Art and Design Teacher

Agency

Aga Khan Schools

Region

Eastern Africa

The requirements

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Art and Design, Fine Arts, Visual Arts, Arts Education (with a specialization in Art) with a minimum of B- in O-levels.
• Must be registered with Teachers Service Commission (TSC).
• At least 1-2 years' teaching experience.
• Be conversant with the new Competency Based Education
• Able to teach another subject will be an added advantage.
• Working knowledge of MS – office computer applications.

The position

The Aga Khan Education Service, Kenya (AKES, Kenya) operates 5 schools in various cities in Kenya and provides nursery to senior secondary education in both national and international curricula. It is part of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), a group of private development agencies working to improve living conditions and opportunities for people of all faiths and origins in specific regions of the developing world.

We are seeking to fill the below posts at the Aga Khan Primary School, Kisumu, which offers Competency Based Education (CBE) from Grade 1 to Grade 9.

Position; Art and Design Teacher.

Key Responsibilities

• To prepare and deliver high-quality lessons in line with the school’s vision and mission.
• To collaboratively develop unit and lesson plans for the curriculum.
• To ensure students acquire excellent knowledge and skills so that they make progress, achieve their targets and are prepared for the next stage of their careers.
• Produce documents such as Unit plans, Records of Work, Course outlines, class analyses etc.
• Differentiate lessons in order to match learners’ needs
• Involve the learners in different learning activities such as storytelling, role plays, numbers and letters recognition, etc.
• Displaying learners’ work in the classroom to showcase their abilities and finished projects.
• Plan regular excursions to expose them to different environments.
• Observe the behavior of children and help them improve it by building self-confidence and teaching social values.
• To guide learners with learning differences and behavioral challenges.
• Manage and update the progress of children and create reports for parents.