — Prep School at St Andrew’s School

The Role

St Andrew’s, Prep School is seeking to appoint an EYFS & Key Stage 1 Teacher who will be a class teacher within Key Stage 1, as well as contributing across all areas of school life. The successful candidate will be expected to provide the very best academic teaching and learning opportunities for each student in their class and be responsible for the pastoral welfare and safety of the pupils. St Andrew’s Prep School follows the British Curriculum, with the aim to achieve excellent value-added for each child through outstanding teaching and learning.
St Andrew’s Prep School is committed to providing a vibrant co-curricular and boarding program to which all staff contribute. The ability to coach sports will be an added advantage. The suitable applicant may also have the following opportunities: Boys boarding houseparent, LAMDA, teaching in the Learning Success Centre, and Equestrian.

Person Specification

Working at St Andrew’s Prep School is an exciting and dynamic experience. We look to recruit committed and resourceful staff, who are looking to not only develop their skills and leadership capacities, but also embrace new experiences and challenges.

There are some things that are essential to working with us: The successful candidate will need to be able to support the School’s aims and Christian ethos. They
will have to have a good degree as well as a recognized teaching qualification, such as PGCE, and of course, the relevant experience.

Knowledge and Experience

Qualifications

Essential

• A good degree 
• Recognized teaching qualification e.g. PGCE

Desirable

• A  demonstrable commitment to professional self-improvement

Experience

Essential

• Experience of teaching in Key Stage 1 and/or EYFS in the British Curriculum for at least 3 years.
• A proven track record of excellent teaching and pupil sup-

Desirable

• Experience of teaching in a Key Stage 2 Prep School Context
• Experience of boarding

Skills

Essential

Excellent communication and inter-personal skills

• Well-developed ICT Skills
• Ability to use a range of teaching strategies to support the full range of educational needs

Desirable

• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
• Well-developed ICT Skills
• Ability to use a range of teaching strategies to support the full range of educational needs

Safeguarding

Essential

• Support the School’s Christian ethos.
• Excellent organizations skills.
• Understanding of the issues surrounding the safeguarding of children and commitment to child welfare and safety.

Desirable

• Ability to offer co-curricular expertise, e.g. coach games.
• Knowledge of child protection procedures.
• Commitment to the Safeguarding and protection of children and to personal development of our pupils.

Terms and Conditions

Remuneration
There is a generous overall remuneration package as detailed below (the cost of living in Kenya is significantly lower than in the UK):

• Salary: The successful applicant will be placed on the Turi Pay Scale.
• Accommodation: suitable rent free accommodation will be provided as a taxable benefit. Domestic and gardening help is arranged by the School, but paid for, at local rates, by the applicant.
• School fees (where applicable): there is a 100% fee remission for staff children throughout the School; places are subject to the School’s normal entry requirements. Fee remission is a taxable benefit.
• Medical care: all members of staff and their families (below 18 yrs) are covered under a comprehensive insurance scheme.
• Pension: the School operates a defined contribution pension scheme in which the employer and employee each contribute 6% of the monthly salary. For employees leaving Kenya at the end of their contract the full value of the contributions, plus accumulated interest, can be withdrawn from the scheme.
• Relocation: outward and return flights for the applicant, and for his/her spouse and dependent children [up to the age of 18] as applicable, together with a freight allowance, at the beginning and end of the contract period, are paid for by the School.
  This is applicable to staff recruited from outside the country.
• Meals: these are provided during term time as a taxable benefit.
• Facilities: extensive recreational facilities are open to use by staff and their families. The onsite Phoenix Club, serving a wide range of food and beverages, acts as a wonderful social hub for the staff community and their families throughout the year.