Teacher

Child Safeguarding:

Level 3:  The responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people.

ROLE PURPOSE:

Under the supervision of Education officer/school director, the teacher is responsible for assuring quality teaching and learning processes implemented at schools and Child Friendly spaces also closely working with parent-teacher associations, school management committees, and other community members.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Education Officer

Staff reporting to this post: None

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Ensure a safe learning environment for education program.
• Ensure that children feel comfortable, safe, and respected.
• Register children for enrolment to the program, and monitor attendance on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.
• Collect enrolment and attendance data and report to school director/supervisor.
•  Facilitate daily, weekly, monthly and yearly lesson plan for teaching and learning processes.
• Ensure the school program has a yearly schedule and appropriate activities plan display.
• Ensure that students are present for scheduled sessions, track absences, and arrange for substitutes.
•  Ensure that children’s participation and input form the basis of education activities.
• Contribute to school development planning, and follow-up of co curriculum activities for students, taking into account their skills and abilities.
• Ensure to include lessons on promoting children’s health, nutrition, and hygiene.
• Manage the feeding program for children.
• Be a positive role model and resolve conflicts that arise regarding the school Program or the Child Friendly Canters.
• Ensure that all games and equipment are accounted for, in good condition, and stored securely at the end of the day.
• Communicate and collaborate work with Child Protection team in the camp.
• Liaise with parents and the community regularly to update the children status in teaching and learning progress in the school and keep the performance of the children.
• Measure students’ performance based on the Continues Assessment Test.
• Take part on inter class and outside academic competition.
• Prepare exams that are relevant and standard for the children.
• Other duties as assigned

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

•       Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.

•       Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary capacity to improve performance and applying appropriate measures when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

•       Sets ambitious and challenging goals for himself/herself (and their team).

•       Takes responsibility for his/her own personal actions and encourages others to do the same.

•       Widely shares his/her personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others

•       Future-orientated, thinks strategically

Collaboration:

•       Builds and maintains effective relationships, his/her team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters

•       Values diversity, and sees it as a source of competitive strength.

•       Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

•       Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.

•       Willing to take disciplined risk

Integrity:

•       Honest, encourages openness and transparency.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

·       Diploma/ Degree in teaching.

·       Three years experience in teaching

·       Good command of written and spoken English and Somali language

·       Good communication skills

How to Apply