Nova Pioneer Careers

• Nova Pioneer is looking for a superstar High School Kiswahili/ CRE Teacher for our Eldoret Girls Campus to start in January 2025.Please note this applies to teachers who have 3+ years teaching experience.Youwillplay a critical role in delivering an exceptional 21st Century learning experience for our students.
• This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of an innovative network of schools that is developing generations of innovators and leaders who will shape the African Century.

About The Role
Key responsibilities for the role include:

• Teach and deliver exceptional, real world, enquiry-based Kiswahili/ CRE lessons that align with the Kenyacurriculum requirements
• Maintain positive, constructive and professional relationships with students, their families and colleagues
• Develop lessons plans and partner with the Learning Design Team in reviewing and updating lessons when required/ desired
• Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning, is developmentally appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students and maintain an organized and focused learning environment
• Infuse joy and passion for learning in lessonsso that students are excitedand interested in their academic excellence
• Provide necessary accommodations and modifications for the growth and success of all students both in academic and culture expectations
• Be accountable for students’ mastery of content and academic standards
• Integrate interactive technology into lessons to enhance instructional delivery
• Set and communicate rigorous and ambitious goals for all students and provide effective student feedback so they internalize them
• Provide consistent rewards and/or consequences for student behavior and model expected behaviour at all times for students to emulate
• Consistently meet the ambitious goals of a rapidly-growing organization
• Serve as teacher on duty and/or boarding teacher on duty and support school wide programs aimed at behavior interventions
• Timely capture of students data on academic outcomes and articulation of students progress to NP families and other stakeholders when called upon to do so
• Support clubs, societies and other core-curricular enrichments at the school aimed at building all rounded students
• Serve as a home room teachers when called upon to do so

About You
Skills and Qualifications required:

• TSC certification and a relevant Degree in Education
• Strictly 3+years teaching experience
• You are a great communicator. You are able to provide clear and effective written and verbal communication
• You are flexible and open to change - you handle uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity well
• You are a problem solver - you are proactive in identifying issues and address these thoroughly by making an effort to find appropriate solutions
• You are excited about our organizational culture—and in particular, you are fired up to challenge yourself by embracing mutual vulnerability and a firehose of feedback

ABOUT THE ROLE

Key responsibilities for the role include:

• Provide a safe and secure environment for children to feel comfortable.
• Plan and execute appropriate activities for the children each day according to the curriculum, schemes of work and lesson plans that meet the social, physical and emotional needs of the children.
• Developing, reviewing and updating schemes of work and lesson plans in line with the school curriculum in partnership with the Learning Design team.
• Setting assessments for subject areas/topics when requested or called upon
• Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.
• Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials, in order to prevent injuries and damage.
• Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development such as games, arts and crafts, music, and storytelling
• Prepare materials, classrooms, and other indoor and outdoor spaces to facilitate creative play, learning and motor-skill activities, and safety.
• Observe and evaluate each child’s progress and provide a written report to the Principal, other school leaders and parents.
• Monitor and keep record/ reports of the children’s progress and development
• Instruct students individually and in groups, adapting teaching methods to meet students' varying needs and interests
• Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them.
• Establish and enforce rules for behavior, and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
• Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guests, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.
• Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops in order to maintain and improve professional competence.
• Assist in bus loading and unloading

ABOUT YOU

Skills and Qualifications required:

• TSC certification and Degree in Education/ P1 Diploma
• 3-5  years of teaching experience
• You have good working skills with technology such as Word, Powerpoint and Excel
• You are a great communicator. You are able to provide clear and effective written and verbal communication.
• You are flexible and open to change - you handle uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity well.
• You are a problem solver - you are proactive in identifying issues and address these thoroughly by making an effort to find appropriate solutions.
• You are excited about our organizational culture—and in particular, you are fired up to challenge yourself by embracing mutual vulnerability and a firehose of feedback.
• You have a desire to further develop your leadership skills and apply them to transform the lives of African youth

ABOUT THE ROLE

Key responsibilities for the role include:

• Provide a safe and secure environment for children to feel comfortable.
• Plan and execute appropriate activities for the children each day according to the curriculum, schemes of work and lesson plans that meet the social, physical and emotional needs of the children.
• Developing, reviewing and updating schemes of work and lesson plans in line with the school curriculum in partnership with the Learning Design team.
• Setting assessments for subject areas/topics when requested or called upon
• Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.
• Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials, in order to prevent injuries and damage.
• Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development such as games, arts and crafts, music, and storytelling
• Prepare materials, classrooms, and other indoor and outdoor spaces to facilitate creative play, learning and motor-skill activities, and safety.
• Observe and evaluate each child’s progress and provide a written report to the Principal, other school leaders and parents.
• Monitor and keep record/ reports of the children’s progress and development
• Instruct students individually and in groups, adapting teaching methods to meet students' varying needs and interests
• Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them.
• Establish and enforce rules for behavior, and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
• Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guests, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.
• Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops in order to maintain and improve professional competence.
• Assist in bus loading and unloading

