EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Secondary Education for Girls Advancement (SEGA), is a non-profit organization with offices in the Mkundi area, Morogoro Municipal, mandated to operate in Tanzania mainland with registration No 00NG/R2/0000232. SEGA’s mission is to educate and equip bright Tanzanian girls with academic, leadership, and business skills to unleash their talents and reach their full potential, with a particular focus on vulnerable girls. SEGA programs include; 1) The SEGA Girls’ Secondary School, 2) Post Form Four Scholarship Program, and 3) Msichana wa Kisasa Community Outreach Program.
Vacancies within the SEGA Girls Secondary School:
The SEGA girls’ secondary school located in the Mkundi area, Morogoro Municipal provides quality holistic education for 280 form I – IV with more than 50% of its students being on scholarship. The school’s mission is to provide quality education for girls, fostering academic excellence, strong values, healthy self-esteem, and independent thinking skills, emphasizing leadership, entrepreneurship, social responsibility, and environmental care.
POSITION: Information and Computer Studies (ICS) Teacher – 1 post
JOB DESCRIPTION
Major function
The overall role responsibility of a Teacher at SEGA Girls Secondary School is to provide quality, participatory education opportunities for students that build both academic competence and practical skills to assist students to become self-reliant, contributing members of society upon graduation; and to contribute to the development of the SEGA Girls Secondary School as a quality, financially self-sufficient organization which may serve as a model to others.
Responsibilities
R1. Lessons Preparation/Planning and Materials Development: Develop creative, participatory, and integrated learning opportunities for students in your assigned subject areas as per the Tanzanian national curriculum, and as per SEGA’s vision and values to provide quality academic and practical education which builds self-reliance and entrepreneurship (30%)
- Develop a scheme of work, and lesson plans as per the content of the National Curriculum for Secondary students
- Conducts detailed planning of classes that will actively involve students and engage them in higher-level thinking, specifically:
- Posing pre-planned high-level thinking questions that help students get to “the next level” of thinking and creativity
- Creating, identifying, and using a variety of teaching and learning materials appealing to different learning styles (charts, objects, songs)
- Varies teaching methods to stimulate students, such as the use of IT, video, small group discussion, hands-on and experiential learning, and other
R2: Teaching (40%)
- Teach classes to Secondary students as per the schedule developed, ensuring punctual attendance at all classes
- Regularly assesses students against expected competencies within the secondary curriculum, ensuring students are on-track, and prepare, administer, and mark tests and exams as required.
- Develop solutions for struggling students (e.g. extra tuition, counseling, alternative modes of delivering material, etc.)
- Provides extra tuition to students who lag and/or an advanced content for fast learners, to the extent possible
R3: Supports Individual Student Development (10%)
- Assists each advisee student in developing her own personalized set of goals (academic, social, career) and action plan for achieving those goals. Assists students to think practically about their career and education aspirations post-SEGA and pursue opportunities in the school and outside of school to reach their goals.
- Manages pupil behavior and instills discipline in all students in and outside the classroom while at the same time creating a “safe” environment for vulnerable girls. Ensures supportive, respectful communication style and culture within the school to model appropriate behavior and build student confidence.
- Alerts and keeps the Headmistress informed of all students’ progress, highlighting problems at an early stage
- Performs any other duties as assigned by the Head
R4: Coordinates Sports, Clubs, and/or Other Extra-Curricular Activities (20%)
- Helps engage students outside of class in essay competitions, subject clubs, debate programs, or other activities as assigned. Takes initiative and uses their creativity to assist in the development of such programs
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Education; or Diploma in Teaching
- Information and Computer Studies as teaching subjects
- Three years’ experience
- Excellent spoken and written Swahili and English
- Ability to work well independently
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage, encourage, and build the capacity of others
- Ability to communicate efficiently via email; and use MSWord and Excel
- Willing to live and work in Morogoro, and commute to school each day
POSITION: Biology and Physical Education/Sports Teacher – 1post
JOB DESCRIPTION
- Major function
We are searching for a reliable and passionate biology teacher to join our faculty. The biology teacher’s responsibilities include preparing lesson plans, tests, and assignments, supervising students during investigations and experiments, and acting as a field trip chaperone. You should be able to teach students from different backgrounds, with varying aptitudes and interests.
To be successful as a biology teacher, you should be culturally sensitive, well-organized, and demonstrate insatiable curiosity. Outstanding candidates are not squeamish and can confidently explain bodily functions to teenagers.
b. Biology Teacher Responsibilities:
· Prepare and deliver engaging biology lessons to students from different backgrounds, who all have different interests and abilities.
· Monitor students’ performance and adjusting teaching strategies and techniques for improved content delivery.
· Establishing classroom, laboratory, and field trip rules and ensuring all students understand and accept them.
· Setting up exams, assessments, and experiments in accordance with curriculum requirements and standards of the state and district.
· Communicating any student issues to parents, counselors, and other relevant staff members.
