Humanities Teacher at Meadowsville Academy

Meadowsville Academy, a new international school with British / American standards is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Humanities Teacher

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities include

  • Develop nine-week thematic units for humanities classes using the backward design model in which planning follows these three steps: Identifying standards-aligned desired results (in terms of the acquisition, meaning, and transfer);
  • Designing performance tasks/assessments that provide evidence of learning; and creating a learning plan. Humanities units must integrate language arts, social studies, and civic standards.
  • Deliver daily humanities lessons that are engaging, relevant, and rigorous.
  • Understand and apply effective strategies for intervention and differentiation in the classroom, including serving English language learners and students with individualized education plans (IEPs).
  • Embed opportunities for student critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity, as well as use of technology and digital media, into all lesson and unit plans.
  • Integrate reading and writing into every class taught, every day.
  • Maintain strong classroom management and hold students accountable for upholding school rules, student-developed norms, and classroom expectations.
  • Serve as an advisor to a group of 12 to 15 multi-age students who you meet with daily and to whom you provide support.
  • Develop a sense of community within the advisory group and implement any advisory curriculum.
  • Mentor and support these students’ development of academic, social, health, and parenting skills to ensure they stay on track to graduation.
  • Provide education and coaching for students around goal-setting and the development of non-cognitive skills such as perseverance, courage, and more. Celebrate student success at least weekly.

Person Specification

  • Interested candidates should possess an NCE qualification with 5 – 10 years work experience.
  • Commitment to the safeguarding of all learners
  • Demonstrable effectiveness in promoting equality and diversity through teaching, managing the learning environment and challenging discriminatory behaviour and attitudes
  • Knowledge and experience of the national curriculum in own specialist area
  • Experience of working with students with social, emotional and mental health needs.
  • Effective in using a broad range of assessment measures as a driver for improving learners’ performance
  • Interest in working with vulnerable students.
  • Understanding of alternative and therapeutic interventions for student progression.
  • Proven good standard of teaching skills and abilities or demonstrable potential to attain the highest standards of teaching
  • Remains motivated, even when under pressure, to ensure that a high standard service to the customer is maintained
  • Excellent communication and facilitation skills with all stakeholders
  • Adopt a reflective and restorative approach.
  • A high level of tolerance and an entirely non-judgemental attitude to children
  • Committed to reflecting on own performance, seeking and accepting constructive feedback and learning from own experiences

Salary
N45,000 – N55,000 monthly.

Application Closing Date
15th February, 2023.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: bolaglobal74@gmail.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note: For inquiries, send a Whatsapp message to: +2348022213746.


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