Grade R Teacher (Primary School)

Your subject, your classroom and learners who need you to believe in them: that's this low-fee private school in Roodepoort. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

The work is in Roodepoort, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Plan weekly lessons against the CAPS annual teaching plan
• Capture marks on SA-SAMS or the school's reporting platform before deadlines
• Give extra lessons to learners who are falling behind
• Prepare Grade 12 learners for prelims and the NSC exams
• Keep learner profiles and a tidy teacher file for subject advisers
• Use data projectors, smartboards or tablets where the school has them

• You can manage a class of 35 or more without losing control
• Sound knowledge of CAPS and the assessment policy for your phase
• 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

• Honours degree in your subject or in education management
• Experience marking for the NSC or IEB

• Fee discount for your own children at independent schools
• Housing allowance for SGB and state-funded posts where it applies
• 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.
• Bring a short sample lesson to the interview; many schools ask you to teach for 15 minutes.