PYP Homeroom Teacher at Aga Khan Education Service, Kenya (AKESK)

Role Summary

• A PYP Homeroom Teacher is an informed, reflective practitioner who uses inquiry-based learning and teaching strategies to create a positive learning environment that motivates and challenges all learners to develop attributes of the IB Learner Profile to become independent, life-long learners and leaders.
• The PYP Homeroom Teacher will ensure student success and provide for the individual learning needs of each learner.  He/she will be responsible for creating an inquiry-based classroom and teaching within the IB's Primary Years Programme (PYP) philosophy. 

The requirements

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Education/Bachelor’s degree with PGCE
• 5 years of teaching experience in an international school
• PYP-focused professional development
• Proven ability to work effectively in a multicultural collaborative team and environment
• Be conversant with the use of technology as a teaching and learning tool
• Teachers Service Commission (TSC) registration certificate
• Certificate of good conduct

In addition to the above, experience with any of the following will be an added advantage:

• Sports Science
• Performance and Visual Arts
• Technology integration
• Modern European languages
• Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics (STEAM)
• Experience in Special Education Needs