Lower Elementary Teacher at Halifield Schools

Duties and Responsibilities

• Promote high academic standards in pupils’ Performances in accordance with the approved benchmarks.
• Draw up short and long term plans that will ensure that each child is working towards set learning goals. 
• Promote the welfare of children in your care.
• Prepare well planned lessons that will provide high quality learning experiences and opportunities for the children as well as ensure that every child’s learning profile is taken into consideration.
• Ensure that children’s exercise books are marked and necessary corrections done promptly.
• Ensure that there is adequate and prompt assessment of children’s (academic and behavioural) progress to ascertain where there is a gap for remediation.
• Maintain open communication with parents of the children in the class through communication books and to report serious issues to the supervisor for onward prompt resolution.                                                   
• Give targets that are relevant to a child’s need with the view of remediating a gap or a need in the child’s academics.
• Maintain proper records like daily attendance, diary, daily reports (which will include illnesses, absences, accidents and incidents) regularly and submit promptly. 
• Ensure that the class is a safe place for children, that equipment is safe and to ensure specific needs of children are known
• To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed by the Supervisor/Head Teacher in accordance with the schools objectives.

Education and Work Experience

• First Degree in any relevant field
• Job Specific Certification/ Teaching Qualification/PGDE/PGDCE               
• 3 Years’ Experience

Skills and Competences

• Grounded Knowledge of the integrated curriculum
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to build positive relationships
• Ability to work as a part of a team
• Proficiency in the use of computer with a good knowledge of technological advances as it relates to educating young children.