ABOUT YOU

Skills and Qualifications required:

• TSC certification and Degree in Education/ P1 Diploma
• 1-3  years of teaching experience
• You have good working skills with technology such as Word, Powerpoint and Excel
• You are a great communicator. You are able to provide clear and effective written and verbal communication.
• You are flexible and open to change - you handle uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity well.
• You are a problem solver - you are proactive in identifying issues and address these thoroughly by making an effort to find appropriate solutions.
• You are excited about our organizational culture—and in particular, you are fired up to challenge yourself by embracing mutual vulnerability and a firehose of feedback.
• You have a desire to further develop your leadership skills and apply them to transform the lives of African youth

ABOUT THE ROLE

Specific key responsibilities for the role include:

Leading School Culture

• Working with the Principal to articulate a compelling short- and long-term vision for the development of the school’s culture and program
• Setting and modelling a consistent tone of highest expectations, joy, and growth mindset
• Leading key school rituals as needed to model and ingrain culture through setting up culture committees and mentorship programs
• Quickly identifying and responding to classroom/school culture or behavior issues
• Engaging with the many stakeholders who make up Nova Pioneer community- parents, students and teachers by:
  • Coordinating and planning parent events, fora and seminars
  • Writing parent communication and serving as first point of contact on parent queries and concerns
  • Coordinating 1:1 parent meetings
  • Managing student behavior by  voicing and popularizing school rules and regulations with the intention to build an harmonious school community 
  • Coaching teachers on managing student behavior
  • Coordinating student-related programs within and outside Nova Pioneer networks.

Student Support and Empowering Student Voice 

• Creating a vision and plan for student leadership development on the campus and systems and structures to support the vision.  
• Creating and managing the systems and structures to support students' leadership development.
• Listening to student concerns and raising those challenges to the administration
• Reviewing information from student suggestion box 
• Collecting monthly anonymous feedback from students 
• Supporting in the running of Town Halls 
• Supporting the running of student leadership programmes 
• Running skill development programmes 
• Meeting with student leaders 
• Identifying challenges in student leadership at the school and implementing solutions  to those challenges in a timely and effective manner.
• Identifying and bringing in internal/external speakers to support student leadership 
• Supporting the running of mentorship and advisory sessions on campus 
• Managing and supporting the student council
• Starting the student council on campus, including the student culture committee 
• Managing the implementation of all clubs, societies and extramural activities both during and after school
• Serving as liaison between institution administrators and the student body.
• Staying up to date on important student affairs.
• Preparing weekly school newsletters and sharing stories about student activities with relevant stakeholders e.g. parents.

Health and Safety

• Leading and supporting the health and safety committee, serving as the chair to foster a safe and healthy school environment.
• Organizing monthly fire drills, prioritizing students' overall safety, and maintaining accurate records of each drill.

Behaviour Management

• Developing and managing the behavior management system throughout the school
  • Reviewing all student infraction and behavior data, including both yellow and green cards.
  • Meeting with teachers to identify areas of improvement, challenges, and coaching needs.
  • Identifying trends, observes individual and group behavior.
  • Meeting with students.
• Leading the Behaviour Committee 
  • Convening meetings 
  • Ensuring all data is present for meetings 
  • Chair behavior committee meetings
• Coaches behavior issues with teachers 
  • Reviewing issues that teachers are having with behavior and coaches teachers through  observations, meetings, etc. 
  • Developing and coaching teachers diversified strategies of behavior management basing on Positive Behavioural Interventions and Support (PBIS)
• Leads academic behavior investigations 
  • Ensuring strong documentation  
• Referral to the counselor 
  • Knowledge of background of behavior and what behavior has to be referred to the counselor.
  • Follow up with cases referred to the counselor for tracking of support and changes.

Functional Support

• Work with the parent fee support team to manage the process of gating.

