Monday, March 5, 2012

KINDERGATEN TEACHER AND FRONT OFFICE ASSISTANT JOBS IN KENYA

Little Havard Academy is located at the heart of Kitengela town.

The academy aims to provide a nurturing and stimulating environment where your child can learn and grow through creative play. We offer a secure and warm environment where children blossom. We see every child as being special and make learning fun. The Academy caters for children from 1.5 to 6 years.

We are seeking qualified candidates for the following positions to join our able team in May 2012.

Kindergarten Teacher

Reporting to the school principal, the successful candidate should have experience dealing with day care to pre-unit classes.

Essential Functions

Planning activities that meet the social, physical and emotional needs of the children
Ensure the children are well when under his/her care

Devises games and activities, and also provides playing equipment, and ensure the playing facilities and equipment are clean and safe
Develop the lesson plans and schedule of activities for the kindergarten
Supervise the children as they learn and play
Devises activities that introduce math and grammar concepts and makes note of the children’s progress both socially and intellectually
Discusses the children’s progress with their parents and keeps them informed


Qualifications

A diploma or Certificate in Early Childhood Education (ECE) from KHA or equivalent college
At least 3 years working experience in a kindergarten setting
Ability to prepare teaching aids and lesson plans
Ability to establish and enforce rules for behavior and class control
Good organization and communication skill
Demonstrated ability to work as a team player
Ability to meet deadlines and sometimes work for long hours

Front Office Assistant

The successful candidate will provide overall administrative support for the school.

He/she will be expected to provide an effective, customer friendly reception, telephone handling and administrative support services for the school.

Essential functions

Welcoming all visitors to the school and ensuring they sign the visitors books
Receive all incoming calls and answer general enquiries
Ensure that callers, parents and visitors to the school are dealt with in a courteous professional manner and directed to the appropriate member of staff
Maintaining an inventory of school supplies and ensuring that there is always adequate supplies of school consumables, e.g. stationary, food etc
Maintain a general filing system and ensure all correspondences are file all correspondences
Maintain accurate records of absence, calls, messages, and orders, etc
Collect and record all fees received from parents
Manage and monitor the school petty cash
Ensure that relevant basic information about the school is up to date and available for all visitors (timetables, term dates, and school events)
Assist in First aid services in the school

Qualifications

Diploma or certificate in Front office management from a recognized college
At least one year working experience in a similar environment
Good oral and written communication skills
Excellent interpersonal and organization skills
Meticulous attention to detail in reporting the written or spoken messages of visitors or incoming enquiries
Ability to prioritize enquiries for immediate attention

If you meet the above requirements, kindly send your resume to littlehavard@gmail.com for consideration.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.