Based in Lusaka, Zambia, Lusaka International Community School (LICS) is a co-educational, secular, fee-paying, non-profit school, which provides an internationally recognised education to a culturally diverse, globally-minded student body in a caring and supportive learning environment. LICS holds in high esteem its vision statement which is to “maximise the potential of future world citizens”.

LICS is a leading independent Pre-Primary, Primary, and Secondary School based in the leafy suburb of Roma in Lusaka, Zambia, and is a member of CIS, AISA, and ISAZ.

The school is currently seeking a suitably qualified and experienced individual to join the LICS community in this role with effect on 1st  August 2023.

1. Requirements

• Demonstrate a passion for the excellent integration of technology in every primary school classroom
• Believe in the educational benefits of learners’ competence with technology
• Demonstrate excellent knowledge and understanding of learners and how they learn
• Have excellent subject and curriculum content knowledge and know how to teach it
• Implement effective planning, teaching, learning, assessment, and reporting
• Support class teachers’ curriculum delivery using technology
• Demonstrate innovative, flexible, and effective classroom practice
• Create and maintain a safe, fun, and inclusive learning environment
• Able to coordinate robotics events and maker fairs within and beyond the school community
• Promote Global Citizenship in class and around school
• Engage professionally with learners, colleagues, parents, and the wider community

2. Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree, QTS, PGCE, and/or PGCE at Primary level (or equivalent)
• Proven ability and experience in teaching ICT across the Primary range
• Registration with a Teachers’ Accreditation / Registration Body
• Excellent English language reading and writing skills
• Experience with the Cambridge Primary Curriculum is preferable
• Excellent IT literacy, knowledge, and experience with tools such as Microsoft 365.
• Working knowledge of Seesaw and Canvas will be an advantage
• Ability to drive programming, coding, and robotics in the Primary school
• Experience using LEGO Robotics, Arduino, and Makey-Makey resources with Primary learners.
• Drive to develop creativity using iPads through applications such as Green Screen, Stop Motion, etc.
• Experience with STEAM integration in the curriculum.
• Experience in excellent administration and management of online platforms
• Ability to train staff in the use of IT software and hardware and a clear, regular commitment to this

3. Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities

3.1 Academic

• Promote ICT as an exciting, innovative, and high-profile subject in Primary School
• For each class, plan and prepare termly schemes of work in accordance with the school’s curriculum, including differentiation
• Teach the learners assigned to him/her, setting and marking work to be carried out in school or at home in accordance with the curriculum and homework policy
• Assess, record, and report the effort, attainment, and progress of learners according to the school’s assessment policy and set targets
• Assess and invigilate learners, assisting Class Teachers, with standardised assessment tests or external examinations that the school requires
• Ensure that the school maintains a lively, stimulating environment through regularly renewed displays of learners’ work and demonstrations of ICT/robotics activities during events
• Show innovation in regularly reviewing the ICT curriculum and schemes of work
• Keep up to date on the latest educational technology developments, evaluating, implementing as appropriate, and providing related PD for colleagues
• Train Class Teachers in the facilitation of project presentations using technology
• Order ICT resources, including robotics, to ensure learners develop up-to-date and strong ICT skills
• Through differentiated work and in cooperation with the Student Success Services (SSS) provide a stimulating environment accessible to all learners
• Write informative and detailed reports to parents to impart up-to-date information on their child’s effort and attainment and set targets
• Ensure all learner data for ICT is regularly updated on Academic Reporting online systems

3.2  Pastoral

• Maintain very good discipline (in line with the behaviour policy) within his/her classes, in co-operation with others in the Primary School in order to uphold the ethos of the school
• Safeguard the health and safety of the children and promote their well-being at all times
• Register and monitor learners’ attendance and follow up on absences
• Promote the personal and social well-being of individual learners and any class or group of learners assigned to him/her, through vigilance and communication with Class Teachers and DSL
• Provide guidance and advice to learners on educational and social matters
• Make records of, and reports on, the personal and social needs of learners including incident records/files
• Run ICT and Robotics afternoon clubs for learners across the Primary School
• Attend assemblies, parent-teacher conferences, orientation evenings, and other events as required.
• Assist Class Teachers and Management with setting up required technology for weekly assemblies and other school events
• Provide a programme of online workshops for parents related to online safety, managing devices in the home, BYOD, etc
• Promote and uphold the school’s Vision & Mission statements

3.3  Professional Development

• Participate in the appraisal of his/her performance and that of other teachers according to the School’s appraisal policy
• Regularly review his/her methods of teaching according to learner needs and prevailing educational developments appropriate to LICS
• Participate in arrangements for further training and professional development as a teacher as appropriate.
• Provide professional development/ staff training as required in the field of Technology Integration
• Contribute as appropriate to the professional development of other teachers and non-teaching staff, including the induction of teachers new to the school

3.4 Staff Meetings

• Participate in all whole staff meetings / PD sessions and all meetings which relate to the teacher’s professional duties whether during or outside school hours.

4. Remuneration

• Competitive package.