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Reports to: Head Teacher – Pre- Primary

Location: Kakuma Refugee Camp

Organization Background

We are particularly known for our timely, compassionate, and professional humanitarian work, and for our field presence in hard-to-reach areas. 

Our work is people-centred and community- based. Above all, we work with the most vulnerable, and in order to claim and uphold their rights, we engage proactively with local government and community structures.

Our partners in Kenya Djibouti Somalia Program include Lutheran Churches and their related agencies, The European Commission (ECHO), the US Government (BPRM), WFP, UNICEF and UNHCR with whom we are key implementing partners.

Lutheran World Federation World Service Kenya Program is seeking to recruit Kenyan nationals for the following position to be based in Kakuma

Job Function

Reporting to the Headteacher – Pre-primary, the teacher will teach and oversee school academic progress for learners, support the professional development of refugee teachers, assess learners to track and report on learning outcomes, provide psychosocial support and ensure inclusivity in all school activities. 

Duties and responsibilities of a pre-primary school teacher

• Prepare for and teach lessons assigned to him/her
• Enforce inclusive education programs reducing/eliminating barriers for the inclusion of children with disabilities in regular schools
• Ensure all teaching and learning materials available in pre-schools are distributed equitably, used efficiently and recorded well
• Evaluate learners in and report on their learning outcomes






• Collect learners’ details and update children’s record
• Support child protection by identifying, referring/supporting children with protection concerns and providing psychosocial support
• Work with teacher counsellors to improve safety and child protection in schools and community
• Coordinate gender mainstreaming issues for teachers and learners in curricular and co-curricular activities such as sports to ensure gender equity, equitable participation and maximization of potential of teachers and learners;
• Collect, collate and maintain all school records such as enrolment, teaching and learning resources, evaluation records and attendance registers;
• Ensure children acquire and practice socio-emotional learning skills
• Supervise cleanliness of the school compound and ensure the learners are tidy;






• Embrace teamwork through collaborative planning and teaching to ensure consistency and improvement in curriculum delivery;
• Serve as a role model and maintain learner discipline to create a conducive environment for learning
• Engage learners in curricular and co-curricular activities so as to identify, nurture and develop talents;

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Requirements for appointment

A teacher must:-

• Have a Diploma in ECD teacher Education
• registered with TSC and in possession of TSC teacher certificate
• At least 1 year of teaching experience

Personal Attributes for the above post

• Experience of working in refugee schools or with the refugee community in the camp or urban set up is an added advantage.
• Exemplary guidance and counselling skills, and experience in the provision of psychosocial support
• Passionate for inclusive education
• Ability to tolerate cultural, educational and religious diversity in the workplace.

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