Job Openings at Nova Pioneer

Nova Pioneer is looking for a superstar School Dorm Mother who will be in charge of the pastoral life of the girls school.

This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of an innovative network of schools that is developing generations of innovators and leaders who will shape the African Century.

Responsibilities

• Playing the role of a ‘parent’ for the students in a professional working relation.
• Being a role model in all actions and behaviour to the students.
• Defending the rights of the child.
• Creating a safe environment for teenagers to develop their emotional and social skills.
• Supervising the wellbeing, discipline and behaviour of students.
• Observing emotional behaviour and refer to the school counsellor.
• Maintaining cleanness in dorms.
• Report to Dean of Residential Life.

Note: This role requires you to live on campus with flexible working hours including working on weekends.

Qualifications

• Certificate/Diploma in social work or any other relevant course in child welfare
• 2+ years’ experience working with students.
• Professional counselling skills with a proven track record will be an advantage.
• Knowledge and experience working with teenagers before
• 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 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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Nova Pioneer is looking for passionate Assistant Chefs to prepare and cook meals for our students and teammates.

This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of an innovative network of schools that is developing generations of innovators and leaders who will shape the African Century.

Responsibilities

• Daily meals preparation and cooking.
• Maintaining hygiene in the kitchen.
• Implementing and leading the food safety program.
• Monitoring workplace safety inspections.
• Monitoring utilities and maintenance needs.
• Facilitating unit team meetings.
• Approving food and non-food store requisitions.
• Collecting meal data for and reporting to the Sous Chef.
• Coordinating events and catering functions with respective schools.
• Any other duty that will be assigned by the Manager.

Qualifications

• Minimum certificate in Food Production.
• Knowledge of Food safety and Hygiene.
• Two years working experience in schools.
• Computer literate.

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Nova Pioneer is looking for a passionate Chef and a leader who will monitor and lead in the execution of Catering services Operations at our Tatu campuses.

This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of an innovative network of schools that is developing generations of innovators and leaders who will shape the African Century.

About Nova Pioneer

Imagine a world in which every young person across Africa attends a school that truly sets them up for success in the 21^st century.

A school that cares about individual students and allows them to explore the world around them. A school that focuses more on developing skills than on memorizing content.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the day to day  Catering operations at our Tatu Campuses.
• Maintaining oversight over food stores activities including; Requisition, Internal Stock take, Data entry among others.
• Conducting continuous quality training/awareness sessions for the team.
• Hold bi-weekly 1:1 sessions with teammates.
• Facilitating catering functions and trips.
• Overseeing implementation of food safety management system and quality control.
• Duty Rota and Leave Management.
• Staff induction and onboarding of new staff
• Attending school meetings when required.
• Following up on all Maintenance needs.
• Custodian of all Catering records and Documentation.
• Overseeing food service captains.
• Developing the menu.
• Any other duty that will be assigned by the Manager.

Qualifications

• Food Safety Knowledge.
• Diploma in Food and Beverage Management.
• 5 Years Hospitality working experience.
• Analytical mind and Problem solving skills.