High School Science Educator at Peace Corps Kenya

The Peace Corps is a service opportunity for motivated changemakers to immerse themselves in a community abroad, working side by side with local leaders to tackle the most pressing challenges of our generation.

 

High School Science Educator

  • Job TypeFull Time
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND
  • Experience
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldEducation / Teaching  , Science 

High School Science Educator Volunteers work collaboratively with Kenyan counterparts in four focus areas:

  • Building teacher capacity through formal and informal Communities of Practice
  • Increasing student skills and performance in STEM through direct classroom teaching
  • Promoting increased community involvement to support school activities
  • Co-developing materials and increasing access to materials/resources to support a STEM approach to math and science

Required skills

Competitive candidates will have one or more of the following criteria:

  • Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education with concentration in any science
  • OR
  • Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in any discipline with secondary certification in science
  • OR
  • Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in General Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Engineering
  • OR
  • Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in any physical science or any biological science or equivalent
  • OR
  • Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in any discipline with a minor or equivalent (15 semester/22 quarter hours) in Biology, Chemistry, or Physics

Desired skills

The most successful candidates will have one or more of the following relevant qualifications:

  • Prior teaching experience, preferably with secondary school students
  • Experience teaching large classes (50+ students)
  • Experience designing educational content using limited resources
  • Experience in using virtual resources and educational technology to teach
  • Experience in school and/or community presentations with children, youth or adult learners
  • Experience with youth development, particularly life skills development, promotion of healthy lifestyles, camps, youth clubs, scouts, etc.
  • Experience or interest in working with Special Needs students, especially Deaf students in secondary schools

Check how your CV aligns with this job

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to Peace Corps Kenya on www.peacecorps.gov to apply

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