P1 Teacher at Aga Khan Education Service, Kenya (AKESK)

The position

The Aga Khan Education Services (AKES) is an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network and one of the largest private, not-for-profit, non-denominational educational networks in the developing world. AKES, Kenya operates 11 schools in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu and Eldoret and provides nursery to senior secondary education in both the national and international curricula. 

P1 Teacher - Mathematics & Social Studies

We are seeking to recruit a P1 Teacher competent to teach Mathematics & Social Science. The position holder will be based at our Primary School Kisumu.

Key Responsibilities

• To prepare and deliver high-quality lessons in line with the school’s vision and mission.
• To collaboratively develop unit and lesson plans for the curriculum
• To ensure students acquire excellent knowledge and skills so that they make progress, achieve their targets and are prepared for the next stage of their careers
• Produce documents such as Unit plans, Records of Work, Course outlines, class analyses etc.
• Differentiate lessons in order to match learners’ needs
• Involve the learners in different learning activities such as storytelling, role plays, numbers and letters recognition, etc.
• Displaying learners’ work in the classroom to showcase their abilities and finished projects.
• Plan regular excursions to expose them to different environments.
• Observe the behavior of children and help them improve it by building self-confidence and teaching social values.
• To guide learners with learning differences and behavioral challenges.
• Manage and update the progress of children and create reports for parents.

The requirements

Qualifications and Experience

• Hold of PTE Certificate (P1 Certificate) from KNEC with a minimum of B- in O-levels.
• Must be registered with Teachers Service Commission (TSC).
• At least 1-2 years' teaching experience in Upper Primary.
• Be conversant with the new Competency Based Curriculum.
• Bachelors in Education will be an added advantage.
• Working knowledge of MS – office computer applications.