Vacancies at Nova Pioneer

ABOUT THE ROLE

The role you play with your Line Manager will include the responsibilities below;

• Live the Nova Culture
• Perform a wide variety of clerical and other office functions and activities related to the administration of diverse programs and operations at the school. 
• Make and receive phone calls on the school’s telephone lines
• Facilitate the Public Relations function of the front office including communication (school emails and classdojo).
• Prepare the school newsletter as guided.
• Prepare documents for internal display on pin-boards or notice boards
• Respond to routine correspondences and send out scheduled communications
• Manage the stores of learning/teaching materials.
• Any other duties as assigned by your manager.

The role you play with the School Principal will include the responsibilities below;

• Schedule meetings for The Principal in line with the diary as requested.
• Prepare documents ahead of internal meetings as directed by the Principal (photocopying, binding, filing etc.)
• Attend Parent Teacher Association meetings and take minutes on behalf of the School Principal.
• Keep custody of the pupils’ attendance registers and any confidential documents on behalf of the Principal by regularly updating Edadmin.
• Any other duties as assigned by the School Leader from time to time.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Skills and Qualifications required:

• You have a Bachelor’s degree/ Diploma in Office Administration and possess HR knowledge and skills, Operations management is desired but not required.
• You have 2-3 years in Front Office Management, preferably of an established startup, large company or a school
• You are experienced or open to learning the Google software suite (Google Calendar, Docs, Sheets, G Mail, etc.) as well as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• You are experienced and proficient in MS Suite with strong writing skills (for office communication) and are skilled in making posters and certificates
• You have excellent organizational, planning and time management skills - you are able to handle many moving parts while maintaining high standards of excellence
• You demonstrate capacity to analyze complex situations and solve problems
• You are a great communicator. You are able to provide a clear and effective written and verbal communication to the leaders and school team.

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ABOUT THE ROLE

Key responsibilities for the role include:

• Teaching the subject of specialization i.e. Math / Physical Education.
• Maintain positive, constructive and professional relationships with students, their families and colleagues. 
• Develop lessons plans and partner with the Learning Design Team in reviewing and updating lessons when required/ desired.
• Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning, is developmentally appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students and maintain an organized and focused learning environment.
• Infuse joy and passion for learning in lessons  so that students are excited  and interested in their academic excellence.  
• Provide necessary accommodations and modifications for the growth and success of all students, both in academic and culture expectations.
• Be accountable for students’ mastery of  content and academic standards.
• Integrate interactive technology into lessons to enhance instructional delivery.
• Set and communicate rigorous and ambitious goals for all students and provide effective student feedback so they internalize them.
• Provide consistent rewards and/or consequences for student behavior and model expected behaviour at all times for students to emulate
• Consistently meet the ambitious goals of a rapidly-growing organization
• Serve as teacher on duty and/or boarding teacher on duty and support school wide programs aimed at behavior interventions.
• Timely capture of students data on academic outcomes and articulation of students progress to NP families and other stakeholders when called upon to do so. 
• Support clubs, societies and other core-curricular enrichments at the school aimed at building all rounded students.
• Serve as a home room teacher when called upon to do so.

ABOUT YOU

Skills and Qualifications required:

• You have a TSC certificate
• A Diploma/ Bachelor’s degree in Education to teach  Math / PE or Coaching Certifications
• You have 3+ years of distinctive experience in teaching  Math / PE.
• You have good working skills with technology such as Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• You are a great communicator. You are able to provide clear and effective written and verbal communication.
• You are flexible and open to change - you handle uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity well.
• You are a problem solver - you are proactive in identifying issues and address these thoroughly by making an effort to find appropriate solutions.
• You are excited about our organizational culture—and in particular, you are fired up to challenge yourself by embracing mutual vulnerability and a firehose of feedback.
• You have a desire to further develop your leadership skills and apply them to transform the lives of African youth. ​​​​​