Special Support English Teacher (Lower & Upper Primary) PLE

Qualification and Experience

• A minimum of a University Bachelor’s degree in Education (with a specialization in English/Humanities or Social studies)
  
• At least five years’ experience teaching English in either national or international curriculum.
  
• Empathetic, compassionate teacher who is patient with English Language Learners and is able to guide children in their learning.
  
• Ability to work individually and with small groups of learners.
  
• Willingness to take direction and learn new ways of teaching learners.
  
• Previous experience as an ESL teacher is a plus.
  
• Strong interpersonal, teamwork and communication skills
  

• Review diagnostic, student work and teacher reports to determine where each learner stands with respect to their English Language proficiency.
  
• Develop tailored termly schemes of work, weekly/monthly planners, worksheets and other learning material, as well as learning plans for each session.  Use the domains of language learning and of reading to guide this planning.
  
• Support identified students in-class and with pull-out sessions to enhance proficiency in English to enable them to competently work with the UNEB curriculum with their class.
  
• Where appropriate, use e-learning tools to enhance reading and English Language skills, after approval from the Head-teacher and CEO.
  
• Provide dedicates sessions to small group of students to help them learn the Social Studies curriculum to their year-level, covering any prior year gaps.
  
• Monitor each child’s progress on a daily basis and submit an individual student progress report on a weekly basis to the Head-teacher and CEO. (Evaluating the progress of individual learners on a weekly basis to measure progress, identify barriers to learning and recommend action to overcome barriers.)