FRENCH TEACHER

• Role: French Teacher
• Area: Education
• Location: Nairobi, Kenya
• Direct Supervisor: School Principal
• Contract: Consultancy
• Remuneration: TBC

Still I Rise is an international NGO with a mission to provide quality education to refugee and underprivileged youth. We established Still I Rise to respond to a precise need: provide education and a safe social environment to children around the world. We are now launching the first Still I Rise International school for refugees and disadvantaged children in Nairobi. We will follow an international curriculum and the Still I Rise educational model based on three pillars: education, personal development and safe space.

The French Teacher will join the Education Department and will be responsible for teaching a diverse population of eager students in the first International School for refugee and vulnerable children in Kenya. This position involves working both independently and with a teaching team. The French Teacher will be an inspiring, proactive, and energetic person with strong mentoring abilities. Someone curious, ambitious and eager to explore new and challenging didactic techniques.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lesson Planning: Plan, deliver and facilitate dynamic, active, and creative language lessons for a diverse class of 10-17-year-olds.
• Progress Monitoring: Review and monitor the progress of all students and identify their individual learning needs in collaboration with the School Principal.
• Reporting and Admin: Managing all admin tasks such as attendance and assessment reporting to the School Principal
• Curriculum Design: All teachers are expected to design and develop different levels of curricula, following specific given guidelines, but integrating to them new and ambitious teaching and educational techniques, working independently and as a part of the team.
• Behavioural Management: Managing students with differing life experiences and adverse childhood experiences in collaboration with the School Principal and the Child Protection Officer.
• Professional Development: Attend training and professional development meetings.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Academic or Professional Certificates;
• Bachelors in Education or equivalent language teaching experience considered;
• At least two years teaching experience;
• Completion of Good conduct /Background check;
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and teaching skills;
• Ability to mentor students on a daily basis;
• Commitment and willingness to work in a challenging and changing environment;
• Curiosity, ambition, willingness to create and experiment new teaching techniques;
• Determined team player.
• Native French speakers with the existing rights to work in Kenya will be an added advantage.

DESIRABLE CRITERIA

• Experience teaching children and teenagers;
• Experience working with refugee populations;
• Experience working with vulnerable people.