UBORA Pre & Primary School Announces 11 Teaching Vacancies in October 2026 – Apply Now!

Key responsibilities

Office Administration & Records

• Manage incoming and outgoing correspondence, and respond to or route each item within 2 working days.
• Maintain organised physical and digital filing systems for staff, learner and operational records.
• Keep all records confidential, up to date and ready for audit at any time.

Supervision of Operational & Support Staff

• Supervise support staff, such as cooks, cleaners, security guards, gardeners and office attendants.
• Prepare weekly duty rosters and monitor attendance, punctuality and performance.
• Hold a monthly support-staff meeting, and contribute to each staff member’s annual appraisal.

Procurement, Stores & Budget Administration

• Process procurement requests in line with UBORA’s finance and procurement procedures.
• Maintain stores and inventory records, and carry out a stock count at the end of every term.
• Track the administration budget and submit a monthly expenditure report to the Administrative Coordinator.

Meetings, Events & Visitor Management

• Schedule school leadership meetings, take minutes and circulate them within 2 working days.
• Coordinate the logistics of school events, parents’ meetings and donor or Board visits from start to finish.
• Give a warm, professional welcome to parents, visitors and partners.

Health, Safety & Facilities Coordination

• Carry out a weekly walk-through of school premises, and report safety or maintenance issues promptly.
• Coordinate with the Facilities Technician on repairs, and track each request to completion.
• Make sure that UBORA’s child-safeguarding and visitor-access procedures are followed at all times.

Reporting

• Submit a monthly administration report covering staffing, procurement, facilities and key issues.
• Recommend improvements to administrative systems and procedures.

Minimum qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration or Business Administration
• Experience: 3+ years
• Languages: English, Kiswahili
• At least 3 years’ experience in office administration
• Strong skills in MS Word, Excel, e-mail and digital filing
• Fluent written and spoken English and Kiswahili
• Added advantage: Experience supervising a diverse team of operational and support staff in a school setting

Core competencies & skills

Mathematics Subject MasteryCompetence-Based Lesson Design & DeliveryAssessment, Data Analysis & Remedial TeachingClassroom Management & Learner EngagementMentorship & Christian Character Formation

About the role

To spark curiosity and build a strong scientific foundation in Upper Primary learners through inquiry and hands-on learning. This prepares them for the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) and for the UBORA Leadership STEM School.

Reports to: Head of Section Overall accountability: The Science Teacher is accountable for the quality of Science teaching, for safe practical work, and for measurable learner progress and PSLE results in Science in Classes IV–VI. Accountability question: Are Upper Primary learners developing scientific understanding and inquiry skills, improving term by term, and ready for STEM secondary education?

Key responsibilities

Lesson Planning & Delivery

• Prepare termly schemes of work and weekly lesson plans aligned with the Revised Curriculum for Basic Education (2025).
• Deliver competence-based Science lessons that include at least one practical or inquiry activity each week per class.
• Use the school environment, garden and local materials as living science resources.

Practical Work & Safety

• Plan, prepare and supervise safe experiments and demonstrations.
• Keep science materials and equipment safe, organised and recorded in an inventory, and check it every term.
• Teach and enforce safe practical habits.

Assessment & Learner Progress

• Give and mark exercises and practical reports, and return them with feedback within 3 working days.
• Set and mark monthly tests and termly examinations, and analyse the results for every class.
• Run remedial support for learners below the expected level.

Candidate Class Preparation

• Prepare Class VI candidates for the PSLE with a structured revision plan and regular mock examinations.
• Track each candidate’s performance after every mock, and agree targeted improvement actions.

STEM Projects & Co-curricular Activities

• Lead or support a Science or STEM club, science fairs, and environmental or agricultural projects.
• Work with Lower STEM Secondary teachers on learners’ readiness for secondary Science.

Mentorship, Records & Reporting

• Serve as a class mentor, giving character and spiritual guidance.
• Keep accurate class registers, schemes of work, Scope and Sequence and lesson records.
• Submit termly subject performance reports to the Head of Section.

Minimum qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Education with Science (Biology, Chemistry or Physics) as a teaching subject
• Experience: No prior experience required
• Languages: English, Kiswahili
• At least Grade C in CSEE in the science teaching subject, and at least Grade B in CSEE English
• Ability to teach confidently in English
• Basic ICT skills for teaching and record-keeping
• Added advantage: At least 2 years’ experience teaching a candidate class in a primary school

About the role

To introduce and develop French as a foreign language across the primary school. The aim is for learners to communicate with confidence and to grow an international outlook as future servant leaders.

Reports to: Head of Section Overall accountability: The French Teacher is accountable for the quality of French teaching and for learners’ measurable progress in listening, speaking, reading and writing French. Accountability question: Are UBORA learners growing in confidence and competence to understand and communicate in French, year by year?

Key responsibilities

Lesson Planning & Delivery

• Prepare termly schemes of work and weekly lesson plans suited to each class level.
• Deliver communicative, competence-based French lessons using songs, stories, games, role-play and conversation.
• Create a French-rich classroom with displays, vocabulary walls and daily greetings.

