Teacher Trainer
Job Ref: BA/TT/2
Our client is a dynamic, new educational organisation based in Nairobi. Their start-up enterprise serves primary schools located in the most economically disadvantaged communities throughout Kenya.
Our goal is to ultimately benefit thousands of poor children throughout Africa.
We are seeking a teacher trainer on a long-term contract – to start December 1 and preferably sooner. This is a unique role and responsibility for those who thrive on building from the ground level up.
The opportunity also exists for a particularly exceptional candidate to be recruited in a senior management capacity, and/or for an outstanding employee to be given more responsibility and/or promoted internally as the organisation grows.
Central to the success of our schools are exceptionally well-trained teachers who ensure that our students are performing at their best potential and exceeding expectations. A world-class teacher training and support programme will be critical to our achieving that result.
The Teacher Trainer must be incredibly hands-on, and is initially expected to fill many of the on-the-ground roles of the whole department. Great emphasis is placed on on-going support for teachers in their classrooms and through high-quality in-service sessions and regular meetings on instruction, on formative and summative assessment, on classroom management, on home-school relations, and on other essential elements of effective schools.
You will report to and work closely with the Director of Instruction, Research & Evaluation. This is an ideal job for an entrepreneurial individual with 5+ years of training expertise, including experience designing training modules and running training sessions. Less experience as a teacher trainer is fine, provided the candidate has other related experiences especially as a primary school teacher. Over time, you will help in the building and staffing of the department. For those with leadership interests and proficiencies, there will be opportunities to oversee a team of teacher trainers as the organisation grows.
The Role: After a rigorous, demanding and condensed induction into our approach, you will:
Job Ref: BA/TT/2
Our client is a dynamic, new educational organisation based in Nairobi. Their start-up enterprise serves primary schools located in the most economically disadvantaged communities throughout Kenya.
Our goal is to ultimately benefit thousands of poor children throughout Africa.
We are seeking a teacher trainer on a long-term contract – to start December 1 and preferably sooner. This is a unique role and responsibility for those who thrive on building from the ground level up.
The opportunity also exists for a particularly exceptional candidate to be recruited in a senior management capacity, and/or for an outstanding employee to be given more responsibility and/or promoted internally as the organisation grows.
Central to the success of our schools are exceptionally well-trained teachers who ensure that our students are performing at their best potential and exceeding expectations. A world-class teacher training and support programme will be critical to our achieving that result.
The Teacher Trainer must be incredibly hands-on, and is initially expected to fill many of the on-the-ground roles of the whole department. Great emphasis is placed on on-going support for teachers in their classrooms and through high-quality in-service sessions and regular meetings on instruction, on formative and summative assessment, on classroom management, on home-school relations, and on other essential elements of effective schools.
You will report to and work closely with the Director of Instruction, Research & Evaluation. This is an ideal job for an entrepreneurial individual with 5+ years of training expertise, including experience designing training modules and running training sessions. Less experience as a teacher trainer is fine, provided the candidate has other related experiences especially as a primary school teacher. Over time, you will help in the building and staffing of the department. For those with leadership interests and proficiencies, there will be opportunities to oversee a team of teacher trainers as the organisation grows.
The Role: After a rigorous, demanding and condensed induction into our approach, you will:
- co-produce excellent teacher training courses and manage the delivery of training programmes
- co-develop and manage a course which will take place in December 2009
- help refine an efficient and effective process for recruiting, hiring, and retaining the best teachers
- further develop informed and informative processes and tools for monitoring and supporting our primary school teachers
- constantly and regularly pay on-site visits to schools to provide thoughtful and stimulating supervision for teachers
- manage relationships with principals
- analyze performance data and work with schools and the organisation to improve outcomes
- identify training needs and revise training programmes as needed
About You: In addition to the general requirements outlined on the next page, as the Teacher Trainer…
- You have vast and meaningful experiences either designing and delivering exceptional teacher trainings, or working in primary school classrooms. Preferably both.
- You have a proven track record in insightfully observing teachers in the classroom, drawing key conclusions about changes that need to be implemented, and creating appropriate changes to training programmes to address the underlying issues
- You are truly at ease engaging with the poorest communities and will visit schools frequently to ensure your trainings are effective, and to enforce the training program
- You have at minimum a university degree and an academic qualification in education, and about 5+ years of experience
About All Our Colleagues: The bar for quality is intentionally set high in our organisation. As such, every employee must…
- Care about children and education
- Have extensive experience and expertise working with educational institutions and serving disadvantaged communities particularly those of the developing world and especially in Kenya and/or other parts of Africa
- Have the deep and broad know-how and proficiencies specifically relevant to the role being advertised and that they are applying for
- Be a creative and analytical thinker, and an innovative and energetic professional with strong project management skills
- Be an exceptional communicator in English with advanced Kiswahili a definite advantage
- Be very comfortable being in poverty-stricken communities almost daily, working occasionally in temporary structures, and regularly engaging meaningfully with the poor and socially disadvantaged. This is not just a desk job
- Function well in a fast-paced informal environment where constant change is the norm
- Be at ease reporting to others and welcome feedback. Applicants must be team players, open to new approaches and ideas
- Be a self-starter in that s/he seeks out tasks that need to be completed without prompting, and gets them done without much supervision
- Have at minimum a university degree from an accredited institution and be able to develop a keen interest in Direct Instruction programmes
How to Apply: Please read our expectations and needs carefully
There is no closing date for applying but we are actively recruiting for this position and would like to make an offer to the ideal candidate as soon as possible.
To apply: Please send a one-page cover letter in the body of the e-mail message - please include how you heard about the position
There is no closing date for applying but we are actively recruiting for this position and would like to make an offer to the ideal candidate as soon as possible.
To apply: Please send a one-page cover letter in the body of the e-mail message - please include how you heard about the position
- A CV/resume sent as an attachment document – please be sure to include the complete contact details of three or more referees including e-mail addresses and telephone numbers. We will not contact referees without informing you.
- A two-page document as an attachment to illustrate evidence of your own authored high-quality work. The document may be a sample teaching schedule or lesson plans of a superior training or classroom teaching you have done in the past.
Email your application to: info @ byappointmentafrica.com
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