ABOUT YOU

• You have a Bachelor’s Degree in Education and you are TSC certified
• A Masters degree in education/ social sciences is not compulsory, it would be an added advantage.
• You have excellent interpersonal and leadership skills that encompass trust and respect
• You have excellent communication and people management skills
• You have the ability to be flexible, adaptable, innovative and creative
• You understand the complexities of working in a multi-faceted organization
• You have strong project management skills
• You have a passion for students character development
• You have high energy levels and can work in a highly confidential setting
• You have the ability to be flexible, adaptable, innovative and creative
• You understand the complexities of working in a multi-faceted organization
• You have a passion for students character development

ABOUT THE ROLE

Key responsibilities for the role include:

• Provide a safe and secure environment for children to feel comfortable.
• Plan and execute appropriate activities for the children each day according to the curriculum, schemes of work and lesson plans that meet the social, physical and emotional needs of the children.
• Developing, reviewing and updating schemes of work and lesson plans in line with the school curriculum in partnership with the Learning Design team.
• Setting assessments for subject areas/topics when requested or called upon
• Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.
• Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials, in order to prevent injuries and damage.
• Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development such as games, arts and crafts, music, and storytelling
• Prepare materials, classrooms, and other indoor and outdoor spaces to facilitate creative play, learning and motor-skill activities, and safety.
• Observe and evaluate each child’s progress and provide a written report to the Principal, other school leaders and parents.
• Monitor and keep record/ reports of the children’s progress and development
• Instruct students individually and in groups, adapting teaching methods to meet students' varying needs and interests
• Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them.
• Establish and enforce rules for behavior, and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
• Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guests, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.
• Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops in order to maintain and improve professional competence.
• Assist in bus loading and unloading

ABOUT YOU

Skills and Qualifications required:

• TSC certification and Degree in Education/ P1 Diploma
• 1-3  years of teaching experience
• You have good working skills with technology such as Word, Powerpoint and Excel
• You are a great communicator. You are able to provide clear and effective written and verbal communication.
• You are flexible and open to change - you handle uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity well.
• You are a problem solver - you are proactive in identifying issues and address these thoroughly by making an effort to find appropriate solutions.
• You are excited about our organizational culture—and in particular, you are fired up to challenge yourself by embracing mutual vulnerability and a firehose of feedback.
• You have a desire to further develop your leadership skills and apply them to transform the lives of African youth

ABOUT THE ROLE

Key responsibilities for the role include:

Collection on billing:

• Primary responsibility is to ensure targets are met or exceeded for the collection of parent fees and levies, plus outstanding debt. 
• Manage the collections within agreed deadlines by coordinating, directing and prioritizing the activities of team members reporting to you
• Develop and implement corrective approaches where collections fall behind target.

Stakeholder engagement

• Family engagement - Communication
  • Role-model a positive, empathetic and professional attitude towards parents at all times and coaching team members to maintain appropriate customer-facing behavior at all times 
• School Leaders andSchool Teams
  • Ensure that school leaders for campus(es) you are responsible for are updated on their campus specific fee collection rates.
  • Ensure risk areas are brought to the attention of the school leader and remedies actively discussed and implemented in partnership
  • Ensure gating is conducted in a family centric manner and on time.

Parent Satisfaction

• Ensure the team effectively communicates with families 
• Ensure parent queries are responded to within agreed timelines and intervene as necessary to maintain required service levels including modifications to processes and management of tracking systems (e.g. Zendesk)
• Ensure records of customer interactions, comments, complaints and transactions are maintained
• Act as first-line of escalation for parent engagement as required by team members who have  a dotted line report to you.
• Liaise with other teams to facilitate the expeditious resolution of  parent queries and concerns.
• Take steps necessary to respond to poor satisfaction rating and feedback received from families to ensure families concerns are addressed and improvements made to processes and systems.

Reporting & Communication

• Produce monthly reports analyzing the collections of Nova Pioneer at a detailed parent level to inform credit risk mitigation actions and making recommendations to improve collection rates and reduce delinquency
• Keep the respective school leadership team appraised monthly of their collections performance; particular parent complaints and other topics that may need School Leader support or intervention.
• Maintain records on parent response rates on email and parent satisfaction for the team managed.
• Track and update assigned databases and dashboards and ensure the accuracy of this data.

Business control environment

• Recommend, implement and enforce internal controls across all areas of responsibility to ensure accuracy and timely delivery of the collection teams’ responsibilities
• Take ownership of the process to collect bad debt (relevant in each region) e.g. black-listing of past parents; implementation of external debt collectors etc.

Team management

• Provide clarity, support and accountability to teammates assigned as dotted line reports to you on assigned projects.
• Hold one on one weekly and feedback sessions with dotted line reports on assigned collaborative projects.
• Set goals and track them throughout the year for collaborative tasks assigned to you and your dotted line report. 

