Simba International School

Ndola Zambia

EARLY YEARS TEACHERS x 2 –Prep 2 & 3

Simba International School is a co-educational school with over 42 years of educating children from the foundation stage of Early Years through Primary up to Sixth Form, with both day and boarding students. Our student population is over 450 students.

We are among the first group of the international schools to be established in Zambia with a strong reputation and record for consistently high academic performance with an entrenched Cambridge Primary curriculum.

We are seeking the services of highly experienced and competent Prep 2 and Prep 3 teachers for our Early Years section.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• To plan, develop and deliver high quality lessons using a variety of approaches, to continually enhance teaching and learning.
• Stimulating children’s learning abilities through experiences.
• Design learning content and activities that contribute to the development of a child’s personal, social, and physical coordination abilities to enable all learners to achieve their full potential.
• Teach phonics, language, reading and numeracy skills.
• Ensuring sensory needs are met, set up, supervise and monitor activities and free play times.
• Contribute to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare and personal care of children with regard to Child Protection Procedures and enhance the philosophy that every child matters.
• Create positive learning environment and resources based on child-directed learning.
• Build good, open communication with children, families and staff.
• Ensure the learning spaces are clean, hygienic and safe.
• Ensure continuity, progression and cohesiveness in all teaching.
• Work with EAL/SEN staff and support staff; (including prior discussion and joint planning) in order to benefit from their specialist knowledge and to maximise their effectiveness within lessons.
• Work effectively as a member of the Primary faculty to improve the quality of teaching and learning, by contributing to the Academic Improvement Plan and implementing and monitoring change.
• Implement new initiatives, by adapting classroom procedures accordingly, monitoring progress and reflecting on pedagogical outcomes.

Attributes

• Understanding of the International Early Years Learning Framework and British Early Years curriculum.

Qualifications:

• Qualified Teacher Status authenticated by the Teaching Council of Zambia.
• Minimum of 5 years teaching experience, preferably with Early Years curriculum.
• Minimum of a diploma or better in Early Childhood education.