HOCET Secondary School
Phone: +255 787 102 755
Area: Dar Es Salaam
Application Deadline: 31/07/2011
Position Description:
HOCET Secondary School (HSS) is seeking an experienced, dynamic, and certified Kiswahili and Civics Teacher. HSS is a free, private secondary boarding school for orphaned and vulnerable teenagers located in the rural village of Shungubweni in the District of Mkuranga approximately 60 km outside of Dar-es-Salaam. Pay is competitive and based on educational background and work experience. Housing, food, healthcare and benefits are included.
Minimum qualifications:
1. Diploma or university degree or higher
2. Fluent in Swahili and English with strong communication skills
3. At least 2 years of teaching experience
4. Personal and professional commitment to the health, well-being, and empowerment of orphaned and vulnerable youth
5. Commitment to professional development, accountability, integrity, and contributing toward a positive, nurturing, and student-centered learning community.
Responsibilities include the following:
• Adhere to all HSS policies
• Follow the HSS daily timetable and timetable of lessons
• Arrive on time to all classes
• Conduct only teaching, preparation, or other school business between 7:30 am and 2:30 pm, except during the chai break.
• Construct a scheme of work for each semester
• Create daily, written lesson plans and maintaining an attendance log book, student behavior log book, and subject log book
• Formally assess students no fewer than 2 times per month
• Participate in professional development classes and workshops
• Complete beginning and end-of-term procedures before departing for end of term break
• Supervise student extra-curricular activities and assume leadership roles outside of the classroom
• Provide advice and encouragement to students when appropriate
• Tutor students during the individual preparation periods
• Accompany ill students to the city for medical treatment as requested
• Report policy violations to Managing Director in a timely manner
When serving as Teacher On Duty (TOD), additional responsibilities include:
• Inspect the premises, kitchen, library, dormitories, classes, and offices for cleanliness
• Ensure the availability of clean drinking water
• Supervise the production of food for punctuality, quantity, and quality
• Address illness or other health issues
• Grant permission for students to leave HSS
• Document all of the above in the “TOD” log book
To apply, please submit a CV and letter of interest to Sydney Schaef at: the Email Link above. HOCET Secondary School (HSS) is a private secondary boarding school for orphaned and vulnerable youth co-founded in 2007 by US non-profit Kujali International and Tanzanian NGO Hananasif Orphanage Center (HOCET). HSS's mission is to equip Tanzania's youth with the tools, resources, and opportunities to overcome poverty, change their own lives and become agents of change in their own communities. The school founders, faculty and staff do not discriminate on the basis of gender, ethnicity, religion, tribe, or other affiliation. We welcome all interested parties to apply.
Contact:
Kujali International
Email: info@kujali.org
Phone: +255.787.102.755
Application Instructions:
Please submit a CV and letter of interest to info@kujali.org
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Kiswahili and Civics Teacher
