Job Opportunities at Nova Pioneer - 3 Positions

As an Associate for Pre-Primary Learning Design, you will revolutionize the way 21st century skills and knowledge are developed in African schools. You will be a central member of the team that will develop the learning model that we will use in our schools in Kenya.

Function: Network

Your role will be based in our Network Office, Brookside Drive Westlands, with 1-2 days on one of our campuses each week.

Reports To: Learning Design Team Lead

The Nova Way

Our Team Culture Is Designed To Reinforce Our Vision

• We model the growth mindset we want our students to embody; you are challenged every day and, as a result, you grow more than at any other point in your life.
• We pursue excellence in every detail and do whatever it takes to produce great work quickly.
• We are radically open: we share tough messages and our own vulnerabilities to help us grow.
• We bring infectious energy, enthusiasm and fun to everything we do because joy fuels the hardest work and learning.

How will your typical Week at Nova Look Like?

• Use themes, big ideas, Cambridge Curriculum, and Kenyan National Curriculum to create the day by day overview of lessons.
• Create year-long Scope & Sequences for your subject areas and grade levels.
• Create detailed, inquiry-based lesson plans using Reggio Emilia approach, blended learning, and small-group instruction.
• Create materials that go along with each lesson.
• Create a full unit’s worth of material that culminates in Project Based Learning.
• Work with the Team Lead and classroom teachers to revise lessons after they have been taught.
• Create strong assessments/rubrics/continuums/checklists that allow each teacher to evaluate students.
• Create assessments that infuse multiple assessment methods (Common Core, Creative Curriculum, Cambridge, etc.) into the questions (upper primary).
• Receive professional development on the Nova Pioneer Model of Learning Design, integrated curriculum design, STEM, Project-Based Learning.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned by your manager.

Who You Are?

• You have 1-2 years of experience in a rigorous, high-expectations pre-primary setting.
• You have distinctive experience and interest in early childhood development.
• You have a track record of developing creative and rigorous curriculum that has led to distinctive learning outcomes and can demonstrate this through example products and references.
• You have a desire to further develop your curriculum development skills and apply them to transform the lives of African youth.
• You have strong writing skills and are able to use those to create lessons that will help people learn it while being engaged and interested.
• You are driven by data and can use data from student assessments to strengthen lessons and spiral in key skills.

Does working at Nova Pioneer excite you? If you’re a great fit, we will drop everything and call you immediately.

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Reports To: Learning Design Team Lead

The Nova Way

Our Team Culture Is Designed To Reinforce Our Vision

• We model the growth mindset we want our students to embody; you are challenged every day and, as a result, you grow more than at any other point in your life.
• We pursue excellence in every detail and do whatever it takes to produce great work quickly.
• We are radically open: we share tough messages and our own vulnerabilities to help us grow.
• We bring infectious energy, enthusiasm and fun to everything we do because joy fuels the hardest work and learning.

How will your typical Week at Nova Look Like?

• Use themes, big ideas, Cambridge Curriculum, and Kenyan National Curriculum to create the day by day overview of lessons.
• Create year-long Scope & Sequences for your subject areas and grade levels.
• Create detailed, inquiry-based lesson plans using Reggio Emilia approach, blended learning, and small-group instruction.
• Create materials that go along with each lesson.
• Create a full unit’s worth of material that culminates in Project Based Learning.
• Work with the Team Lead and classroom teachers to revise lessons after they have been taught.
• Work with learning designers in Humanities and Math/Science to create integrated projects and investigations.
• Create strong assessments/rubrics/continuums/checklists that allow each teacher to evaluate students.
• Create assessments that infuse multiple assessment methods (Common Core, Creative Curriculum, Cambridge, etc.) into the questions (upper primary).
• Use KCPE questions in the interim assessments to determine how students are progressing towards their ability to pass the KCPE (for upper primary).
• Receive professional development on the Nova Model of Learning Design, integrated curriculum design, STEM, Project-Based Learning.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned by your manager.

Who You Are?

• You have 1-2 years of experience in a rigorous, high-expectations early primary setting.
• You have distinctive experience and interest in language and the humanities.
• You have a track record of developing creative and rigorous curriculum that has led to distinctive learning outcomes and can demonstrate this through example products and references.
• You have a desire to further develop your curriculum development skills and apply them to transform the lives of African youth.
• You have strong writing skills and are able to use those to create lessons that will help people learn it while being engaged and interested.
• You are driven by data and can use data from student assessments to strengthen lessons and spiral in key skills.

Does working at Nova Pioneer excite you? If you’re a great fit, we will drop everything and call you immediately.

go to method of application »

Reports To: Learning Design Team Lead

The Nova Way

Our Team Culture Is Designed To Reinforce Our Vision

• We model the growth mindset we want our students to embody; you are challenged every day and, as a result, you grow more than at any other point in your life.
• We pursue excellence in every detail and do whatever it takes to produce great work quickly.
• We are radically open: we share tough messages and our own vulnerabilities to help us grow.
• We bring infectious energy, enthusiasm and fun to everything we do because joy fuels the hardest work and learning.

How will your typical Week at Nova Look Like?

• Use themes, big ideas, Cambridge Curriculum, and Kenyan National Curriculum to create the day by day overview of lessons.
• Create year-long Scope & Sequences for your subject areas and grade levels.
• Create detailed, inquiry-based lesson plans using Reggio Emilia approach, blended learning, and small-group instruction.
• Create materials that go along with each lesson.
• Create a full unit’s worth of material that culminates in Project Based Learning.
• Work with the Team Lead and classroom teachers to revise lessons after they have been taught.
• Work with learning designers in Humanities and Math/Science to create integrated projects and investigations.
• Create strong assessments/rubrics/continuums/checklists that allow each teacher to evaluate students.
• Create assessments that infuse multiple assessment methods (Common Core, Creative Curriculum, Cambridge, etc.) into the questions (upper primary).
• Use KCPE questions in the interim assessments to determine how students are progressing towards their ability to pass the KCPE (for upper primary).
• Receive professional development on the Nova Model of Learning Design, integrated curriculum design, STEM, Project-Based Learning.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned by your manager.

Who You Are?

• You have 3-4 years of experience in a rigorous, high-expectations early primary setting.
• You have distinctive experience and interest in mathematics.
• You have a track record of developing creative and rigorous curriculum that has led to distinctive learning outcomes and can demonstrate this through example products and references.
• You have a desire to further develop your curriculum development skills and apply them to transform the lives of African youth.
• You have strong writing skills and are able to use those to create lessons that will help people learn it while being engaged and interested.
• You are driven by data and can use data from student assessments to strengthen lessons and spiral in key skills.