About the job

Company Description don bosco embu is an education and training institution based in Embu, Kenya, focused on providing practical skills and vocational training to young people and adult learners. The organization emphasizes hands-on learning, personal development, and employability, helping learners gain relevant trade skills for the local and regional job market. Located in Embu, it serves the surrounding community by offering structured programs that combine technical instruction with character formation. don bosco embu values integrity, professionalism, and social responsibility in both its staff and learners, creating a supportive environment for teaching and learning.

Role Description

The Carpentry Instructor will deliver practical and theoretical carpentry lessons, guiding learners through the safe use of tools, materials, and equipment in an on-site workshop in Embu, Kenya. Responsibilities include preparing lesson plans, demonstrating carpentry techniques, supervising workshop activities, and assessing learner progress through assignments, projects, and examinations. The instructor will ensure compliance with safety standards, maintain workshop tools and materials, and provide mentorship to support learners’ professional and personal development. This is a full-time on-site role, requiring collaboration with other instructors, participation in staff meetings, and contribution to continuous improvement of the carpentry curriculum and training methods.

Qualifications

• Strong technical carpentry skills, including experience with hand tools, power tools, joinery, and construction methods.
• Proven instructional or training experience, with the ability to plan lessons, deliver demonstrations, and assess learner performance.
• Solid understanding of workshop safety practices and ability to enforce safety protocols and guidelines.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work with learners from diverse backgrounds.
• Organizational skills for managing class schedules, materials, and documentation related to learner progress.
• Relevant vocational qualification, trade certification, or diploma in Carpentry or Building Construction; teaching certification or trainer-of-trainers course is an added advantage.
• Experience in vocational training centers or similar educational settings is beneficial.
• Commitment to mentorship, ethical conduct, and fostering a respectful learning environment.

• Deliver practical and theoretical carpentry lessons
• Guide learners through the safe use of tools, materials, and equipment
• Prepare lesson plans
• Demonstrate carpentry techniques
• Supervise workshop activities
• Assess learner progress through assignments, projects, and examinations
• Ensure compliance with safety standards
• Maintain workshop tools and materials
• Provide mentorship to support learners’ professional and personal development
• Collaborate with other instructors
• Participate in staff meetings
• Contribute to continuous improvement of the carpentry curriculum and training methods

• Strong technical carpentry skills
• Experience with hand tools, power tools, joinery, and construction methods
• Instructional or training experience
• Ability to plan lessons
• Ability to deliver demonstrations
• Ability to assess learner performance
• Solid understanding of workshop safety practices
• Ability to enforce safety protocols and guidelines
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with learners from diverse backgrounds
• Organizational skills for managing class schedules, materials, and documentation

• Relevant vocational qualification, trade certification, or diploma in Carpentry or Building Construction
• Teaching certification or trainer-of-trainers course is an added advantage
• Experience in vocational training centers or similar educational settings is beneficial
• Commitment to mentorship, ethical conduct, and fostering a respectful learning environment