Teacher Intern at Lutheran World Federation

JOB SUMMARY

Reporting to the Education Officer-Primary, the national teacher intern develops teachers professional develop plans, execute and report, oversee school academic programs, ensure authentic data collection and dissemination, provide technical guidance and support deputy head teacher to enforce discipline among learners at school level

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Initiate curriculum development process, its implementation and evaluation to ensure it is relevant and achievable in schools;
• Follow up on individual teacher’s lesson delivery and support accelerated education program; catch up, remedial and bridging classes
• Enforce inclusive education programs by providing technical support to teachers, eliminating barriers for inclusion of children with disabilities in regular schools
• Ensure all teaching and learning materials available in schools are distributed equitably, used efficiently and recorded well
• Teach subjects of specialization to impart knowledge, skills and attitudes to learners;
• Evaluate learners in subjects of specialization and prepare them for national and other examinations;
• Support child protection by identifying, referring/supporting children with protection concerns and providing psychosocial support
• Work with protection focal teachers and teacher counsellors to improve safety and hild protection in schools and community
• Coordinate gender mainstreaming issues for teachers and learners in curricular and co-curricular activities such as sports to ensure gender equity, equitable participation and maximization of potential of teachers and learners;

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• At least a P1 certificate from a recognized teacher training college.
• Experience working in an informal settlement either rural or urban is desirable.
• Must be registered by TSC.

COMPETENCIES

• Ability to manage and use e-learning/digital devices for teaching and learning, prepare and upload learner content on devices, data collection and analysis
• Experience of working in refugee schools or with refugee community in the camp or urban set up.
• Exemplary guidance and counselling skills, and experience in provision of psychosocial support
• Ability to use e-learning devices for teaching, data collection, analysis and dissemination
• Passionate for inclusive education
• High level of integrity, commitment and professional responsibility.
• Ability to tolerate cultural, educational and religious diversity in the work place.
• Passionate for inclusive education and some experience in mainstreaming child protection and gender issues in education
• High level of integrity, commitment and professional responsibility.
• Ability to tolerate cultural, educational and religious diversity in the work place.

A person of high integrity that will model LWF/WS Kenya Somali Program core values:

• Dignity and justice
• Compassion and commitment
• Respect for diversity
• Inclusion and participation
• Transparency and accountability