Job Title – Education Assistant

• Reports to – Senior Education Assistant

• Salary Scale – U7

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Job Purpose

• To teach, examine and assess learners’ progress on an on-going basis in order to ensure functional literacy, numeracy and basic communication skills.

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Duties and Responsibilities

• To prepare the schemes of work and lesson plans in line with the approved curriculum on termly and weekly basis.

• To conduct lessons and remedial work according to the set timetable.

• To participate in setting, administering and marking internal and external examinations.

• To carry out continuous assessment and evaluation of pupils performance.

• To prepare and select appropriate learning aids/materials for classroom teaching.

• To keep and maintain class records /inventory (Registers, records of work , progress reports and equipment)

• To guide and counsel pupils.

• To participate in class meetings.

• To serve as classroom teacher.

• To participate in co – curricula activities and community activities.

• To conduct any other duties assigned that are related to the profession.

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Person Specification:

(i) Qualifications:

• Minimum of a Grade III teaching Certificate or the equivalent from a recognized Institution

• Registered with the Ministry of Education and Sports

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(ii) Competencies:

• Guidance and counseling skills,

• Pedagogical skills,

• Psychological skills,

• Child development skills,

• Computer Literacy,

• Record keeping,

• Good communication and interpersonal skills,

• Environment and Primary Healthcare,

• Safety and Precautionary measures,