Music Teacher

The Aga Khan Academy Mombasa is the first of four schools to be established in a global network of residential schools for exceptional students, offering a curriculum based on the highly regarded International Baccalaureate (IB) series of programmes. The Aga Khan Academies aim to develop future leaders with the skills and knowledge to support positive development in their societies, by recruiting talented young people from all backgrounds and providing them with the highest international standard of education. 

If you are as inspired to help students reach their potential and prepare them to lead so they can enact positive change in the world apply to join or community of AKA IB educators and help us to achieve our goal. The Aga Khan Academy Mombasa is a mission-driven school and applicants should have a personal philosophy with a strong alignment to our guiding statements and demonstrate how they can develop student potential in and beyond the curriculum.

For further information please visit our website.https://www.agakhanacademies.org/mombasa 

We are currently recruiting a Music Teacher to join our team of experienced IB educators 

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing each student’s skills, understanding and confidence in music at the appropriate level. S/he will also be responsible for creating awareness and enjoyment of music as well as raising the standards of students’ attainment and achievement. 

Educators with previous IB experience are preferred. As a minimum requirement, all applicants for teaching positions must have a first degree and an internationally recognized teaching qualification, or a Bed/MEd. International teaching experience is also desired.

We value professional learning and believe that the quality of the teacher is the most critical factor in student outcomes along with relationships. All faculty are expected actively engage in professional collaboration in and across the Academies and be active in the life of the students beyond the curriculum; all teachers support the co-curricular activities, residential life and participate in our Service-Learning Programme.

The Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students in its care. All post holders are appointed subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.

The closing date for applications: 15 December 2022

Early applications will be considered. 

Start date: 1 January 2023

Being an intentionally diverse community, we welcome applications from qualified candidates from all cultural and educational backgrounds. All teachers offered a position would be expected to provide background checks from previous countries of employment as well as verification from references that there have been no past concerns working with students. Please note that only candidates who are shortlisted will be notified.

Please note that we are unlikely to offer employment to a spouse unless as part of a teaching couple and local employment opportunities are extremely limited. Current Kenyan regulations mean that we are only able to consider teachers under fifty-eight years of age who have a minimum of three years’ teaching experience.

For further information and to apply, please visit www.akdn.org/careers