Learning Support Teacher at Aga Khan Education Service, Kenya (AKESK)

The position

The Aga Khan Education Service, Kenya (AKES, Kenya) operates 5 schools in various cities in Kenya and provides nursery to senior secondary education in both national and international curricula. It is part of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), a group of private development agencies working to improve living conditions and opportunities for people of all faiths and origins in specific regions of the developing world.

The Aga Khan Academy, Nairobi (AKA, Nairobi) is an IB continuum school in Kenya authorized to offer the International Baccalaureate curriculum (IB) from Early Years through to Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), and Diploma Programme (DP). With over 1000 students, AKA, Nairobi is a multi-cultural school with a variety of nationalities represented in our student and teaching faculty.

The Aga Khan Academy, Nairobi - Junior School has an opening for the position of Learning Support Teacher starting August 2024.

Role Summary

The Learning Support Teacher will provide assistance to teachers in designing and implementing inclusion strategy, implementing Individual Education Plans in and out of class, and facilitating continuous implementation of IB philosophies. The incumbent will also assist the Homeroom Teachers to model, team-teach and evaluate child-centred, inquiry-based learning within the classrooms.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify children who need support and /or with learning differences
• Provide individualized and tailor-made instruction to children with learning differences
• Monitor and track learning / progress using individual, class and school wide assessment
• Accommodate the needs of children with learning differences by recommending intervention strategies within a mainstream classroom
• Design and write individualized reports
• Design and draw up individual education plans
• Apply a variety of teaching strategies in your practice
• Employ resource-based activities
• Develop and implement special needs / Learning Support policy and procedures
• Coordinate learning support programmes and personnel
• Coordinate with internal and external support services and agencies

The requirements

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Education (Special Needs) with specialisation in learning difficulties
• Certification in methods of educational assessments and access arrangements
• 5 years of working experience in an international school
• Proven ability to work effectively in a multicultural collaborative team and environment
• Teachers Service Commission (TSC) registration certificate (if already working in Kenya)
• Certificate of good conduct