Amoretti Kindergarten School located
along Thika Road is looking to fill the following position:
School Head Teacher
School Head Teacher
Reporting to the School Director, the
Head teacher will be responsible for leadership and management of the school
both at Lower Primary and Kindergarten.
He/she will be responsible for
driving the school growth initiatives and new markets.
The candidate will define the
responsibilities and accountability of staff members and oversee the plans for
interpreting the school curriculum.
The key responsibilities;
·
Overall coordination and management
of the school activities ensuring all the programs are running smoothly,
efficiently and effectively on daily basis
·
Lead the development and
implementation of teaching approaches, methodologies and schemes of work
·
Supervise teachers and ensure proper
coverage of the syllabus throughout the year
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Ensure that the learning facilities
are clean, hygienic and safe for learning
·
Ensure all children are provided with
adequate support for growth and development through guidance, counseling and
relevant training
·
In consultation with the Director,
identify annual objectives for the instructional and extracurricular programs
of the school.
·
Maintain academic and other school
records
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Maintain high level of discipline in
the school for both teachers and students
·
Manage an effective communication
system between the students, parents and other visitors to the school
·
Orient and assists new recruited
teachers to settle in the school
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Responsible for teaching their respective
class in line with school syllabus
·
Oversee all other administrative
issues in the school
Key Qualifications
·
Holder of Degree or Diploma in Early
childhood Education or equivalent qualification
·
Minimum 5 years relevant working
experience in a school set up with mastery of school administration or training
in management/administration
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Knowledge and understanding of the
competency based curriculum
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Good understanding of the
kindergarten and Lower primary curriculum content
·
Demonstrate leadership, management
and administration experience
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Proactive, mature and committed
individual who can work with minimum supervision
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Registered with Teachers Service
Commission (TSC)
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Demonstrate supervisory skills in
previous positions
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Excellent communication and interpersonal
skills
·
Good coaching and mentoring skills
for new teachers
Lower Primary Teacher
We
are seeking an experienced, competent and dynamic teacher who is committed to
teach our Lower primary school.
Key Responsibilities
·
Continue to maintain an environment
that promotes and secures good teaching, effective learning, high standards of
achievement and good behavior
·
Develops lesson plans and
instructional materials and provides individualized and small group instruction
in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of
each student
each student
·
Good command of English, Mathematics,
social studies, Kiswahili and creativity
·
Determine, organize, implement and
monitor the syllabus coverage within the year
·
Maintain an effective relationship
with parents to support and improve pupil’s achievement and personal
development
·
Promote extracurricular activities in
accordance with the school calendar
·
Ensure that parents and pupils are
well informed about the curriculum, attainment and progress and about the
contribution they can make in supporting their child’s learning and achieving
the school’s target for improvement.
·
Selects and requisitions books and
instructional aids; maintains required inventory records.
·
Supervises students in
out-of-classroom activities during the school day
Qualifications & Experience
·
Diploma in Early Childhood
Development, Diploma in Education or P1
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Knowledge and experience in the new
competency bases curriculum
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A minimum of 3 years’ experience
teaching in Lower Primary teaching Mathematics, English, Kiswahili and
Science/Social Studies/Christian Religious
Education.
Education.
·
Proven ability to prepare teaching
aids and lesson plans with good hand writing skills
·
Ability to establish and enforce
rules for behavior and class control
·
Good command of English both written
and spoken
·
Good organization and communication
skill
·
Demonstrated ability to work as a
team player
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Must demonstrated passion for
teaching and children
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Proven track record in co-curricular
activities
·
Registered with Teachers Service
Commission (TSC)
School Administrator
Reporting
to the Director, the Administrator will ensure smooth running of the school at
all times.
Key Responsibility and duties:
·
Receiving parents, visitors and
answering their queries
·
Collecting school fees from parents
and ensuring all fees is collected by end of every term
·
Admitting new children and keeping up
to date records of each pupil in school
·
Supervising the school support staff
ensuring they carry out their work properly
·
Organizing for school trips in
consultation with the Head Teacher
·
Prompt ordering for school
stationery, kitchen supplies and other items as per need
·
Fleet management of the school buses
ensuring the routing are followed and children dropped on a timely manner
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Ensuring school hours are maintained
i.e. reporting hours, break hours, lunch and home time
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Ensure the statutory payments are
paid on a timely manner to avoid any penalties
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Maintain an up to date record of all
school inventory and a register of school assets
·
Prepare correspondences and
newsletters for communication to parents in line with the school calendar and
policies
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Maintaining the school personnel
records
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Implement the school policies and
ensure they are being followed by all the staff members
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Ensure good standard of cleanliness
and hygiene are maintained
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Keeping school books of accounts and
carrying out monthly bank reconciliations
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Managing the school petty cash and
reconciling the same on a weekly basis
Qualification & Experience
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Diploma in Business Management,
Administration or equivalent qualification
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CPA Part II qualification will be an
added advantage
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At least 3 years in similar position
in a school or a busy environment
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Strong organization and
administrative skills with attention to detail
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High integrity and trustworthy
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Demonstrate confidentiality
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Able to think on their feet with good
planning skills
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Good communication skills (written
and Oral)
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Proficiency in Microsoft Office
(Word, Excel, Power point)
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Knowledge of quick books will be an
added advantage
How to Apply
If
you meet the above requirements, kindly send your resume to
Amorettikindergarten@gmail.com for consideration.
Kindly
indicate the position you are applying for in the subject line.
Please
also indicate your current and expected salary.
Applications
should reach us not later than August 30, 2018.