Agriculture/ Biology Resident Teacher Job Nova Pioneer

About the Role

Key responsibilities for the role include: 

General:

• Maintain positive, constructive and professional relationships with students, their families and colleagues. 
• Invest in the school community being an active collaboration in culture, communication, workstreams, events, clubs and sports. 
• 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.
• Support clubs, societies and other core-curricular enrichments at the school aimed at building all rounded students.
• Serve as a Chaperone for out of school club and sports activities while ensuring students’ safety and well being.

Teaching and Learning:

• Teaching the subject of specialization.
• Infuse joy and passion for learning in lessons  so that students are excited  and interested in their academic excellence.  
• Provide necessary accommodations and modifications for the growth and success of all students, both in academic and culture expectations.
• Ensuring daily academic monitoring using the data to create reteach plans and differentiated instruction. 
• 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.
• 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. 
• Serve as home room teachers when called upon to do so.
• Creating subject specific class and school wide showcase events. 

Curriculum and Assessment:

• Develop inquiry instruction 5Es (Engagement, Exploration, Explanation, Elaboration, Evaluation) lesson plans and partner with the Curriculum Development Manager in reviewing and updating lessons when required/ desired.

Behavior and Culture:

• 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.
• Implementing Restorative Justice Practices in classrooms.
• Following the PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support) system at the school with fidelity, including but not limited to updating behavior and culture trackers daily.
  • Provide consistent rewards and/or consequences for student behavior and model expected behavior at all times for students to emulate.

Parent Engagement and Communications: 

• Contribute to school wide communication channels example: WhatsApp Groups, Class Dojo Newsletters etc.
• Make positive parent phone calls and academic and behavior phone calls to parents on a biweekly basis.

About You

Skills and Qualifications required:

• TSC certificate and/ or relevant certification in area of specialization.
• A Diploma/ Bachelor’s degree in Education and qualified to one or two teaching subjects.
• Strictly have 3+ years 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 possess demonstrated expertise and practical experience in handling equipment and managing resources specific to the area of specialization.

How to Apply

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