PHILOSOPHY TEACHER

PHILOSOPHY TEACHER

Department: Education- International placement programme

Location: International School of Nairobi, Kenya 

Direct Supervisors: Head of teaching & learning &  Education Manager

Contract: Fixed term with possibility of renewale

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. We are now opening our latest International School in Mumbai and providing an international teachers placement programme in Still I Rise International school of Nairobi, Kenya. 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 the area, free of charge. We provide the curricular and extracurricular opportunities usually only afforded to the wealthy, with high ambitions and a value-driven mindset. We intend that our graduates, who enter as beneficiaries, will leave as empowered leaders with a heart for changing their community and the world for the better.We are now seeking brave, open-minded and determined Philosophy teacher to join our team. You will inspire, initially, 10-13 year olds in small, focused classes, following a demanding curriculum within an internationally-recognized pedagogical framework. You will skillfully utilise inquiry-based learning to allow the students to become the active leads of their own learning.You join Still I Rise with a clear pathway of growth and promotion. We offer extensive professional development in a wide range of areas and for some the potential for international placements.If you are a qualified teacher with an infectious love for the arts and a burning desire for our cause to change the world by democratising elite education, then we warmly invite you to apply now to hrindia@stillirisengo.org !KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Plan, deliver and facilitate dynamic and student-centred Philosophy lessons for diverse classes of students aged 10-13 with varying levels of literacy due to disadvantaged educational backgrounds. Create enhanced opportunities for real-life applications of concepts using available resources and project-based learning.

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 trauma-informed pastoral care to our students. 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 and varied formative and summative assessments, recording and reporting grades and performance.
Attend and participate actively 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 Education Officer, 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 our 13 School values as a role model to the students we serve. Successful applicants will be ambitious, brave, caring, actively transparent, principled, open-minded, a thinker, reflective, risk-taking, inquiring, knowledgeable, a great communicator and balanced.
Excellent written and oral English
Academic or Professional teaching certificates;
Completion of Background check;
Bachelor’s degree in an area related to Mathematics or Education, or equivalent training and experience;
At least two years of teaching experience;
Competent ICT skills;
Excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills;
Ability to mentor students on a daily basis;
Resilience in a challenging and changing environment;
The capacity to teach with a modern, inquiry-based method
Determined team player
DESIRABLE CRITERIA
Experience teaching students at an early literacy level
Experience teaching at International Schools
Experience working with vulnerable populations
HOW TO APPLYCandidates are invited to submit their application including their CV and cover letter by emailing: hrindia@stillirisengo.org and specifying the subject “Philosophy Teacher”.Please kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. Thank you for your interest in Still I Rise.Diversity and inclusion are a central part of Still I Rise values at the highest level. As such, it is key to our Organisation and staff to show a passion for excellence for bringing about positive change in all the communities we strive to serve. Our commitment to diversity is linked to our mission of providing quality education access to vulnerable youth and children in torn apart and remote areas across the world, which is essential in shaping and creating the organisation, serving all people, respectfully, connected to our scope. We recognise that everyone is different and that attracting, developing and retaining our employees will create a sustainable working environment which is essential to our success.We strongly encourage interested candidates from diverse backgrounds to submit their applications.