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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Curriculum implementation and evaluation
- Teach at least two learning areas. (IRE and other Learning areas)
- To prepare all professional records for curriculum implementation
- Develop teaching/learning resources for effective and motivating lessons
- Keep all records and use them to improve performance
- Conduct continuous assessment tests and Summative assessment mark and give results to the learners
- Train children in co-curricular activities so as to compete others
- Participate in curriculum review
Training teachers on modern trends in special needs education
- Train teachers in new teaching pedagogy that is responsive to current trends in education
- Assist untrained incentive teachers develop basic theoretical and practical knowledge about the teaching profession.
- Train teachers on production of teaching and learning materials using locally available materials.
- Facilitate training of teachers in maintenance of teaching and learning resources.
- Participate in workshops, trainings and teacher learning circles activities.
- Develop in the teacher the ability to communicate effectively.
Facilitate Community participation in promoting teaching and learning
- Guide parents to form parent’s groups for classes of their children
- Train parents of children on basic concepts for upbringing of their children
- Participate in PTA meetings for the schools where they work
- Involve the refugee community through the school PTA to support education
- Encourage the community to give girls equal chance in education through mobilization
Managing Classroom resources
- Ensure proper utilization any used equipment used during classroom instruction
- Ensure proper storage and safety of equipment after use by children
- Responsible for proper management of classroom resources issued for promoting teaching/learning environment i.e. textbooks, teaching aids and desks and others materials.
- Accountable for keeping proper and accurate lists of books issued to students and ensure school authority kept aware of any discrepancies.
- age the school committee to make the school compounds environmentally friendly and barrier free.
Promote partnership with local educational Institutions
- Conduct community mobilization and sensitization on significance of primary education. Regularly monitor the attendance, scholastic performance and learning needs of the children in the school in close liaison with LWF Kenya program education SMT.
- Initiate close relationship with teachers of local Kenyan primary schools to share approaches for effective teaching in refugee-local schools
- Develop refugee inter-school competition in co- curricular activities as sports, games, drama and music festivals. Also train children so as to participate in games and sports.
Development of Human Potential in Students
- Prepare high achieving pupils’ for post primary education
- Develop the pupils’ potential abilities to their maximum through a variety of experiences.
- Develop in pupils’ an awareness and appreciation of innovation in the field of education and an ability to utilize them.
- Develop in the pupils’ an awareness of the principles which underline good human relationship and use of these in their dealings with the community.
- Prepare the pupils’ to face life with self-confidence and independence.
- Promote clear logical thought and critical judgment.
- Offer career guidance to pupils’.
- Conduct counseling for pupils’ in need of counseling. Liaise with parents of individual learners for effective delivery of counseling services.
Others
- Work in a team spirit with other teachers to promote understanding of school mission and goals successfully.
- Establish closer relationship with other LWF Kenya program colleagues to establish the a positive image of the LWF Kenya program education sector.
- Take advantage of the available opportunities in education to foster self-development professionally.
- And any other duty assigned to you by your immediate supervisor.
Education/Professional Designations/Experience:
- At least a P1 certificate.
- Experience working in an informal settlement either rural or urban is desirable.
- Must be registered by TSC.
- have successfully undertaken the relevant TPD modules, at least one on EiE and INEE
- demonstrate ability to supervise, mentor and provide professional support to other teachers;
- have a valid Teaching Certificate;
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Other Specific Skill Requirements:
- Ability to manage and use e-learning/digital devices for teaching and learning, prepare and upload learner content on devices, data collection and analysis
- Experience of working in refugee schools or with refugee community in the camp or urban set up.
- Exemplary guidance and counselling skills, and experience in provision of psychosocial support
- Ability to use e-learning devices for teaching, data collection, analysis and dissemination
- Passionate for inclusive education
- High level of integrity, commitment and professional responsibility.
- Ability to tolerate cultural, educational and religious diversity in the work place.
- Passionate for inclusive education and some experience in mainstreaming child protection and gender issues in education
- High level of integrity, commitment and professional responsibility.
- Ability to tolerate cultural, educational and religious diversity in the work place.
- Good analytical and problem solving skills
Finance Assistant
JOB SUMMARY
- The Finance Assistant will ensure that documentation for all transactions is complete, accurate and appropriately recorded in a timely manner as well as that proper filling and archiving of all finance records are done for safekeeping and ease of retrieval.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Record financial transactions daily on electronic journals.
- Maintain a safeguarded filing system with complete, updated files including labeling and filing all bank vouchers; filing the various Payment vouchers and Journal vouchers made from the Nairobi office and various field offices.
- Review payment requisitions to ensure completeness of the document and there after prepare journal voucher with the correct accurate transaction.
- Prepare Incentive Payroll, Incentive Journal Voucher and Staff list in a timely and accurate manner.
- Oversee imprest Management and maintenance of petty cash by preparing a monthly cash projection and request for replenishment of funds.
- Support the Assistant Finance officer in bank and cash reconciliations
- Follow up with respective staffs to clear their work advances and per diems on a monthly basis. This ensures that our monthly work advance reports and reconciliations are cleared.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field.
- Minimum Certified Public Accountant of Kenya (CPA-K) Part 2 or equivalent in Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
- 1 to 2 years of relevant experience in the finance and accounting function in a comparable organization
COMPETENCIES
- Accounting skills
- Mastery of excel sheets
- Cash Management
- Payroll and financial analysis training
- Attention to detail
- Accuracy, mathematical aptitude and attention to detail
A person of high integrity that will model LWF/WS Kenya Somali Program core values:
- Dignity and justice
- Compassion and commitment
- Respect for diversity
- Inclusion and participation
- Transparency and accountability
Apply by: July 10, 2024