Nairobi Waldorf School
Job Advert: Pedagogical Team Leader
Our school has established a
nurturing and growing community, which shares the simple vision of raising our
children holistically in true consciousness and love, with the goal of enabling
them to contribute towards establishing a more peaceful and sustainable Kenya
and Global community.
Job Advert: Pedagogical Team Leader
Reporting To: The School Manager
Application Deadline:Friday, 24th
August, 2018
Background: The Nairobi Waldorf School was
founded in 1992. What our school has to offer through Waldorf education is as
relevant as ever, with the increasing demand of modern life and its related
social, political and economic issues, all of which require creative solutions.
We are among Africa’s oldest Waldorf
schools and with the support and commitment of our highly qualified Teachers,
generosity and guidance of our Mentors, the faith of our Parents, and steadfast
commitment of present and former Board of Trustees we have grown steadily in
spite of numerous challenges.
We offer both Kenyans and Foreigners
residing in the country an exclusive opportunity to raise competent, capable
and happy human beings.
Job Purpose: The purpose for this position
includes management of the activities and projects of the NWS curriculum; staff
professional development to ensure they realise their potential as Waldorf
teachers; teaching schedule and substitution needs; focal person that provides
strategic pedagogical leadership to the faculty and works with parents to
ensure that each child’s educational needs are met.
Responsibilities
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Chairing meetings of the Pedagogical
Team
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Lead and be accountable for the
effective and efficient development, implementation of the pedagogic team
performance plan (PTPP). This includes curriculum development and effective
management of the teaching staff.
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Guide the development of the teaching
staff to ensure that the school structures, curriculum, philosophy and
available resources enable all the teachers to achieve the highest possible
standards.
·
Lead and guide all teaching staff and
students, through the direct leadership of the school’s pedagogical team,
ensuring that effective responsibility is delegated through an appropriate
leadership structure
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Ensure the highest possible standards
of Waldorf Education through the promotion of effective teaching and learning
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Provide the School Board with regular
reports on pedagogical development and activities, and consult with the Board
wherever appropriate
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Be accountable, for the
effectiveness, efficiency and quality outcomes of all pedagogical aspects of
the school
·
Ensure maximum and efficient
utilization of the existing teaching staff, and promote an environment that
enables all teachers to effectively contribute to the progress and development
of the school whilst promoting, workload / work-life balance
·
Ensure maximum implementation of the
Health, Safety, Security and Environmental protocols or the protection and
safeguarding of the students, making sure that they are given high priority at
all times.
·
Lead the engagement, consultation and
communication between teachers, parents, and other care givers to enhance
pupil’s learning. (This includes, the shadow teachers).
·
Listen to all learners
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Foster a fair, open and equitable
culture amongst teachers, and ensure cohesion amongst all teaching staff.
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Find creative ways to motivate
empower and celebrate achievement amongst teachers.
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Ensure that all decisions made are
done with a full understanding of the school’s objective and financial health.
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Lead in the assessment of teachers
and the utilization of assessment results, feedback to make improvements.
·
Lead in the recruitment of teachers;
induction, provide on-going support and mentoring; supervising, developing,
evaluating, disciplining and terminating in liaison with the School Manager and
Human Resource Coordinator
·
Enrolment and retention strategy
development with continuous monitoring and evaluation.
Job Skills and Qualifications
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Must hold a Master in Education
Science, Education Administration and Leadership
·
Bachelor of Education
·
Diploma Waldorf / Steiner with
teaching experience will be an added advantage
·
Must be registered with TSC
·
Computer Literate
·
At least 8 years of teaching experience
from class 1 – 8
·
Professional with leadership;
budgeting; conflict resolution skills
·
Ability to lead change, manage risks
and work in a multicultural setting
·
An assertive person of integrity
Position title: Pedagogical Systems Design Consultant
Duty
station: Home and School based
Type
of Appointment:Short Term Consultancy
Estimated
Start Date: 1st of September 2018
Estimated
No Working days: Short Term Consultancy
Project
Title: Pedagogical Systems Design –
NWS
1.
