Open Position: Adult Education Teacher
Location: Kibera,
Nairobi
About the Organization:
Shining Hope for Communities has developed an innovative, community-driven model to combat inter-generational cycles of poverty and gender inequality in Nairobi’s Kibera slum. We link free schools for girls to accessible social services for all.
About the Organization:
Shining Hope for Communities has developed an innovative, community-driven model to combat inter-generational cycles of poverty and gender inequality in Nairobi’s Kibera slum. We link free schools for girls to accessible social services for all.
The unique services we offer include sanitary eco-toilets, a
library and cyber café, gardens and food security, gender violence support,
microenterprise for HIV positive women, a youth center, access to water,
business and literacy training, and hundreds of jobs. We also operate the
Johanna Justin-Jinich Community Clinic, which specializes in primary care and
maternal health.
By investing in health and economic success through a school for
girls, we demonstrate that benefiting women benefits the whole community,
cultivating a community ethos that makes women respected members of society.
Reports to: Community Programs Manager
General Purpose
Reports to: Community Programs Manager
General Purpose
To design, develop, and implement a basic education program for
adults living in Kibera.
Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities
Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities
- Work
with administration to design and develop a comprehensive basic adult
education curriculum which is tailor-made to suit the needs of the
targeted adults in Kibera
- Regularly
prepare schemes of work and lesson plans to be used in the curriculum
implementation process
- Ensure
the creation and maintenance of a safe, orderly classroom environment
- Assist
in designing a system to monitor and evaluate students’ attendance and
performance
- Measure
the attainment of the program’s desired outcomes
- Provide
monthly reports to administration
- Create
a long term plan for the program
Education and Experience
Qualified candidates should meet any one of the three
requirements below:
- Bachelor
of Education Degree with at least 2 years of experience teaching Adult
education
- Any
Bachelors Degree with a Post-Graduate Diploma in Education with a minimum
of 2 years experience teaching Adult education
- A
Diploma in Education with a minimum of 3 years experience teaching Adult
education
- Proficient
computer skills and in-depth knowledge of relevant software such as MS
Office Suite
- Knowledge
of standard office administrative practices and procedures
Key Competencies
- Exceptional
organizational, planning, and management skills
- Effective
communication skills
- Information
gathering and information monitoring skills
- Problem
analysis and problem solving skills
- Judgment
and decision-making ability
- Initiative
- Confidentiality
- Attention
to detail and accuracy
- Flexibility
- Comfortable
working in an informal settlement
To Apply: Please
email your CV and a cover letter to jobs@shininghopeforcommunities.org
Application Deadline: 3rd of
December, 2012, 5pm.