Foundation Phase Teacher (Grade 1)

You'll plan and teach CAPS lessons that stick at a rural combined school in Roodepoort. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

This post is in Roodepoort (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Attend staff meetings, subject meetings and district workshops
• Supervise break duty, sport or a cultural activity each term
• Give extra lessons to learners who are falling behind
• Plan weekly lessons against the CAPS annual teaching plan
• Use data projectors, smartboards or tablets where the school has them
• Keep learner profiles and a tidy teacher file for subject advisers
• Set, mark and moderate formal assessment tasks for the term

• A B.Ed, or a degree plus PGCE, in the phase and subject you'll teach
• Clear record on the National Register for Sex Offenders and a police clearance
• At least 1 year of classroom teaching, including teaching practice
• Good spoken and written command of the language of teaching
• Sound knowledge of CAPS and the assessment policy for your phase
• You can manage a class of 35 or more without losing control

• Coaching experience in a major school sport
• Experience marking for the NSC or IEB

• Fee discount for your own children at independent schools
• Paid SACE CPTD workshops
• Pension and medical aid for permanent posts

• Put your SACE number, phase and subjects on the first line of your CV; heads sort applications by subject first.
• Mention the extra-murals you can run, as smaller schools often choose the teacher who can also coach.