· Attending school events, club meetings, and staff meetings as required.
· Representing the school at conferences, workshops, and other networking events.
· Coming up with suggestions to improve the Biology Department and general school operations.
· Building rapport with students so that they feel comfortable and safe discussing sensitive topics in class.
· Encouraging students to participate in science fairs, competitions, and expos, and preparing them for these events
c. Physical Education (Sports) Responsibilities;
The role of the Sports Master/Mistress is to ensure that students are actively engaged after school hours in sports.
Responsibilities
- Develops a plan for sports for the year, developing and maintaining a rich, varied sports program, involving internal and external matches
- Develop competencies for physical fitness, and athletic skills, to guide the program; and monitor and evaluate students’ performance against those competencies, each term, as is done for the academic program
- Coordinates scheduling of sports and ensures schedule is carried out as per plan, reporting to Headmistress when there are problems
- Organizes students to participate actively in sports
- Arranges competitions and events with other schools regularly
- Coordinates with the entrepreneur coordinator to play grounds maintained, alerting the Headmistress of issues needing attention
- Ensures sporting equipment and resources are maintained in good order and accessible to students when they need them and used as per plan
Outcomes
- Students have at least 3 days of physical activity per week
- Progress of students in achieving outlined competencies is assessed and provided to school administration each term
- Playgrounds are in good condition (once developed)
- Sports and other equipment are accounted for and in good condition
- Students have the equipment they need, when they need it, due to an effective access/storekeeping system being implemented
- Students have regular (at least once per month) games with other schools.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Education or Diploma in Teaching
- Biology and Physical Education as teaching subjects
- Three years’ experience
- Excellent spoken and written Swahili and English
- Ability to work well independently
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage, encourage and build the capacity of others
- Ability to communicate efficiently via email; and use MSWord and Excel
- Willing to live and work in Morogoro, and commute to school each day
- Females are highly encouraged to apply.
- POSITION: History and Civics Teacher – 1 post
Responsibilities: The overall role of a Sega Girls School Teacher is to provide quality, participatory, education opportunities for pupils which build both academic competence and practical skills to assist students to become self-reliant, contributing members of society upon graduation; and contributing to the development of the SEGA Girls School as a quality, financially self-sufficient institution which may serve as a model to others
R1. Lessons Preparation/Planning and Materials Development: Develops creative, participatory and integrated learning opportunities for students in your assigned subject areas as per the Tanzanian national curriculum, and as per SEGA’s vision and values to provide quality academic and practical education which builds self-reliance and entrepreneurship (30%)
- Develop a scheme of work, and lesson plans as per the content of the national curriculum for secondary students
- Conducts detailed advance planning of classes which will actively involve students and engage them in higher level thinking, specifically:
- Posing pre-planned high-level thinking questions that help students get to “the next level” of thinking and creativity
- Creating, identifying, and using a variety of teaching and learning materials appealing to different learning styles (charts, objects, songs)
- varies teaching methods to stimulate students, such as the use of IT, video, small group discussion, hands-on and experiential learning, and other
R2. Teaching: Teaches Students (40%)
- Teach classes to secondary students as per the schedule developed, ensuring punctual attendance at all classes
- Regularly assesses students against expected competencies within the secondary curriculum, ensuring students are on-track, and prepares, administers and marks tests and exams as required.
- Develops solutions for struggling students (e.g. extra tuition, counseling, alternative modes of delivering material, etc.)
- Provides extra tuition to students who lag behind and/or an advanced content for fast learners, to the extent possible
R3. Supports Individual Student Development (10%)
- Assists each advisee student develop her own personalized set of goals (academic, social, career) and action plan for achieving those goals. Assists students to think practically about their career and education aspirations post-SEGA and pursue opportunities in the school and outside of school to reach her goals.
- Manages pupil behavior and instills discipline in all students in and outside the classroom while at the same time creating a “safe” environment for vulnerable girls. Ensures supportive, respectful communication style and culture within the school to model appropriate behavior and build student confidence.
- Alerts and keeps the Headmistress informed of all students’ progress, highlighting problems at an early stage
- Performs any other duties as assigned by the Head
R4. Coordinates Sports, Clubs and/or Other Extra-Curricular Activities (20%)
- Helps engage students outside of class in essay competitions, subject clubs, debate programs or other activities as assigned. Takes initiative and uses own creativity to assist in development of such programs
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Education or Diploma in Teaching
- History and Civics Education as teaching subjects
- Three years experience
- Excellent spoken and written Swahili and English
- Ability to work well independently
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage, encourage and build the capacity of others
- Ability to communicate efficiently via email; and use MSWord and Excel
- Willing to live and work in Morogoro, and commute to school each day
- Females are highly encouraged to apply.
NB: For this position, SEGA is looking for a person who is willing and ready to start immediately.
MODE OF APPLICATION;
Please send only a cover letter and CV to [email protected] by SUNDAY 07th of January 2024.
