Teacher at the Riverbank School

The Riverbank School - We are committed to raising God fearing Child leaders who would aim for excellence in all their endeavor. We offer a Christian and family approach to care and education that will ensure full academic potential is realized in every individual child.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Teacher

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Reporting to: Class Teacher

Scope

• To foster the participation of pupils in the social and academic processes of the school
• To enable pupils become more independent learners and help to raise the standard of achievement
• To promote the aims and objectives of the school and maintain its philosophy of education.

Key Responsibilities

• To support pupils learning activities, attend to additional learning needs and help in development
• To help with the care, health, wellbeing and support of pupils
• To maintain good order and discipline among the pupils, safeguarding their health and safety
• To organise and manage groups or individual pupils ensuring differentiation of learning needs, reflecting all abilities
• To plan opportunities to develop the social, emotional and cultural aspects of pupils’ learning
• Contribute to the management of pupils’ behaviour both in and out of the classroom
• Support the use of ICT
• Log in homework books
• To be an effective model for pupil behaviour
• To assist in carrying out schemes of work and programmes set by teaching staff
• To participate in staff meetings as required
• Assist in the maintenance of the environment for staff and pupils
• To assist in the presentation of displays
• To support the lead teacher with routine administration
• To assist in ensuring that school policies are reflected in daily practice
• To support pupils in their individual learning and development
• To help develop their literacy and numeracy skills and thus to improve their attainment across the curriculum
• To help with classroom resources and records
• To contribute to planning, evaluating learning activities and recording pupils’ progress.

Other Responsibilities:

• To promote the welfare of children and to support the school in safeguarding children through relevant policies and procedures
• To maintain confidentiality, child protection procedures and policies
• Demonstrate preparation and skill in working with children from diverse cultural, economic and ability backgrounds
• To promote equality as an integral part of the role and to treat everyone with fairness and dignity
• To recognise health and safety is a responsibility of every employee, to take reasonable care of self and others and to comply with the Schools Health and Safety policy and any school-specific procedures / rules that apply to this role
• Participate in appropriate professional activities
• Participate in extracurricular activities such as social activities, sporting activities, clubs and student organizations as directed
• To continue professional development, maintaining a portfolio of training undertaken
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• A Bachelor's Degree in Education or equivalent
• PGCE / PGDE, NCE, Montessori Dip. or any relevant additional qualification is an advantage
• A minimum of 1 year experience Teaching
• Clear and effective communication skills
• Ability to prioritize and manage time effectively
• Suitability to work with children.

Application Closing Date
31st May, 2021.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.