Openings at Nova Pioneer

ABOUT YOUR ROLE

You will be responsible for supporting instructional leadership and teacher development through coaching at our school campuses. This is an opportunity to help create a transformative school model with the future of Africa’s youth at stake.

Responsibilities

• Teaching 6-12 lessons as per your subject of expertise.
• Liaise with the Dean of Instruction and Learning and coordinate the registration of candidates for KCSE. Including document collection and the KNEC Portal set-up.
• Work with the Principal to articulate a compelling short- and long-term vision for the development of the school’s academic culture and programs.
• Contribute to the school termly action plan and execute on the academic portion of the action plan.
• Set and model a consistent tone of highest expectations, joy, and growth mindset
• Lead key school rituals as needed to model and ingrain culture
• Quickly identify and respond to classroom/school culture on behavior issues
• Lead instructional sessions for parents such as during Open Days and Academic days.
• Follow up with the Learning Design team on teachers’ feedback on lesson plans.
• Coordinate with the academic support team on availability of learning materials and teaching resources.

Supporting the Dean of Instruction and Learning:

• Serve as hiring manager for all instructional staff hires
• Coach teachers through extensive classroom observation and feedback
• Weekly Update Observation and Feedback tracker and use the data to effectively coach teacher on the sequence of action steps
• Supervise all professional development routines and activities across the school
• Facilitate collaboration among teachers within/across grade levels and subject areas
• Collect, analyze, share and interpret internal and external school assessment data and ensure that data is used strategically to improve student academic performance and run teacher data circles.
• Oversee planning, execution and analysis of intervention programs targeted at needs of diverse academic subgroups, whether remedial or academic enrichment
• Partner with the Dean of Instruction and Learning to run all academic systems and structures including but not limited to Ed Admin, Timetabling, Booster Lessons

Qualifications

• You have a Bachelor’s Degree in Education and you are TSC certified
• A Masters in education/education management is desirable
• You have at least 3 years of experience in a rigorous, high-expectations school setting including at least one instructional leadership role (e.g., department chair, grade level lead, teacher coach, etc.)
• You are widely recognized as a highly effective teacher and can model what great, inquiry-based teaching looks like
• You have a track record of improving other people’s performance through coaching and build uncommonly strong relationships
• You have an exceptional ability to think strategically and yet you sweat the small stuff—people see you as unusually detail-oriented and conscientious
• You are driven by data and know how to use data from student assessments to strengthen and differentiate student learning
• You are excited about our organizational culture—and in particular, you are fired up to challenge yourself by embracing mutual vulnerability and a firehose of feedback
• You have a desire to further develop your learning design skills and apply them to transform the lives of African youth

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Responsibilities

• Teach and deliver exceptional, real world, hands-on and enquiry-based Science and Technology lessons that align with the Kenya curriculum requirements.
• Maintain positive, constructive and professional relationships with students, their families and colleagues.
• Develop lesson plans and partner with the Academic Team in reviewing and updating lessons when required/desired.
• Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning, is developmentally appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students and maintain an organized and focused learning environment.
• Infuse joy and passion for learning in lessons so that students are excited  and interested in their academic excellence.  
• Provide necessary accommodations and modifications for the growth and success of all students both in academic and cultural expectations.
• Be accountable for students’ mastery of content and academic standards.
• Integrate interactive technology in lessons to enhance instructional delivery.
• Set and communicate rigorous and ambitious goals for all students and provide effective student feedback so they internalize them.
• Provide consistent rewards and/or consequences for student behavior and model expected behaviour at all times for students to emulate
• Consistently meet the ambitious goals of a rapidly-growing organization
• Serve as teacher on duty and support school programs and activities.
• Capture students data on academic outcomes timeously and articulate students progress to NP families and other stakeholders when called upon.
• Serve as a homeroom teacher when called upon.

Qualifications

• TSC certification and a relevant Degree in Education such as Bed Science, P1 Diploma specialised in Science and with an ICT certification.
• Additional qualification in the field of Information, Communication and Technology (Certificate, Diploma, Higher Diploma, etc) is preferable.
• Strictly 3-5 years teaching experience in Science and Technology.
• Ability to teach coding is highly desirable.
• You are a great communicator. You are able to provide clear and effective written and verbal communication.
• You are flexible and open to change – you handle uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity well.
• You are a problem solver – you are proactive in identifying issues and address these thoroughly by making an effort to find appropriate solutions.
• You are a curious, lifelong learner with a passion for discovery and exploration. 
• You are highly detail-oriented and analytical.
• You possess a deep passion for nature, science and technology,  and effortlessly inspire this passion in your students.
• You are excited about our organizational culture – and in particular, you are fired up to challenge yourself by embracing mutual vulnerability and a firehose of feedback.