Assessment & Learner Progress

• Assess listening, speaking, reading and writing skills continuously, and give feedback within 3 working days.
• Set and mark termly assessments, and record each learner’s language level.
• Give extra support to learners who are falling behind.

Co-curricular & Cultural Activities

• Lead a French club, and organise at least one French cultural day or showcase each year.
• Prepare learners for French speaking, recitation or spelling competitions where these are available.

Second Subject Teaching

•  Teach a second subject where qualified and where the timetable requires.

Mentorship & Discipleship

• Serve as a class mentor where assigned, giving character and spiritual guidance.
• Model Christ-centred servant leadership in daily conduct.

Records & Reporting

• Keep accurate class registers, schemes of work and lesson records.
• Submit termly progress reports to the Head of Section, and communicate learners’ progress to parents.

Minimum qualifications

•  Education: Diploma in Education with French as a  teaching subject
• Experience: No prior experience required
• Languages: English, Kiswahili
• At least Grade C in CSEE French, and at least Grade B in CSEE English
• Fluent spoken and written French
• Added advantage: A second teaching subject

About the role

To consolidate early literacy, numeracy and foundational competences in Classes I–III. The teacher guides young learners from play-based learning to structured, competence-based learning, in a safe and nurturing Christ-centred classroom.

Reports to: Head of Section Overall accountability: The Lower Primary Teacher is accountable for the safety and wellbeing of every learner in the class, and for each learner’s measurable progress in reading, writing and numeracy. Accountability question: Are the learners in my class safe, loved, and reading, writing and counting at or above their expected level?

Key responsibilities

Teaching & Learning

• Teach the core subjects (Kiswahili, English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and Religious/Values Education) using competence-based methods.
• Prepare termly schemes of work and weekly lesson plans aligned with the Revised Curriculum for Basic Education (2025).
• Use phonics, storytelling, songs, manipulatives and play to build reading and number skills.

Literacy & Numeracy Assessment

• Assess each learner’s reading and numeracy level at the start, middle and end of every term.
• Keep an individual progress record for every learner.
• Prepare learners for national primary assessments.

Learner Support & Inclusion

• Identify learners who need remedial or special-needs support within the first 4 weeks of term, and refer them to the Head of Section.
• Deliver weekly small-group catch-up sessions for learners who are behind.

Child Safety, Wellbeing & Discipleship

• Maintain a safe, warm and orderly classroom in line with UBORA’s Child Safeguarding Policy.
• Lead or co-lead a weekly class devotion or chapel time, and integrate Biblical values into daily routines.

Parent Partnership

• Communicate with parents and guardians on each learner’s progress at least once every term.
• Work with the Social Worker and Preschool teachers on welfare issues and on smooth transition into Class I.

Records & Reporting

• Keep accurate class registers, schemes of work, Scope and Sequence and lesson records.
• Submit termly class progress reports to the Head of Section.

Minimum qualifications

• Education: Diploma in Early Childhood Education
• Experience: 3+ years
• Languages: English, Kiswahili
• At least 3 years’ teaching experience in Lower Primary (Classes I–III) in a reputable school
• Strong skills in teaching early literacy and numeracy in both English and Kiswahili
• A child-protection interview forms part of the selection process
• Added advantage: Experience with the competence-based Revised Curriculum (2025)

About the role

To prepare and serve safe, nutritious and timely meals for learners and staff, supporting healthy growth, concentration and learning.

Reports to: Administrative Officer Overall accountability: The Cook is accountable for the quality, hygiene, timeliness and cost-effectiveness of all meals prepared in the school kitchen. Accountability question: Are UBORA learners and staff receiving safe, nutritious and well-prepared meals, on time, every day?

Key responsibilities

Meal Preparation & Service

• Prepare daily meals following the approved weekly menu and portion guidelines.
• Serve every meal on time according to the school timetable.
• Treat learners with kindness and patience at every meal time.

Food Safety & Hygiene

• Follow food-safety and hygiene standards at every stage, from receiving to storage, cooking and serving.
• Clean the kitchen, utensils and equipment after every meal, and deep-clean the kitchen every week.
• Maintain high personal hygiene, and keep the food-handler’s medical certificate valid at all times.

Stores & Stock Management

• Receive and check food supplies against delivery notes, and record all stock received and used each day.
• Store food correctly to prevent spoilage and pests, and use older stock first.
• Report low stock at least 3 days before it runs out.

Waste & Cost Control

• Keep food waste to a minimum through accurate portioning and planning.
• Report weekly on food usage and waste to the Administrative Officer.

Kitchen Safety

• Use gas, firewood or electric equipment safely, and report faults immediately.
• Keep the kitchen free of hazards, and keep children out of cooking areas.

Minimum qualifications

•  Education: Certificate in Food Production or Catering
• Experience: 3+ years
• Languages: English, Kiswahili
• A valid food-handler’s medical certificate
• At least 3 years’ experience working as a cook
• Basic literacy and numeracy for stock records
• Added advantage: Experience in a school or institutional kitchen