Position Title: Teacher Interns-Primary School

Closing date for applications: 20 July 2022

Reports to:  Head Teacher

Location: Kakuma Refugee Camp

Organization Background

LWF World Service is the humanitarian and development arm of the Lutheran World Federation. We are a widely recognized, international, faith-based organization working in over 20 countries. We seek to bring people of all backgrounds together in the common quest for justice, peace, and reconciliation in an increasingly complex and fragmented world.

A commitment to the human rights of every individual, regardless of their status, guides our work, actions, and operations. We are particularly known for our timely, compassionate, and professional humanitarian work, and for our field presence in hard-to-reach areas. Our work is people-centered and community- based. Above all, we work with the most vulnerable, and in order to claim and uphold their rights, we engage proactively with local government and community structures.

Our partners in Kenya – Somalia Program include: Lutheran Churches and their related agencies, The European Commission (ECHO), the US Government (BPRM), WFP, UNICEF and UNHCR with whom we are key implementing partners.

Lutheran World Federation -Kenya- Somalia Program, is seeking to recruit suitable candidates for the positions of Teacher Interns based in Kakuma Refugee Camp

Job Function

Reporting to the Head Teacher, the Teacher Interns develops teachers professional develop plans, execute and report, oversee school academic programs, ensure authentic data collection and dissemination, provide technical guidance and support to Deputy head teacher to enforce discipline among learners at school level.

Duties and responsibilities of a Teacher Intern

• Initiate curriculum development process, its implementation and evaluation to ensure it is relevant and achievable in schools;
• Follow up on individual teacher’s lesson delivery and support accelerated education program; catch up, remedial and bridging classes
• Enforce inclusive education programs by providing technical support to teachers, eliminating barriers for inclusion of children with disabilities in regular schools
• Ensure all teaching and learning materials available in schools are distributed equitably, used efficiently and recorded well
• Teach subjects of specialization to impart knowledge, skills and attitudes to learners;
• Evaluate learners in subjects of specialization and prepare them for national and other examinations;
• Support child protection by identifying, referring/supporting children with protection concerns and providing psychosocial support
• Work with protection focal teachers and teacher counsellors to improve safety and child protection in schools and community
• Coordinate gender mainstreaming issues for teachers and learners in curricular and co-curricular activities such as sports to ensure gender equity, equitable participation and maximization of potential of teachers and learners; 

Requirements for appointment

• Have Primary Teacher Education certificate.
• Registered with TSC and in possession of TSC Teacher certificate.
• Fresh graduates or at most 2 years after graduation.

Personal Attributes for the above post

• Ability to manage and use e-learning/digital devices for teaching and learning, prepare and upload learner content on devices, data collection and analysis
• Experience of working in refugee schools or with refugee community in the camp or urban set up.
• Exemplary guidance and counselling skills, and experience in provision of psychosocial support
• Passionate for inclusive education and girl’s education program
• Ability to tolerate cultural, educational and religious diversity in the work place.

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LWF/WS is an equal opportunity employer, irrespective of gender, race or religious affiliation. LWF/WS is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for humanitarian agencies. Our recruitment and selection procedures reflect the organization’s commitment to the prevention of abuse and exploitation of beneficiaries.

Disclosure: The LWF participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme developed by the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response, which requires LWF to conduct reference checks with prior employers including questions about employee misconduct. By proceeding with this job application, you consent to LWF requesting a Statement of Conduct from previous employers. This Statement of Conduct is requested from previous employers for all candidates for employment and provided to all employers that request it from LWF.