ICT & ICDL Teacher (‘O’ & ‘A’ Level) Jobs – Aga Khan Education Services (AKES)

Job Title:    ICT & ICDL Teacher (‘O’ & ‘A’ Level) – Full Time

Organisation: Aga Khan Education Services (AKES)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About the Company:

The Aga Khan Education Services (AKES) is one of the largest private, not-for-profit, non-denominational educational networks in the developing world. AKES, U operates schools from Pre-School to High School and offers the British National Curriculum (BNC), International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) and the Uganda National Primary and Secondary curriculum.

Job Summary:  At Aga Khan School we expect all teachers to understand and live by the school mission statement which states, “The Aga Khan Education services will enable many generations to acquire both knowledge and the essential spiritual wisdom to balance that knowledge and enable their lives to attain the highest fulfilment”.

To fulfil the mission statement, we expect that all teachers shall create and foster a positive teaching and learning environment in their classrooms or work areas where every child is loved, cared for and respected. The teacher is regarded as a leader within the classroom who develops plans and arrangements for teaching and learning to assist each child to reach their highest potential in all areas of school life. This will not only mean guiding and encouraging children to work cooperatively together but also having the highest level of cooperation with teaching colleagues and the school administration.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Class Atmosphere and ethos

• Adopt a positive approach to all students in the school in respect of capability, behaviour and cultural diversity.
• Adhere to the current timings of the school for lessons, activities and special events. Be present in school at all times during school hours in the first and last week of term, in examination periods, and during free periods. Treat pupils’ records (performance) with utmost confidentiality.

Teaching and Learning:

• Be responsible for delivering ICT lessons for S1 and S2.
• Prepare daily lesson plans and use them.
• Be responsible for the development of a growth mind-set in students to include (critical thinking skills, ethics, creativity, responsibility, respect, problem solving skills).
• To collaborate with other teachers in the school for purposes of improving teaching and learning and aligning to the 21st century teaching.
• Set, mark and moderate examinations under the direction of Head of Department. Maximise the use of exam results in learning. Prepare end of term reports within the deadlines set.
• Maintain a record of work, mark sheets and organise educational support sessions where necessary to meet targets.
• Be willingly involved in the wider cultural and sporting life of the school. Each teacher will help in Club and House activities. Promote student leadership and responsibility whenever possible.
• Get certified as a ICDL trainer and be prepared to deliver ICDL training.

Community relations

• Hold informal and formal discussions with parents (teacher-parent conferences) on performance of their children.
• Attend parent meetings at his/her class level, and specialist teachers should attend such meetings

Projects Coordination

• Developing assigned school project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring completion within the set timelines.
• Develop a detailed projects matrix to track progress on termly and annual basis; ensure that all ICDL and DIT components are delivered on-time, within scope and approved annual budget.
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the execution of the approved vocational projects
• Report and escalate to the Headteacher matters related to the planning, execution and monitoring and evaluation of DIT and ICDL projects within the school.

Personal and Professional development

• Participate in professional development programmes e.g. workshops on curriculum development and implementation, computer training etc. Keep up interest in and implement ideas shared during workshops/training.
• Be responsible for the statement of personal learning needs aimed at improving classroom instructions as well as meeting the requirements of the teacher career path at AKES,U.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  

• Bachelors in Education/ B.A. or BSc with PGDE.
• Minimum of 5+ years of Teaching experience in the ICT curriculum for UCE S1 to S2.
• Proven consistency in class work performance.
• In-depth knowledge of teaching methods and legal educational procedures.
• Previous proven experience in working with stakeholders: students; parents and teachers.
• Registered as a Graduate Teacher with the Ministry of Education and Sports.
• The Skills
• Proficiency in use of Technology in teaching.
• Knowledgeable in a variety of ICT software applications.
• Thorough knowledge of ICT curriculum at O and A level.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skill.

How to Apply:

All candidates should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 20th January 2025

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