High School Physics Teacher at Kigali Christian School(KCS) | Kigali :Deadline: 09-02-2024

ORGANISATION: KIGALI CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

KIGALI CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (ECOLE CHRETIENNE DE KIGALI) is a private Christian school owned and operated by YOUTH FOR CHRIST/RWANDA which is a missionary movement entrusted with a global vision and committed to a mission of youth evangelism, discipleship, social involvement and leadership development.

In one of its strategies, Youth For Christ/Rwanda reaches out to the youth through Christian Education and thus started, owns and operates KIGALI CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (KIGALI and RWAMAGANA CAMPUSES).

Location: Kigali

Nature of Contract:  INDEFINITE

Job Title: High School Physics Teacher

Supervisor(s):  Secondary School Principal

Job Summary: A teacher is a competent professional with an in-depth knowledge of teaching, expending best practices and educational processes. In addition to having excellent written and verbal communication skills, a teacher must also demonstrate outstanding presentation and interpersonal abilities. Further still, a teacher at KCS is required to promote Christ-centred student discipline and fervent for balanced and exceptional student results. YFC/Rwanda relies on teachers for the stewardship of KCS property. KCS parents will always hope for a shepherd-ship approach while nurturing students through: presence, provision and protection in the facets described scripturally.  Setting up an environment that is highly structured, inviting students to learn  and relational in nature to provide an environment in which students flourish spiritually, academically, socially, physically, and emotionally. Actively pursuing balanced positive personal branding and promoting a potent organisational brand.

Requirements:           

• Follower of Jesus Christ and actively involved in a local church;
• Passion to serve and work hard;
• Self-disciplined and teachable;
• Experience as a teacher;
• Passion to see students and staff reach their full potential;

Knowledge and Skills:

• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;
• Well versed with Rwanda curriculum and education system details;
• Fluent in English and Kinyarwanda;
• Able to communicate in French;
• Able to motivate others;
• Familiar with various learning styles, teaching techniques, and ways of evaluation
  
  
  

 Preferences:

• University degree in Education and qualified Physics teacher status in Rwanda;
• Previous experience in positions of leadership in a school setting;
• Experience in training others;
• Experience with supervising others;
• Professional knowledge and understanding of effective instructional strategies;
• Must have excellent knowledge of health and safety, child protection;
• Must have experience of effective planning, monitoring assessment, tracking and record keeping, promoting high quality teaching and learning.
  
  
  

Roles and Responsibilities:

Teacher Duties & Responsibilities:

1. Pursuing to uphold the vision and the mission of both YFC/Rwanda and Kigali Christian School. Inculcate the sense of Discipline and the quest for Academic excellence among the students.
2. Developing and issuing educational content including notes, tests, and assignments. Present lessons in a comprehensive manner and use visual/audio means to facilitate learning.
3. Establishing and communicating clear objectives for lessons, units and projects. Scaffolding learning by taking students much higher to achieve over and beyond the average national standards established by the Rwanda ministry of education.
4. Intentionally creating and developing potent reading and writing skills across the curriculum offerings and public speaking skills in the class in liaison with the DOS intended at creating life-long learners.
5. Supervising classes to ensure all students are learning in a safe and productive environment.
6. Organizing supplies and resources for teaching and presentations.
7. Planning and implementing educational activities, trips, excursions and other educational related events.
8. Ensuring your classroom is clean, attractive and orderly.
9. Preparing and distributing periodic progress reports, termly and annual report cards.
10. Attending parent-teacher meetings with a view of supporting their children learn. Communicating regularly with parents with a view of supporting students learn.
11. Allocating and grading homework, BOTs, assignments, holiday tests, quizzes, essays and projects.
    
    
    
12. Contributes to student learning, growth, and advancement. Working with students one-on-one when they need extra help or attention.
13. Actively assisting learners’ practice, use and gain automaticity in using foreign languages particularly English and French.
14. Demonstrating academic competence in subject area(s), and displays an inclination for developing integrated and interdisciplinary work across the curriculum.
15. Maintaining a growth mind-set toward student learning, teaching practice, and personal/collective professional development. Through seminars, conferences and reading contemporary about education.
16. Demonstrating a high degree of self-efficacy. Holding themselves accountable for learner outcomes and advocates for their students; works efficiently; and believes in their ability, the capability of their students, and themselves to succeed and excel.
17. Actively Facilitating problem solving, with a curious mind and critical thinking skills, showing a high degree of creative application in the implementation of data-driven curriculum and practice.
18. Serving as a role model and an innovative and creative teacher with an insatiable thirst for knowledge, personal growth, and being on the cutting edge of instructional practice and pedagogy.
19. Collaborating effectively with a variety of stakeholder groups within the organization and with external partners to increase student performance and contribute to advancing the teaching and learning craft.
20. Keenly looking beyond the walls of the classroom and demonstrating global competence and how their work will expand the impact of students’ work to their families and local and global communities
21. Consciously investing in the learners’ well-being, health, and safety, physically, socially, and emotionally and spiritually. Observe and understand students’ behaviour and psyche and report suspicions of neglect, abuse and any other related issues.
22. Recognizes the relationship between social-emotional learning and academic performance, and aspires toward developing and teaching the whole child.
23. Designing and facilitating differentiated and personalized learning goals and activities that follow a coherent sequence, are aligned to instructional goals, and engage students in high-level cognitive activity
24. Adapting teaching methods and materials to meet the learner interests and learning styles of students. Assist learners explore opportunities and career paths.
25. Maintaining positive relationships with students, parents, co-workers and supervisors
26. Creating a safe, respectful and inclusive classroom environment
27. Helping students improve study methods and habits
28. Ability to effectively communicate with others and clearly expressing complex ideas
29. Proficient active listening skills to understand and adapt to students’ various learning needs
30. Strong public speaking and oral presentation skills. Excellent organization and time management skills with the free will to offer extra time to support learners achieve their highest potential. Other duties of a similar classification will be assigned from time to time.
    
    
    

Applicants should note that all of the above will be tested as part of our robust selection process. Candidates shortlisted for interview will be required to provide evidence of qualifications and will be subject to competitive selection tests. The school seeks to appoint somebody with an honours degree, who holds a recognised teaching qualification and has appropriate experience and proven classroom management, to take up the appointment in 12th of February 2024 or as soon afterwards as possible.

HOW TO APPLY:

• If you are qualified, send an application letter addressed to the National Director, Youth For Christ/Rwanda, a detailed curriculum vitae (resume), relevant academic documents, contact details of at least three (3) referees that have supervised you teach, a statement of faith and a church recommendation letter, a copy of your national identification. Please submit your application materials in PDF format in English.
• Send your application requirements to: kcsdos2022@gmail.com/yfc.eck@gmail.com. You can as well drop a hard copy at our offices in Kibagabaga, Kigali Christian School (secondary school). For any inquiries, call 0737793948.
• Applications need to be received not later than February 9^th 2024, at 12:00 noon (Rwanda time).

Geoffrey MUTABAZI,

School Superintendent,

Kigali Christian Schools, YFC/Rwanda

Done at Kigali on February 5^th 2024.