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  • Posted: Dec 18, 2024
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    Nova Pioneer Education Group is a Pan-African independent school network offering preschool through secondary education for students from ages 3 through 19. We prepare the next generation of leaders and innovators through world-class teaching methods with an emphasis on 21st century skills. We established Nova Pioneer because we believe education should ...
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    Dean of Students, Tatu Girls

    ABOUT THE ROLE

    Specific key responsibilities for the role include:

    Leading School Culture

    • Working with the Principal to articulate a compelling short- and long-term vision for the development of the school’s culture and program
    • Setting and modelling a consistent tone of highest expectations, joy, and growth mindset
    • Leading key school rituals as needed to model and ingrain culture through setting up culture committees and mentorship programs
    • Quickly identifying and responding to classroom/school culture or behavior issues
    • Engaging with the many stakeholders who make up Nova Pioneer community- parents, students and teachers by:
    • Coordinating and planning parent events, fora and seminars
    • Writing parent communication and serving as first point of contact on parent queries and concerns
    • Coordinating 1:1 parent meetings
    • Managing student behavior by  voicing and popularizing school rules and regulations with the intention to build an harmonious school community 
    • Coaching teachers on managing student behavior
    • Coordinating student-related programs within and outside Nova Pioneer networks.

    Student Support and Empowering Student Voice 

    • Creating a vision and plan for student leadership development on the campus and systems and structures to support the vision.  
    • Creating and managing the systems and structures to support students' leadership development.
    • Listening to student concerns and raising those challenges to the administration
    • Reviewing information from student suggestion box 
    • Collecting monthly anonymous feedback from students 
    • Supporting in the running of Town Halls 
    • Supporting the running of student leadership programmes 
    • Running skill development programmes 
    • Meeting with student leaders 
    • Identifying challenges in student leadership at the school and implementing solutions  to those challenges in a timely and effective manner.
    • Identifying and bringing in internal/external speakers to support student leadership 
    • Supporting the running of mentorship and advisory sessions on campus 
    • Managing and supporting the student council
    • Starting the student council on campus, including the student culture committee 
    • Managing the implementation of all clubs, societies and extramural activities both during and after school
    • Serving as liaison between institution administrators and the student body.
    • Staying up to date on important student affairs.
    • Preparing weekly school newsletters and sharing stories about student activities with relevant stakeholders e.g. parents.

    Health and Safety

    • Leading and supporting the health and safety committee, serving as the chair to foster a safe and healthy school environment.
    • Organizing monthly fire drills, prioritizing students' overall safety, and maintaining accurate records of each drill.

    Behaviour Management

    • Developing and managing the behavior management system throughout the school
      • Reviewing all student infraction and behavior data, including both yellow and green cards.
      • Meeting with teachers to identify areas of improvement, challenges, and coaching needs.
      • Identifying trends, observes individual and group behavior.
      • Meeting with students.
    • Leading the Behaviour Committee 
      • Convening meetings 
      • Ensuring all data is present for meetings 
      • Chair behavior committee meetings
    • Coaches behavior issues with teachers 
      • Reviewing issues that teachers are having with behavior and coaches teachers through  observations, meetings, etc. 
      • Developing and coaching teachers diversified strategies of behavior management basing on Positive Behavioural Interventions and Support (PBIS)
    • Leads academic behavior investigations 
      • Ensuring strong documentation  
    • Referral to the counselor 
      • Knowledge of background of behavior and what behavior has to be referred to the counselor.
      • Follow up with cases referred to the counselor for tracking of support and changes.

    Functional Support

    • Work with the parent fee support team to manage the process of gating.

    ABOUT YOU

    • You have a Bachelor’s Degree in Education and you are TSC certified
    • A Masters degree in education/ social sciences is not compulsory, it would be an added advantage.
    • You have excellent interpersonal and leadership skills that encompass trust and respect
    • You have excellent communication and people management skills
    • You have the ability to be flexible, adaptable, innovative and creative
    • You understand the complexities of working in a multi-faceted organization
    • You have strong project management skills
    • You have a passion for students character development
    • You have high energy levels and can work in a highly confidential setting
    • You have the ability to be flexible, adaptable, innovative and creative
    • You understand the complexities of working in a multi-faceted organization
    • You have a passion for students character development

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    High School Biology/ Chemistry Teacher (Tatu Girls)

    ABOUT THE ROLE

    Key responsibilities for the role include: 

    • Teach and deliver exceptional, real world, enquiry-based Biology/ Chemistry lessons that align with the Kenya curriculum requirements.
    • Maintain positive, constructive and professional relationships with students, their families and colleagues. 
    • Develop lessons plans and partner with the Learning Design 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 culture expectations.
    • Be accountable for students’ mastery of content and academic standards.
    • Integrate interactive technology into 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/or boarding teacher on duty and support school wide programs aimed at behavior interventions.
    • Timely capture of students data on academic outcomes and articulation of students progress to NP families and other stakeholders when called upon to do so.
    • Support clubs, societies and other core-curricular enrichments at the school aimed at building all rounded students.
    • Serve as a home room teachers when called upon to do so.

    ABOUT YOU

    Skills and Qualifications required:

    • TSC certification and a relevant Degree in Education in the teaching subjects of Biology/ Chemistry.
    • Strictly 3+years teaching experience.
    • 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 excited about our organizational culture—and in particular, you are fired up to challenge yourself by embracing mutual vulnerability and a firehose of feedback.

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    High School English Apprentice Teacher (Tatu Girls)

    ABOUT THE ROLE

    Key responsibilities for the role include: 

    • Teaching their  subject of specialization i.e. English.
    • Maintain positive, constructive and professional relationships with students, their families and colleagues. 
    • Develop lessons plans and partner with the Curriculum Development Manager 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 culture expectations.
    • Be accountable for students’ mastery of  content and academic standards.
    • Integrate interactive technology into 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/or boarding teacher on duty and support school wide programs aimed at behavior interventions.
    • Timely capture of students data on academic outcomes and articulation of students progress to NP families and other stakeholders when called upon to do so. 
    • Support clubs, societies and other core-curricular enrichments at the school aimed at building all rounded students.
    • Serve as home room teachers when called upon to do so 

    ABOUT YOU

    Skills and Qualifications required:

    • TSC certification and a relevant Degree in Education in the teaching subjects of English.
    • You have 1-2  years of teaching experience.
    • You have good working skills with technology such as Word, Powerpoint and Excel
    • 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.

     

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    High School English Teacher (Tatu Girls)

    ABOUT THE ROLE

    Key responsibilities for the role include: 

    • Teach and deliver exceptional, real world, enquiry-based English lessons that align with the Kenya curriculum requirements.
    • Maintain positive, constructive and professional relationships with students, their families and colleagues. 
    • Develop lessons plans and partner with the Learning Design 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 culture expectations.
    • Be accountable for students’ mastery of content and academic standards.
    • Integrate interactive technology into 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/or boarding teacher on duty and support school wide programs aimed at behavior interventions.
    • Timely capture of students data on academic outcomes and articulation of students progress to NP families and other stakeholders when called upon to do so.
    • Support clubs, societies and other core-curricular enrichments at the school aimed at building all rounded students.
    • Serve as a home room teachers when called upon to do so.

    ABOUT YOU

    Skills and Qualifications required:

    • TSC certification and a relevant Degree in Education in the teaching subjects of English.
    • Strictly 3+years teaching experience.
    • 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 excited about our organizational culture—and in particular, you are fired up to challenge yourself by embracing mutual vulnerability and a firehose of feedback.

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