Nova Pioneer Primary Literacy Learning Design - Associate Jobs in Kenya

Nova Pioneer Primary Literacy Learning Design - Associate Jobs in Kenya

Nova Pioneer is looking for a superstar Primary Literacy Learning Design Associate.

We look for passionate and creative individuals who are eager to bring in their diverse perspectives and experiences.

As a Primary Learning Design Associate in English and Literacy, you will revolutionize the way 21st-century skills and knowledge are developed in African schools.

You will be a central member of the team that will develop the learning model that we will use in our schools in Kenya.

Your role will be based in our Central Learning Design Team in Kenya. Currently, we are working remotely with travel to our Tatu City campuses approximately once per week.

This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of an innovative network of schools that is developing generations of innovators and leaders who will shape the African Century.

About Nova Pioneer

Imagine a world in which every young person across Africa attends a school that truly sets them up for success in the 21st century.

A school that cares about individual students and allows them to explore the world around them. A school that focuses more on developing skills than on memorizing content.

At Nova Pioneer, we have done more than just imagine this future, we are bringing it to life.

Nova Pioneer is a pan-African, independent network of schools offering high quality, accessible education from pre-primary through secondary school.

Nova Pioneer uses a unique, enquiry-based learning approach that encourages students to ask “why” instead of telling them the “what”.

It allows them to form their own thinking through exploration, investigation and collaboration.

Nova Pioneer currently has 14 schools in South Africa and Kenya with a vision to launch 100 schools and reach tens of thousands of students across the African continent in the next decade.

About the Role

Your typical week at Nova will look like this:

Use themes, big ideas, and Kenyan Competency Based Curriculum to create the day-by-day overview of literacy lessons, including Read Aloud lessons, Centres rotations, Guided Reading lessons, Writer’s Workshop lessons, and Literature Circles lessons in Grades PP2 - 6, beginning with Upper Primary.

Create year-long Schemes of Work for your subject areas and grade levels

Create detailed, inquiry-based lesson plans using the 5-E model, blended learning, and small-group instruction

Create materials that go along with each lesson

Create a full unit’s worth of material that culminates in Project-Based Learning

Work with your manager and classroom teachers to revise lessons after they have been taught.

Work with learning

designers in other subjects to create integrated projects and investigations

Create strong assessments/ rubrics/ continuums/ checklists that allow each teacher to evaluate students

Create assessments that infuse multiple assessment methods, including CBC KNEC approaches, Cambridge, and more.

Receive professional development on the Nova Model of Learning Design, integrated curriculum design, STEAM, and Project-Based Learning

Additional responsibilities as assigned by your manager

About You

Skills and Qualifications

You have 2+ years of experience in a rigorous, high-expectations primary setting (CBC classroom experience and training preferred)

You have distinctive experience and interest in English and Literacy, particularly in the lower primary years.

Experience with a balanced literacy model is a plus.

You have a track record of developing creative and rigorous curriculum that has led to distinctive learning outcomes and can demonstrate this through example products and references

You have a desire to further develop your curriculum development skills and apply them to transform the lives of African youth

You have strong writing skills and are able to use those to create lessons that will help students learn while being engaged and interested

You are driven by data and can use data from student assessments to strengthen lessons and spiral in key skills

How to Apply

To apply, please complete the form on the right hand side of this page.

We cannot process applications that are emailed to us.

Please Note

You are encouraged to attach your resume in PDF format to protect formatting.

There are a series of stages in the Nova Pioneer interview process and candidates will be moved forward in the process depending on their success in the previous stage.

The Process is as Follows:

Phone interview: a short conversation to understand your skills and experience a little better.

Practical demonstration of what you can do: you will complete a written task or a demonstration related to the role you are applying for.

Final interview: you’ll have a final conversation with the hiring manager before decisions are made.

For more information and job application details, see: Nova Pioneer Primary Literacy Learning Design - Associate Jobs in Kenya

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