The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a not-for-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. Working with various partners across sub-Saharan Africa, we improve livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security, increase employment, and preserve natural resource integrity. IITA is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Activity Supervisor and Support Teacher
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: 6 months’ renewable
Duties
Afternoon Learning Enhancement Programme responsibilities
- Work with the Head Teacher to design and implement an effective Afternoon Learning Enhancement Programme.
- Ensure that all children are ready for Afternoon Activities at the appropriate time.
- Teach and prepare lessons for activities for afternoon clubs as necessary.
- Distribute registers for all afternoon activities and ensure they are completed.
- Supervise the departure of children from school at the end of school.
Breaktime Supervision Responsibilities:
- Monitor the arrival of all children in school from 7.00am to 7.30am
- Conduct Break duties as assigned.
- Ensure that staff are on break duty as per the rota and report absences to the School Administrative Secretary
Cover Teacher Responsibilities:
- Cover for absent teachers as necessary.
- Ensure a physically and emotionally safe environment for students through positive framing, kind communication with students and adults, and predictable, consistent routines.
- Use classroom and behavioural management strategies that are positive, structured, consistent, respectful, and responsive to student needs, to build a safe, orderly, inclusive and positive classroom community.
- Use a wide array of data to make instructional choices and create specific action plans to increase student achievement, including dynamic student grouping for small group instruction.
- Utilize an effective approach to behaviour management, time management, classroom organization and appearance, planning, teaching, and monitoring learning.
- Demonstrate an understanding of inquiry and give students choices to show their understanding.
- Encourage students to interact and work cooperatively with others and engage all students in activities.
- Promote independence and employ strategies to recognise and reward achievement of self-reliance.
- Respect all deadlines set out by the PYP Coordinator and the school and keep proper documentation.
Collegiate Responsibilities & Expectations:
- Understand and live the school’s mission.
- Contribute positively to staff morale.
- Work as a team player.
- Maintain professional working relationships with colleagues, line managers, and administrators.
- Maintain professional relationships with students, parents, and staff.
- Take part in all training provided by the school, both internal and external.
- Be prepared to report back about training and/or provide in-service to colleagues.
- Actively participate in Appraisal Procedures.
- Represent the school by being a good role model.
- Model the qualities of the IB learner profile and attitudes and be an active member of the learning community.
- Undertake other appropriate tasks as assigned by the Head Teacher.
Qualification
- Bachelor’s Degree in Early Child Education or related field with a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in an international school approved by an international schools’ association or body (e.g IBO, CIE, AISEN, COBIS, COIS, AISA).
Competencies:
The ideal candidate must:
- High level of computer skills including Microsoft office and internet use.
- Have excellent level of English language.
- Be flexible and have ability to think innovatively.
Benefits
We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.
Deadline: 18th August, 2023.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
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