BIOLOGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE TEACHER

BIOLOGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE TEACHER

● Department: Education

● Area: Education

● Location: Nairobi, Kenya

● Direct Supervisor: Head of Teaching and Learning

● Contract: Temporary, Renewable

● Status: Full Time

● Compensation: Dependent on experience

Still I Rise is an international NGO with a humanitarian mission to provide protection and quality education to refugee and underprivileged youth. Our flagship institution is our International School in Mathare, Nairobi. Here, we are passionately engaged in one of the world’s most ambitious, unique and exciting educational projects: to offer the very highest quality of schooling experience to some of the most disadvantaged children in East Africa.

We are now seeking an open-minded, thoughtful and creative Biology and Environmental Science teacher to join our team. You will inspire and educate children in our Science classes, focusing in particular areas which will give students the foundation to study environmental science (including ecology, conservation biology, environmental chemistry, and population biology). You will follow the prestigious International Baccalaureate (IB) programme. You can find more information about the programme here:

https://www.ibo.org/globalassets/new-structure/brochures-and-infographics/pdfs/myp-brief-sciences-en.pdf

You join Still I Rise with a clear pathway of growth and promotion. We offer extensive professional development in a wide range of areas as well as full sponsorship of your participation in official IB training workshops.

We therefore hire proactive educators who demonstrate genuine care for each child, a hunger to offer them the best, and an infectious passion for the curricular and extracurricular activities they lead.

If you are a qualified teacher and this sounds like a challenge which suits you, we warmly invite you to apply!

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

● Plan, deliver and facilitate dynamic, active, and creative Biology lessons for diverse classes of students aged 10-16.

● Review and monitor the progress of all students and identify their individual learning needs. Differentiate instruction to meet those needs of the students, providing extra support to those students who are below grade level.

● Sensitively and appropriately provide pastoral care to our students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Handle urgent situations with consummate professionalism and in accordance with our Discipline Policy and Safeguarding Policy, utilising the school’s support network as necessary.

● Conduct regular formative and summative assessments, recording and reporting grades and performance.

● Attend and participate in regular professional development activities.

● Help our school excel with your participation and leadership in community engagement, competitions, school trips and other activities.

● Contribute to the development and leadership of our extracurricular programmes.

● Under the supervision of the Head of Teaching and Learning, provide feedback on quality and wellbeing to ensure programmes are designed, implemented, monitored, and evaluated to maximise positive impact on vulnerable children.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

●Demonstrate the attributes of the “IB Profile” (https://www.ibo.org/benefits/learner-profile/), in particular ‘risk-takers’, ‘open-minded’ and ‘reflective’;

● Excellent written and oral English

● Academic or Professional Certificates;

● Completion of CRB/Background check;

● Bachelor’s degree in Science, Teaching, Education or equivalent ● At least two years of teaching experience;

● Excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills; ● Ability to mentor students on a daily basis;

● Resilience in a challenging and changing environment;

● The curiosity and willingness to develop and practice modern teaching techniques;

● Determined team player.

DESIRABLE CRITERIA

● Experience teaching low-achieving students

● Experience working with refugee populations

● Experience working with vulnerable people

● Experience in Child Safeguarding and Protection

● Teaching Service Commission (TSC) Number