Job Description
Summary
- The Primary 4 Teacher will provide effective teaching and learning experiences, maintain a positive classroom environment, and support pupils' academic, social, moral, and emotional development.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and deliver engaging, age-appropriate lessons in line with the school curriculum and scheme of work.
- Prepare lesson plans, lesson notes, instructional materials, assignments, classwork, and assessments.
- Teach and assess pupils effectively across assigned subjects.
- Monitor pupils’ academic progress and provide appropriate support where necessary.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of pupils’ attendance, assessments, performance, and general development.
- Manage the classroom effectively and maintain a safe, orderly, and conducive learning environment.
- Encourage pupils to develop good study habits, confidence, discipline, responsibility, and positive values.
- Identify individual learning needs and provide appropriate intervention and support.
- Communicate professionally with parents/guardians regarding pupils’ academic performance and general welfare.
- Participate actively in staff meetings, school programmes, extracurricular activities, and other assigned duties.
- Work collaboratively with other teachers and members of the school management team.
- Ensure that pupils follow the school’s rules, policies, routines, and standards of conduct.
- Set, mark, and record continuous assessments, tests, examinations, and other academic activities.
- Provide constructive feedback to pupils to help improve their learning and performance.
- Maintain professional standards in appearance, conduct, punctuality, classroom management, and interaction with pupils and colleagues.
- Perform other reasonable teaching and administrative duties assigned by the school management.
Required Skills and Qualities
- Strong classroom management skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Good knowledge of primary education and the Nigerian curriculum.
- Ability to use creative and child-centred teaching methods.
- Good organisational and time-management skills.
- Patience, empathy, discipline, and enthusiasm for working with children.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Basic computer literacy is an advantage.