Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

The county’s rich history is joined at the hip with that of the entire nation. When the Kenya-Uganda railway line was constructed, although heavily criticized as the Lunatic Express or a road to nowhere, it had a profound impact on the creation of the nation today known as Kenya.

Responsibilities or duties

Class teaching;

Facilitate learning;

Role modelling, guidance and counselling, mentoring and motivation of learners;

Preparing reports;

Ensuring the safety of the learners;

Developing and facilitating play/learning activities that will enable learners enjoy living and learning through play in ECDE centers;

Developing relevant play or learning materials for all learners;

Preparing and developing schemes of work, lesson plans, and daily program of activities, assessment and evaluation of children progress and keeping other professional records;

Assisting in planning the ECDE Centre programmes;

Conducting research on ECDE;

Participating in stakeholder engagements in the ECDE Sector;

Mobilizing and sensitizing communities on the need for ECDE;

Assisting in the implementation of the ECDE policy.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

For appointment to this grade, an officer must:

Be serving as an ECDE teacher with the County Government of Nakuru;

Be in possession of Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) minimum grade of C+ (Plus), or its approved equivalent;

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) minimum grade of C (Plain), plus Diploma in Early Childhood Development and Education offered by KNEC or its approved equivalent;

OR

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) minimum grade of D+ (Plus), or its approved equivalent, Certificate in Early Childhood Development Education offered by KNEC or Ministry of Education or its approved equivalent and Diploma in Early Childhood Development and Education offered by KNEC or its approved equivalent;

Be a holder of Degree in Early Childhood Development and Education offered by a recognized institution of higher learning;

Be registered by the Teachers Service Commission;

Have a Certificate in Computer applications;

Must have a Certificate of Good Conduct from the National Police Service;

Have a Valid medical report from a recognized government health facility;

• Class teaching;
• Facilitate learning;
• Role modelling, guidance and counselling, mentoring and motivation of learners;
• Preparing reports;
• Ensuring the safety of the learners;
• Developing and facilitating play/learning activities that will enable learners enjoy living and learning through play in ECDE centers;
• Developing relevant play or learning materials for all learners;
• Preparing and developing schemes of work, lesson plans, and daily program of activities, assessment and evaluation of children progress and keeping other professional records;
• Assisting in planning the ECDE Centre programmes;
• Conducting research on ECDE;
• Participating in stakeholder engagements in the ECDE Sector;
• Mobilizing and sensitizing communities on the need for ECDE;
• Assisting in the implementation of the ECDE policy.

• Computer applications

• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) minimum grade of C+ (Plus), or its approved equivalent;
• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) minimum grade of C (Plain), plus Diploma in Early Childhood Development and Education offered by KNEC or its approved equivalent;
• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) minimum grade of D+ (Plus), or its approved equivalent, Certificate in Early Childhood Development Education offered by KNEC or Ministry of Education or its approved equivalent and Diploma in Early Childhood Development and Education offered by KNEC or its approved equivalent;
• Degree in Early Childhood Development and Education offered by a recognized institution of higher learning;
• Registered by the Teachers Service Commission;
• Certificate in Computer applications;
• Certificate of Good Conduct from the National Police Service;
• Valid medical report from a recognized government health facility;
• Serving as an ECDE teacher with the County Government of Nakuru;