The position
The
Aga Khan Academy Mombasa is an International Baccalaureate World
School. It is the first in the network of Aga Khan
Academies established by His Highness the Aga Khan.
The Academy features state-of-the-art facilities, a multicultural student
body, and an experienced team of educators and staff. We provide students with
education of the highest standard in order to prepare them for lives
characterised by leadership and service. Admission to the Academy is
means-blind and is based on merit. We consider all eligible students regardless
of socio-economic status.
The Academy Fellow will live in an apartment and serve the student residential
programme as a Residential Parent promoting community life and are
responsible for the follow aspects of student and academic life.
Duties & Responsibilities
- While the Academy Fellow does not teach,
s/he will be scheduled to have some contact with classes, to engage fully
with the learning and teaching of the Academy so that he/she can support
students with additional tutoring after school hours and during residential
study time. This will be approximately 10 hours a week (supporting 2
or 3 classes in a subject of the fellow/intern’s choice. Maths and Science
are the areas of most need along with English as an Additional Language
for our students who join on the Talent Identification Programme from
marginalised communities in Kenya.)
- Developing and delivering the Service-
Learning Programme which takes place every week with Years 6-10. This is a
10 hour a week commitment and requires planning the activities, working
with community partners, delivering the programme to. Students and colleagues
and supporting individual groups as they develop and implement their
projects.
- Academy Fellows play a major role as
Residential Parents in guiding residential students in their personal and
academic goals and as Mentors for a small group of students to support
them academically and socially. As residential parents fellows are expected
to develop close relationships with their dorm sons/daughters by checking
in with them frequently as well as supervising in an official capacity
twice a week and one weekend in three.
- Academy Fellows are expected to actively
contribute to the co-curricular programme in some way such as coaching
athletic teams, providing music lessons or running clubs such as
gardening, cooking, debating, MUN, TedX, guiding students interested in
applying to top international universities with SAT preparation, reading
essays personal statements etc
- Academy fellows will be asked to
chaperoning off-campus residential and day trips, including to places of
worship
The requirements
- A Bachelors Degree with excellent
academic achievement and a range of interests
- A record of significant involvement
in residential, student leadership, music, athletic and / or community
service during university.
- Genuine interest in and commitment to the
mission of the Aga Khan Academies: to influence young people to become
future leaders in the developing world.
- Experience of working with young
people or mentoring peers.
- Proactive self-starter, comfortable
working autonomously.
- Openness to the new experiences, cultures
and learning.
How To Apply