Teaching Intern

Title of position – Teaching Intern

Requirements for applications –

• Qualified teacher
• Fluent in English
• ⁠Positive attitude
• Growth mindset

Paid internship until end of 2024/2025 school year

Duties to be performed –

Ascent Soccer is looking for a teaching intern to join our team of teachers and help inspire curiosity, a lifelong thirst for knowledge and desire to solve problems in the next generation of Malawi’s student athletes. The successful candidate will implement a student-centred approach to education that encourages our students to think critically and form their own opinions about the world around them. They will draw on innovative teaching ideas from a wide variety of sources to devise their lessons and they won’t be afraid to try new things, take risks or make mistakes.

Duties will include:

• ⁠Implementing the Ascent Foundation Curriculum
• Planning and teaching lessons in a variety of subjects with a focus on reading, English language acquisition and foundational numeracy.
• Delivering classes in English
• Modelling both critical thinking and a growth mindset to our students
• Helping develop our curriculum and library of learning resources
• Teaching our students to read using a phonics-based approach whilst at the same time inculcating a love of reading
• Managing both digital and physical teaching resources
• Engaging fully in Ascent’s professional development program
• ⁠Supervising students on school trips
• Potential afternoon pastoral duty

Name of Employer – Ascent Soccer
Brief about the employer (physical and postal address, if possible) – Malawi’s leading and only full-time residential football academy, with gifted Male and Female players from across Malawi. www.ascentsoccer.org

Location of the position – Lilongwe

Closing date of the position – 5th October, 2024

Application procedures – To apply please Whatsapp your CV and a short (not more than 2 minutes) video explaining why you think you’d be a good teacher at Ascent Soccer to +265990929808