PYP Coordinator at Aga Khan Education Service, Kenya (AKESK)

Job Description (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Aga Khan Academy Nairobi is operated by Aga Khan Education Service Kenya (AKESK), a non-profit organization, with close to a hundred years’ experience operating schools in Kenya. Our first formal schools were opened in , and AKESK currently operates 11 schools in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu and Eldoret, serving close to 5, students with a quality, affordable education.Role SummaryThe role of the PYP Coordinator is to facilitate continuous implementation of IB philosophies as well as to plan for professional development for all teachers, keep abreast of IB documentation, and ensure inquiry-based teaching and learning. The PYP coordinator is responsible for partnering with the school administration and IB as a data coach, instructional specialist, learning facilitator, school leader, and catalyst for change. The coordinator will play a role in enhancing student learning by supporting institutional effectiveness through the facilitation of teacher collaboration, individual coaching, professional development, planning, facilitation, and assessment of programs. It is expected that the PYP coordinator will assist, model, team-teach, and evaluate child-centered inquiry-based learning within the classrooms.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Ensures that the programme is taught, planned, and assessed collaboratively at all instructional levels.Facilitates and implements all pedagogical aspects of the curriculum.Maintains contact with school administrators and communicates directly with all members of the teaching staff on all teaching and learning plans and professional development activities.Establishes and maintains a record of completed planners.Ensures that essential agreements for all areas are formulated in collaboration with the staff.Participates in the formation of the school’s strategic development.Conducts model lessons and provides coaching/mentoring to faculty. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE Bachelor’s degree in Education/B.Sc. with Post-Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)5 years’ experience in a similar role in a reputable schoolPYP-focused professional developmentTeachers Service Commission (TSC) registration certificate if in KenyaCertificate of good conductProven ability to work effectively in a multicultural collaborative team and environmentBe conversant with the use of technology as a teaching and learning tool