Purpose and Scope of the Assignment
Under the supervision of the Board
Chair, the Consultant will develop Pedagogical Systems as follows:-
·
Teachers Assessment
·
Learners Assessment
·
Monitoring and Evaluation Tool for
the Systems development
Objective: The Purpose of this Consultancy is to develop effective
Pedagogical Systems at the Nairobi Waldorf School (NWS) that will eventually
bring about Pedagogically Sound Learning. The Consultant will Design, Develop
and Implement Effective Pedagogical Systems for Teachers and Learners.
The Systems developed should nurture
our teachers, support and guide their teaching instructional decisions in addition
to their educational and professional experiences. It must ensure that they
reach their highest potential, and bring out the best from our learners through
the delivery of high quality Waldorf Education in the region.
They must be able to assess their
teaching to ensure that learning takes place and determine how they have been
able to achieve this through monitoring and evaluation of their teaching. The
systems should be friendly, simple, create the right and trusted environment
that enhances thinking for both teachers and learners. They should build value
for the users.
2.
Output
The selected consultant will develop
Pedagogical Systems that can be used effectively to assess teachers and
learners and develop a monitoring and evaluation tool to ensure the process is
on track and the system can be monitored to ensure effectiveness.
3.
Tasks
Summary
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Overall streamlining of the
Pedagogical Systems at the NWS
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Look into good practices regarding
pedagogical systems development, assessment, , curriculum development,
monitoring and evaluation
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Final approval will be given by the
NWS Board
Tasks
Breakdown
1. Develop tools that ensure that learning has taken place
2. Develop a comprehensive Teachers and Learners Assessment
policy and ensure their alignment to the Waldorf Education Policy.
3. Ensure that our learners are competent enough to be able
to transition seamlessly to any other system of education at whichever level.
4. Develop and implement best practice systems for the
assessment and monitoring of Learners and Teachers
5. Conduct an assessment of Teachers and Learners and the
utilization of assessment results, feedback to make improvements. This must be
in line with Waldorf Education System.
6. Design, develop and execute monitoring and evaluation of
the systems
7. Review the design of teaching subjects in all classes
8. Institutionalize a quality Waldorf pedagogical system
9. Prepare teachers professional documents
10.
Classroom Management.
11.
Implementation of the curriculum in
its entirety in all classes.
12.
Evaluation of the curriculum.
13.
Meeting all learners at their level
of needs irrespective of the varied gifts and uniqueness of each child.
14.
Develop a system of identifying
various needs of learners and how to provide a remedy
15.
Develop Teachers professional code of
conduct and ethics.
16.
Support and train teachers to meet
expected standards and effect consequences for non-adherence to code of conduct
and ethics
4.
Qualification and Experience:
·
Must hold a Master in Education
Science, Education Administration and Leadership / curriculum planning and
development and implementation
·
Bachelor of Education
·
Diploma Waldorf / Steiner with
teaching experience will be an added advantage
·
Computer Literate
·
At least 8 years of teaching
experience / professional experience
·
Ability to lead change, manage risks
and work in a multicultural setting
·
An assertive person of integrity
·
Detailed knowledge of pedagogical
systems and processes
·
Excellent in both verbal and writing
skills with demonstrated experience of both
·
Ability to deliver quality work
independently and to meet deadlines under tight timeframes.
5.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should submit:
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A cover letter;
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A detailed CV with 3 referees;
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A two-page proposal giving the
methodology, work and time plan in the approach to the outlined tasks.
Format
for submission: All required documents should
be sent via email to the NWS Board Email;
board@nairobiwaldorfschool.ac.ke
Application
Deadline: Friday, 24th August, 2018
Write the position title on the
subject line of your e-mail.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted, Nairobi Waldorf School (NWS) is an equal opportunity employer.
Website:
www.nairobiwaldorfschool.ac.ke