General

• Contribute to the ongoing improvement of Nova Pioneer by suggesting and implementing measures that increase productivity, reduce costs and raise customer service levels
• Maintain effective and productive working relationship with the finance and other department and contribute to activities to improve interaction and collaboration with finance teammates
• Achieve and maintain proficiency with system and tools required to perform duties 

ABOUT YOU

Skills, Experience & Qualifications required:

• A Bachelor’s Degree (in Business preferred)
• CPA (K) or Finalist or its equivalent (ACCA, CA etc)
• A minimum of  4 years of working experience. 
• Experience in a startup or in a company that gives you significant autonomy and responsibility 
• Results driven: goal-oriented, moves fast and take ownership of work.
• Have strong project management skills: able to juggle multiple tasks and meet deadlines and targets.
• Eager to learn and accepts feedback as a positive step to professional growth.
• Excitement about our organizational culture—and in particular, be fired up to challenge yourself by embracing mutual vulnerability and a firehose of feedback.
•  Ability to treat all confidential information with the utmost professionalism.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Key responsibilities for the role include:

• Provide a safe and secure environment for children to feel comfortable.
• Plan activities that meet the social, physical and emotional needs of the children.
• Develop schemes of work and lesson plans in line with the school curriculum.
• Schedule stimulating and learning activities for the children.
• Prepare teaching aids to facilitate children learning.
• Devise games and activities, and also provides playing equipment, and ensure the playing facilities and equipment are clean and safe.
• Supervise the children as they learn and play.
• Observe and evaluate each child’s progress and provide a written report to the Principal, other school leaders and parents.
• Monitor and keep records/ reports of the children’s progress and development.
• Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them.
• Establish and enforce rules for behaviour, and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
• Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guests, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.
• Assist in bus loading and unloading.
• Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops in order to maintain and improve professional competence.

ABOUT YOU

Skills and Qualifications required:

• TSC certification and Degree in Education/ Diploma in ECDE.
• 1 - 2  years of teaching experience
• You are a great communicator. You are able to provide clear and effective written and verbal communication.
• You are flexible and open to change - you handle uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity well.
• You are a problem solver - you are proactive in identifying issues and address these thoroughly by making an effort to find appropriate solutions.
• You are excited about our organizational culture—and in particular, you are fired up to challenge yourself by embracing mutual vulnerability and a firehose of feedback.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Key responsibilities for the role include:

• Provide a safe and secure environment for children to feel comfortable.
• Plan activities that meet the social, physical and emotional needs of the children.
• Develop schemes of work and lesson plans in line with the school curriculum.
• Schedule stimulating and learning activities for the children.
• Prepare teaching aids to facilitate children learning.
• Devise games and activities, and also provides playing equipment, and ensure the playing facilities and equipment are clean and safe.
• Supervise the children as they learn and play.
• Observe and evaluate each child’s progress and provide a written report to the Principal, other school leaders and parents.
• Monitor and keep records/ reports of the children’s progress and development.
• Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them.
• Establish and enforce rules for behaviour, and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
• Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guests, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.
• Assist in bus loading and unloading.
• Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops in order to maintain and improve professional competence.

ABOUT YOU

Skills and Qualifications required:

• TSC certification and Degree in Education/ Diploma in ECDE.
• 1 - 2  years of teaching experience
• You are a great communicator. You are able to provide clear and effective written and verbal communication.
• You are flexible and open to change - you handle uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity well.
• You are a problem solver - you are proactive in identifying issues and address these thoroughly by making an effort to find appropriate solutions.
• You are excited about our organizational culture—and in particular, you are fired up to challenge yourself by embracing mutual vulnerability and a firehose of feedback.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Key responsibilities for the role include:

• Provide a safe and secure environment for children to feel comfortable.
• Plan activities that meet the social, physical and emotional needs of the children.
• Develop schemes of work and lesson plans in line with the school curriculum.
• Schedule stimulating and learning activities for the children.
• Prepare teaching aids to facilitate children learning.
• Devise games and activities, and also provides playing equipment, and ensure the playing facilities and equipment are clean and safe.
• Supervise the children as they learn and play.
• Observe and evaluate each child’s progress and provide a written report to the Principal, other school leaders and parents.
• Monitor and keep records/ reports of the children’s progress and development.
• Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them.
• Establish and enforce rules for behaviour, and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
• Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guests, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.
• Assist in bus loading and unloading.
• Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops in order to maintain and improve professional competence.

ABOUT YOU

Skills and Qualifications required:

• TSC certification and Degree in Education/ Diploma in ECDE.
• 1 - 2  years of teaching experience
• You are a great communicator. You are able to provide clear and effective written and verbal communication.
• You are flexible and open to change - you handle uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity well.
• You are a problem solver - you are proactive in identifying issues and address these thoroughly by making an effort to find appropriate solutions.
• You are excited about our organizational culture—and in particular, you are fired up to challenge yourself by embracing mutual vulnerability and a firehose of feedback.