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The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls (The Academy) is a residential boarding school with just over 300 students enrolled in Grades 8 -12. Grade 12 students write the Independent Examination Board (IEB) National Senior Certificate (NSC) Examination.
Full-time, Fixed-term Contract Mathematics Teacher
Applications are invited for the position of Full-time, Fixed-term Contract Mathematics Teacher
Department Academics
Reports To HOD: Mathematics
Starting Date
The Academy is looking to appoint a full-time, fixed-term contract Mathematics Teacher . Only suitably qualified and experienced applicants will be considered for this position.
- Relevant degree or a professional teaching qualification.
- Proof of up to date registration with SACE.
- A master teacher with at least five years of teaching experience in IEB Grade 12 Mathematics. Such experience must be recent and must at least have been attained over the past five years.
- Experience in teaching Advanced Programme Mathematics (APM) for the past five years, up to Grade 12 level.
- Ability to teach Junior Grades with success (a consistent average of 70%).
- An understanding of teaching Girl students.
- An understanding of teaching students who come from disadvantaged backgrounds.
- Ability and skill to identify students' deficits, and bridge them.
- An understanding of the DBE and IEB assessments as well as their curriculum frameworks.
- Knowledge of curriculum design and an ability to design a mathematics curriculum.
- An ability to map a mathematics curriculum from Grade R to 12 and beyond.
- Working knowledge of the latest trends in education, particularly trends in mathematics education.
- Experience IEB marking and moderation.
- A passion for enquiry based, student-centred learning.
- Willingness to learn how to use and implement the Neurosequential Model in Education (NME) in your teaching.
- Create a classroom environment that provides for student involvement in the learning process and enable each student to achieve learning objectives.
- Plan the study program so that, as much as possible, it meet the needs, interests and abilities of the students.
- Guide the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and in harmony with the goals, establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects and the like to communicate these objectives to students.
- Assist the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct and, for the classroom, develop reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure, and maintain order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.
- Create a classroom environment that provides for student involvement in the learning process and enable each student to achieve learning objectives.
- Make provision for being available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms.
- Interact with the students to induce curiosity, motivate, and provoke thinking, imagination and application of the concept taught.
- Attend staff meetings and serve on staff committees as required.
- Perform other duties as required.
- Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
- An ability to work effectively as an individual and in teams.
- Willingness to participate in the broader life of the Academy and to contribute positively to the ethos of the Academy.
- A commitment to personal growth and the development of others.
- High levels of competence with technology.
- Sound relationship building skills.
- Effective time management.
- Analytical and critical thinking and writing skills.
- Problem-solving skills.
- An ability to delegate effectively.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills.
- Ability to handle pressure and meet deadlines.
- Demonstrate high levels of professionalism.
- Earns others’ trust and respect through consistent honesty and professionalism in all interactions.
Applications for the post close on 30 November 2019.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates. Applications must be accompanied by a covering letter, CV with names of three contactable references, copy of the highest qualification/s and the copy of identity. Interested candidates must register their profile at SkillsMap to submit their application.
Regrettably emailed, faxed and hand delivered applications will not be considered. Only applications submitted through the SkillsMap portal will be considered. Only suitably qualified applications will be considered. Should you not hear from us by 31 December 2019, please consider your application to be unsuccessful. The Academy reserves the right not to fill this position.
The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls is a member of ISASA and is an equal opportunity employer. Only suitably qualified applicants will be considered. The Academy reserves the right not to fill this position.
Permanent Mathematics Teacher
Applications are invited for the position of Full Time, Permanent Mathematics Teacher
Department Academics
Reports To HOD: Mathematics
Starting Date
The Academy is looking to appoint a Full Time, Permanent Mathematics Teacher . Only suitably qualified and experienced applicants will be considered for this position.
- Relevant degree or a professional teaching qualification.
- Proof of up to date registration with SACE.
- A master teacher with at least five years of teaching experience in IEB Grade 12 Mathematics. Such experience must be recent and must at least have been attained over the past five years.
- Experience in teaching Advanced Programme Mathematics (APM) for the past five years, up to Grade 12 level.
- Ability to teach Junior Grades with success (a consistent average of 70%).
- An understanding of teaching Girl students.
- An understanding of teaching students who come from disadvantaged backgrounds..
- Ability and skill to identify students' deficits, and bridge them.
- An understanding of the DBE and IEB assessments as well as their curriculum frameworks.
- Knowledge of curriculum design and an ability to design a mathematics curriculum.
- An ability to map a mathematics curriculum from Grade R to 12 and beyond.
- Working knowledge of the latest trends in education, particularly trends in mathematics education.
- Experience IEB marking and moderation.
- A passion for enquiry based, student-centred learning.
- Willingness to learn how to use and implement the Neurosequential Model in Education (NME) in your teaching.
- Create a classroom environment that provides for student involvement in the learning process and enable each student to achieve learning objectives.
- Plan the study program so that, as much as possible, it meet the needs, interests and abilities of the students.
- Guide the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and in harmony with the goals, establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects and the like to communicate these objectives to students.
- Assist the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct and, for the classroom, develop reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure, and maintain order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.
- Create a classroom environment that provides for student involvement in the learning process and enable each student to achieve learning objectives.
- Make provision for being available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms.
- Interact with the students to induce curiosity, motivate, and provoke thinking, imagination and application of the concept taught.
- Attend staff meetings and serve on staff committees as required.
- Perform other duties as required.
- Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
- An ability to work effectively as an individual and in teams.
- Willingness to participate in the broader life of the Academy and to contribute positively to the ethos of the Academy.
- A commitment to personal growth and the development of others.
- High levels of competence with technology.
- Sound relationship building skills.
- Effective time management.
- Analytical and critical thinking and writing skills.
- Problem-solving skills.
- An ability to delegate effectively.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills.
- Ability to handle pressure and meet deadlines.
- Demonstrate high levels of professionalism.
- Earns others’ trust and respect through consistent honesty and professionalism in all interactions.
Applications for the post close on 30 November 2019.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates. Applications must be accompanied by a covering letter, CV with names of three contactable references, copy of the highest qualification/s and the copy of identity. Interested candidates must register their profile at SkillsMap to submit their application.
Regrettably emailed, faxed and hand delivered applications will not be considered. Only applications submitted through the SkillsMap portal will be considered. Only suitably qualified applications will be considered. Should you not hear from us by 31 January 2020, please consider your application to be unsuccessful. The Academy reserves the right not to fill this position.
The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls is a member of ISASA and is an equal opportunity employer. Only suitably qualified applicants will be considered. The Academy reserves the right not to fill this position.