Job Vacancy: Music Teacher, Aga Khan Academies
The position
The Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa is an International Baccalaureate World School which seeks to provide students of all background from primary to higher secondary with an education of the highest standard to prepare them for lives characterized by leadership and service. The Academy seeks to recruit ideal candidate for the following position.
Music Teacher
The Music Teacher will be responsible for the musical aspects of the school which involves promoting music development through performance, production and organization which will enable the school to perform in international arenas.
Duties & Responsibility
- Plan international outreach and delivering of creative element of the CAS program
- Administration of peripatetic music programs
- Play a crucial role in the whole-school strategy and development in relation to Music
- Lead the development of school policy in Music to ensure an interesting, well-planned approach which is consistent throughout the school and addresses continuity and progression
- Effective delivery of the MYP & Diploma programs
- Use of a range of monitoring and assessment of environment for Music
- Create an enabling teaching and learning environment for Music
- Organization and management of Music learning resources
- Contribution to the development of enrichment and residential experiences for students
- Communicate academic concerns to relevant mentor/Head of year
- Inspire and motivate students gain a deeper appreciation of Music
The requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university
- Must have an internationally recognized teaching qualification or a BEd /Med.
- Professional experience in the music industry
- Experience in managing international choir
- Shows awareness of the broad principles behind PYP, MYP & DP programmes
- High level keyboard/accompanying skills.
Sector
Social Development
About the Agency
The Aga Khan Academies are an integrated network of residential schools dedicated to expanding access to education of an international standard of excellence to exceptional young men and women regardless of their ability to pay. The Aga Khan Academies foundational values include pluralism, meritocracy and civil society. Housed in spacious and attractive campuses with outstanding facilities, the Academies offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) Curriculum from Primary Years to the Diploma and provide a rich opportunity for both teachers and students alike to grow both professionally and personally. The first Aga Khan Academy opened in Mombasa, Kenya in 2003, the second in Hyderabad, India, in 2011, and the third in Maputo, in 2013. Others are to be built in Africa, South and Central Asia and the Middle East. More information…
Job Expires: 21-Feb-2022
