Foundation Phase Teacher (Grade 1)

How2Apply Talent Network
Germiston, Gauteng
Full-time
Posted 1 hour ago
Full-time Education & Teaching
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Job Description

Teach at a faith-based independent school in Germiston where your planning, marking and patience all count. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

Home base is a faith-based independent school on the Germiston side of Gauteng.

What your day looks like

  • Use data projectors, smartboards or tablets where the school has them
  • Meet parents to discuss progress, behaviour and support plans
  • Attend staff meetings, subject meetings and district workshops
  • Prepare Grade 12 learners for prelims and the NSC exams
  • Plan weekly lessons against the CAPS annual teaching plan

Must-haves

  • Full SACE registration (provisional registration only for student or newly qualified teachers)
  • You can manage a class of 35 or more without losing control
  • At least 1 year of classroom teaching, including teaching practice
  • Sound knowledge of CAPS and the assessment policy for your phase

Extra points for

  • Comfortable with Google Classroom or Microsoft Teams for homework
  • Coaching experience in a major school sport
  • Experience marking for the NSC or IEB

What's in it for you

  • Housing allowance for SGB and state-funded posts where it applies
  • School holidays in line with the school calendar
  • Fee discount for your own children at independent schools
  • Paid SACE CPTD workshops

Applying, step by step

  1. Check you meet the must-haves first; recruiters filter on those before anything else.
  2. Have the following on hand (clear photos on your phone are fine at first): SACE registration certificate, police clearance issued in the last 6 months plus two recent lesson plans you wrote yourself.
  3. Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
  4. Keep your phone on. Shortlisted applicants are contacted by call, SMS or WhatsApp within 10 working days.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around Germiston.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

Before you hit apply

  • Add your matric results or pass rates for your classes if they improved; hard numbers beat adjectives.
  • Put your SACE number, phase and subjects on the first line of your CV; heads sort applications by subject first.

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Job details
SalaryDiscussed at interview
Job TypeFull-time
LocationGermiston, Gauteng
CategoryEducation & Teaching
Experience5+ years
Posted11 October 2026
Closing Date17 November 2026
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