The International School of Kenya is well-known for its unmistakable culture of quality, exceptional care, and limitless opportunities. We instill a passion for and dedication to rigorous academic and personal exploration in our students. ISK students grow up in a community where every student is known and supported, and has the opportunity to personalize th...

Job Type

Full Time

Qualification

BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA

Experience

4 years

Location

Nairobi

Job Field

Education / Teaching / Training

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Education or a relevant teaching subject. A Master's degree in Educational Leadership, Educational Administration, Curriculum and Instruction or a related field ispreferred.
• Current teaching certification or licensure from a recognized authority, with appropriate qualifications to teach high school IBDP students.
• Successful prior experience:
  • At least 4 years as an IB DP and/or CP teacher
  • Head of department or other leadership role in a culturally diverse international school
  • Leading professional growth for colleagues
• Up-to-date training in IB DP and CP coordination and extensive knowledge of the IB curriculum
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated record of student-centered decision-making
• Competent in the use of current educational and communication technologies
• Energetic, goal-oriented and self-motivated, with an optimistic approach to challenges
• Integrity in personal values, including love of learning and valuing students as individuals
• Demonstrated qualities of:
  • Adaptability and resilience
  • Calmness in crises and under pressure
  • Reflectiveness
  • Self-motivation and strong work ethic
  • Openness to advice and suggestions
  • Willingness to ask for help when needed
  • Ability to think critically and strategically
  • Ability to effectively lead change processes
  • Experience in high school leadership
• Solid understanding of pedagogy and instructional approaches, curriculum design, and assessment:
  • Inclusive education practices
  • Understanding by Design model
  • Curriculum design and differentiation
  • Assessment practices
  • Social-emotional learning
  • Student-centered instructional approaches
  • Conceptual inquiry
  • Cultural proficiency
  • Collaborative team-based service delivery models
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.

• Coordinate IBDP/CP programs
• Teach high school students
• Serve as Head of department or other leadership role
• Lead professional growth for colleagues
• Implement student-centered decision-making
• Utilize current educational and communication technologies
• Lead change processes
• Apply understanding of pedagogy and instructional approaches
• Apply understanding of curriculum design and assessment
• Implement inclusive education practices
• Utilize Understanding by Design model
• Design and differentiate curriculum
• Implement assessment practices
• Incorporate social-emotional learning
• Employ student-centered instructional approaches
• Facilitate conceptual inquiry
• Promote cultural proficiency
• Engage in collaborative team-based service delivery models

• Excellent communication skills
• Collaboration skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Student-centered decision-making
• Competent use of current educational and communication technologies
• Energetic
• Goal-oriented
• Self-motivated
• Optimistic approach to challenges
• Integrity
• Love of learning
• Valuing students as individuals
• Adaptability
• Resilience
• Calmness in crises and under pressure
• Reflectiveness
• Strong work ethic
• Openness to advice and suggestions
• Willingness to ask for help
• Critical thinking
• Strategic thinking
• Ability to effectively lead change processes
• High school leadership
• Solid understanding of pedagogy
• Solid understanding of instructional approaches
• Solid understanding of curriculum design
• Solid understanding of assessment
• Knowledge of inclusive education practices
• Knowledge of Understanding by Design model
• Knowledge of curriculum design and differentiation
• Knowledge of assessment practices
• Knowledge of social-emotional learning
• Knowledge of student-centered instructional approaches
• Knowledge of conceptual inquiry
• Knowledge of cultural proficiency
• Knowledge of collaborative team-based service delivery models
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong communication skills
• Strong collaboration skills

• Bachelor's degree in Education or a relevant teaching subject
• Master's degree in Educational Leadership, Educational Administration, Curriculum and Instruction or a related field (preferred)
• Current teaching certification or licensure from a recognized authority
• Appropriate qualifications to teach high school IBDP students
• At least 4 years as an IB DP and/or CP teacher
• Experience as Head of department or other leadership role in a culturally diverse international school
• Experience leading professional growth for colleagues
• Up-to-date training in IB DP and CP coordination
• Extensive knowledge of the IB curriculum