The International School of Tanganyika, founded in 1963, is an
international school in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The school is an IB
World School that hosts the Primary Years, Middle Years, and Diploma
programmes. IST operates on two campuses in desirable suburbs of Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania
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Vacancies
Definite Positions- Physical Education Teacher– PYP PE
- Creative Arts Teacher – Early Years Creative Arts
- Elementary/Primary Teacher (for ages 5 – 8) – PYP Classroom Teacher – Lower ES
- Elementary/Primary Teacher (for ages 8 – 11) – PYP Classroom Teacher – Upper ES
- Spanish Teacher – MYP/DP Spanish
- Design Technology Teacher – MYP/DP Design Technology
- Humanities and Geography Teacher – MYP I & S, DP Geography
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Tentative Positions
- General Science Teacher – MYP Science
- Mathematics Teacher – MYP/DP Math
- Physical Education Teacher – MYP PE
- IT/ICT Teacher – ES Tech Intergration
- Pre-Kindergarten Teacher – Early Years Classroom Teacher
IST will be a global leader in a global leader in the education of internationally-mobile young people.
All students, regardless of their starting point, will think critically, achieve academically and develop the wisdom to make good choices. They will show curiosity and creativity in addressing authentic problems, local and global.
They will pursue their varied passions with enthusiasm, developing resilience, perseverance, and confidence. Understanding the diversity of people and cultures, they will act kindly, fairly, and responsibly.
All members of the IST community will work together to fulfil this vision.
Statement of Values
All members of the IST community are:
- Responsible – We act responsibly, positively and constructively towards ourselves and other people. We learn from our mistakes and accept the consequences of our actions.
- Inquiring – We show curiosity, perseverance and open-mindedness in seeking to understand and solve problems. We persevere in the face of difficulties and we embrace the learning that comes through failure as well as the joy of success.
- Compassionate – We empathise with others and act with care, kindness and courage. In our interactions, we behave with patience, generosity and integrity.
- Balanced – We believe in a broad education for our students, seeing the value of participation in a varied curriculum.
- Diverse – We treasure the diversity within the IST community, using the rich opportunities for deeper understanding that come from our differences.
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Our Strategic Plan is in place to help our community align efforts to better reach our school’s mission, vision and values. This plan is focused on three aims.
- Personalized Learning:
- Ensure alignment between the written, taught and assessed curriculum
- Implement a strong, multi-tiered system of support to students, consistent with IST’s common understanding of inclusion
- Improve our ability to offer a balanced program with opportunities for excellence in academics, the arts and athletics
- Provide exemplary transition programs between campuses and other institutions of learning
- Ensure reporting models support effective partnerships with parents and their child’s learning
- Develop a strong internal professional learning community to embed successful professional learning experiences
- Ensure IST students’ appropriate use of technology supports their learning
- Engaged Community:
- Improve IST’s local, global and international reputation
- Provide opportunities for IST students and faculty to connect with local and global experts
- Develop partnerships within the local community to improve student experiences
- Improve processes and systems to improve communication within the IST community
- Build reciprocal structures to connect alumni with current student
- Establish sustainable and supportive relationships with government ministries
- Promote positive school spirit within and across campuses
- Ensured Sustainability:
- Review the master site plan to ensure school facilities support learning experiences
- Maintain fiscal discipline and transparency within IST community
- Develop the school’s capacity to recruit/retain excellent employees
- Lessen IST’s environmental footprint
- Align governing models with best practice
- Experience: 2+ years’ teaching experience
- Must have a Bachelor’s Degree and relevant teaching certification. Masters degrees are preferred. (c) PYP training/experience
Professional Competencies:
- Excellent communication skills in spoken and written form
- Educational leader and outstanding teacher
- Sound decision making, solutions focused, knowledge of child protection and health and safety
- Experience in developing and/or sustaining high performance teams
- Highly effective relationship developer with a variety of stakeholders
- Expert knowledge of IB Standards and Practices, and expert knowledge of the DP curriculum framework
- Collaborative team player, empathetic listener
- Integrity and confidentiality
- Strategic thinker, able to convert vision into action
- Internationally minded, emotional intelligence
- Intercultural awareness, creative, persuasive
- Flexible and capable of managing growth and instilling high standards
- Adept in multilingual settings, spirited, pioneering, professional and nurturing
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Planning and Organization: Teachers will display developed planning and organizational skills.
- Construct written units and lesson plans to guide teaching.
- Develop new methods and materials to meet changing curriculum needs
- Plan cooperatively with the instructional team on a regular basis.
- Convey instructional benchmarks/assessment criteria/guidelines to students and display them in the classroom.
- Display a thorough understanding of typical developmental characteristics of the taught age group.
- Use a variety of instructional methods, and differentiate effectively to facilitate different learning styles and abilities.
- PYP: Display an understanding of inquiry and model the inquiry process.
- Actively review, reflect and revise subject units (Units of Inquiry/Unit Planners/DP units of study) for improvement.
- Establish high, but attainable, learning expectations that are clear to all.
- Set an example and encourage socially acceptable behaviour eg: correct usage of language and manner.
- Maintain a professional and positive tone in both oral and written communication with children, colleagues and parents.
- Use appropriate writing for school communications, editing as necessary.
- Provide free and easy communication between home and school using class webpage, newsletters, linkbooks, diaries, email, phone call etc.
- Actively engage children in learning activities
- Manage student discipline and classroom routines consistently and effectively.
- Maintain an orderly learning environment.
- Maintain a positive social and emotional tone in the classroom.
- Establish high, but attainable, behavioural expectations that are clear to all.
- Provide engaging, dynamic and student-centred classroom environment.
- Assess skills and concept understanding frequently and appropriately for different developmental levels and learning styles.
- Maintain clear assessment records.
- Use student input to create rubrics whenever possible and assist students in appraising their own work.
- Consistently meets the IST Norms of Collaboration, school and IB responsibilities, deadlines and working hours.
- Seek professional development opportunities and willingly share professional knowledge with colleagues.
- Actively participates in faculty meetings, in-service presentations, assemblies and school events.
- Communicates and plans in a positive, collaborative manner.
- Dresses in a professional manner according to the IST dress code.
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- Supervise students outside of the classroom in an active manner.
- Work with the administration to help foster a positive school culture.
- Contribute to school initiatives, such as working committees, extra-curricular activities, assemblies, school events
Apply By: Feb 29, 2020 12:00 AM
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