Grade R Teacher (Primary School) – Fixed-Term

How2Apply Talent Network
Ermelo, Mpumalanga
Contract
Posted 1 hour ago
Contract Education & Teaching
R20 000 – R30 500/month
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Job Description

Your subject, your classroom and learners who need you to believe in them: that's this faith-based independent school in Ermelo. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

Home base is a faith-based independent school on the Ermelo side of Mpumalanga. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

The work, day to day

  • Teach your allocated classes and keep the pace of the ATP
  • Keep learner profiles and a tidy teacher file for subject advisers
  • Handle classroom discipline with the school's code of conduct
  • Give extra lessons to learners who are falling behind
  • Use data projectors, smartboards or tablets where the school has them

What you need

  • Full SACE registration (provisional registration only for student or newly qualified teachers)
  • Clear record on the National Register for Sex Offenders and a police clearance
  • You can manage a class of 35 or more without losing control
  • At least 1 year of classroom teaching, including teaching practice

Extra points for

  • Experience with remedial or inclusive education
  • Experience marking for the NSC or IEB

What's in it for you

  • Fee discount for your own children at independent schools
  • School holidays in line with the school calendar
  • Pension and medical aid for permanent posts
  • Housing allowance for SGB and state-funded posts where it applies

How to apply for this job

  1. Read the "What you need" list above. If you tick most of it, go ahead and apply.
  2. Keep copies of these ready to send: SACE registration certificate, two recent lesson plans you wrote yourself plus certified copies of your teaching qualification and academic record.
  3. Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
  4. Watch for a call or WhatsApp from How2Apply over the next 6 working days.

How2Apply recruits for this position on behalf of hiring employers around Ermelo; applications go into our talent pool and shortlisted candidates are introduced directly.

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

Tips to get shortlisted

  • Bring a short sample lesson to the interview; many schools ask you to teach for 15 minutes.
  • Add your matric results or pass rates for your classes if they improved; hard numbers beat adjectives.

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Job details
SalaryR20 000 – R30 500/month
Job TypeContract
LocationErmelo, Mpumalanga
CategoryEducation & Teaching
Experience1+ years
Posted25 October 2026
Closing Date29 November 2026
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