SEGA Girls’ Secondary School, located in the Mkundi area of Morogoro Municipality, provides quality, holistic education to 280 Form I – IV students, over 50% of whom receive full scholarships. The school’s mission is to provide quality education for girls, fostering academic excellence, strong values, healthy self-esteem, and independent thinking, with an emphasis on leadership, entrepreneurship, social responsibility, and environmental care.

Position Summary

We are seeking a qualified and experienced Physics and Chemistry Teacher to join our dedicated academic team.

Major Function

The overall role responsibility of a Teacher at SEGA Girls Secondary School is to provide quality, participatory education opportunities for students that build both academic competence and practical skills to assist students in becoming self-reliant upon graduation; and to contribute to the development of the SEGA Girls Secondary School as a quality, financially self-sufficient organization which may serve as a model to others.

Other Responsibilities

R1. Lessons Preparation/Planning and Materials Development (30%)

• Develop creative, participatory, and integrated learning opportunities for students in your assigned subject areas as per the Tanzanian national curriculum, and as per SEGA’s vision and values to provide quality academic and practical education, which builds self-reliance and entrepreneurship
• Develops a scheme of work and lesson plans as per the content of the National Curriculum for Secondary students
• Conducts detailed planning of classes that will actively involve students and engage them in higher-level thinking, specifically:
  • Posing pre-planned high-level thinking questions that help students get to “the next level” of thinking and creativity
  • Creating, identifying, and using a variety of teaching and learning materials appealing to different learning styles (charts, objects, songs)
  • Varies teaching methods to stimulate students, such as the use of IT, video, small group discussion, hands-on and experiential learning, and other methods

R2. Teaching (40%)

• Teaches classes to Secondary students as per the schedule developed, ensuring punctual attendance at all classes
• Regularly assesses students against expected competencies within the secondary curriculum, ensuring students are on track, and prepares, administers, and marks tests and exams as required
• Develop solutions for struggling students (e.g., extra tuition, counseling, alternative modes of delivering material, etc.)
• Provides extra tuition to students who lag and/or advanced content for fast learners, to the extent possible

R3. Supports Individual Student Development (10%)

• Assists each advisee student in developing her own personalized set of goals (academic, social, career) and action plan for achieving those goals
• Assists students in thinking practically about their career and education aspirations post-SEGA and pursues opportunities in the school and outside of school to reach their goals
• Manages pupil behavior and instills discipline in all students in and outside the classroom while at the same time creating a “safe” environment for vulnerable girls
• Ensures a supportive, respectful communication style and culture within the school to model appropriate behavior and build student confidence
• Alerts and keeps the Headmistress informed of all students’ progress, highlighting problems at an early stage
• Performs any other duties as assigned by the Head of the school

R4. Coordinates Sports, Clubs, and/or Other Extra-Curricular Activities (20%)

• Helps engage students outside of class in essay competitions, subject clubs, debate programs, or other activities as assigned
• Takes initiative and uses their creativity to assist in the development of such programs

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Education or Diploma in Teaching with Physics and Chemistry as teaching subjects
• Minimum of Four (4) years of teaching experience
• Excellent spoken and written Swahili and English
• Ability to work well independently
• Strong classroom management and communication skills
• Passion for teaching and mentoring students
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage, encourage, and build the capacity of others
• Ability to communicate efficiently via email; and use MS Word and Excel
• Willing to live and work in Morogoro and commute to school each day

• Provide quality, participatory education opportunities for students that build both academic competence and practical skills to assist students in becoming self-reliant upon graduation.
• Contribute to the development of the SEGA Girls Secondary School as a quality, financially self-sufficient organization which may serve as a model to others.
• Develop creative, participatory, and integrated learning opportunities for students in your assigned subject areas as per the Tanzanian national curriculum.
• Develops a scheme of work and lesson plans as per the content of the National Curriculum for Secondary students.
• Conducts detailed planning of classes that will actively involve students and engage them in higher-level thinking.
• Teaches classes to Secondary students as per the schedule developed, ensuring punctual attendance at all classes.
• Regularly assesses students against expected competencies within the secondary curriculum, ensuring students are on track, and prepares, administers, and marks tests and exams as required.
• Develop solutions for struggling students (e.g., extra tuition, counseling, alternative modes of delivering material, etc.).
• Provides extra tuition to students who lag and/or advanced content for fast learners, to the extent possible.
• Assists each advisee student in developing her own personalized set of goals (academic, social, career) and action plan for achieving those goals.
• Assists students in thinking practically about their career and education aspirations post-SEGA.
• Manages pupil behavior and instills discipline in all students.
• Ensures a supportive, respectful communication style and culture within the school.
• Alerts and keeps the Headmistress informed of all students’ progress.
• Performs any other duties as assigned by the Head of the school.
• Helps engage students outside of class in essay competitions, subject clubs, debate programs, or other activities as assigned.
• Takes initiative and uses their creativity to assist in the development of such programs.

• Excellent spoken and written Swahili and English
• Ability to work well independently
• Strong classroom management and communication skills
• Passion for teaching and mentoring students
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage, encourage, and build the capacity of others
• Ability to communicate efficiently via email; and use MS Word and Excel
• Willing to live and work in Morogoro and commute to school each day

• Bachelor’s degree in Education or Diploma in Teaching with Physics and Chemistry as teaching subjects
• Minimum of Four (4) years of teaching experience