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Website Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa - ISASA
Job Description:
We are looking for a Senior Resident Humanities/History Teacher for Year 8 to A Levels (Humanities & History) to start Term-3 (August 2025).
Senior Resident teachers lead instruction and planning for subject or grade level classrooms and are responsible for driving a rigorous, enquiry-based learning environment the Nova Pioneer way. Senior Resident teachers are supported by Deans of Instruction who partner with them in their growth journey – observing lessons, providing feedback and coaching. Senior Resident teachers support and mentor apprentice teachers. See below to learn more about the teaching model at Nova Pioneer.
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- Communicate regularly with parents through e-mail, telephone and parent-teacher conferences
- 4Infuse joy and passion for learning into lessons so that students are excited about and invested in their academic excellence
- Fully participate in opportunities for professional growth including Humanities team meetings and reflections, professional development meetings,
- Run academic support sessions for your students
- Lead with growing content/ skills/ assessment competency in apprentice/ junior Humanities teachers
- Participate in a variety of collaborative teams and committees, fulfill supervision duties as assigned including some morning, evening and weekend events
- Deliver impactful and engaging enquiry-based lessons supported by technology to enhance instructional deliver I
- Instructional coaching, and organisation wide learning and reflection
- Conduct ongoing assessment of student progress. Use assessment data to adjust instructional content and delivery techniques accordingly
- Attend frequent feedback meetings with Deans to enhance teaching practices
- Designing impactful lessons
- Contribute to and participate in co-curricular programming for at least one activity in one term per year
- Set and communicate rigorous and ambitious goals for all students and provide student feedback so they internalize it
- Observe, coach and be a model teacher for Apprentice/ junior teachers
Job Requirements:
- You have a deep understanding of children and you know how to connect with the specific age group that you teach
- Ability to lead a classroom independently
- Excellent content knowledge*
- IGCSE/ AS/ A Level History teaching experience is a strong recommendation
- You love teaching and care deeply about the success of each and every student
- SACE registered
- At least on Honours degree, preferably a Masters degree in History or a related discipline (e.g. Politics or International Relations) + a PGCE specialising in Senior + FET Phase
- Humanities (History and Geography) teaching experience and at least experience in teaching History up to Grade 12 level in the CAPS/ IEB system.\
- You have an understanding of and passion for enquiry based, student-centered learning
- You are a team player and you enjoy group problem solving
- You are adept at using technology for instruction
Job Details:
Company: Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa – ISASA
Vacancy Type: Full Time
Job Location: Ormonde, Gauteng, SA
Application Deadline: N/A
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