The position
The Aga Khan Academy Mombasa is an International
Baccalaureate World School. It is the first in the network
of Aga Khan Academies established by His Highness the Aga Khan.
The Academy features state-of-the-art facilities, a multicultural student
body, and an experienced team of educators and staff. We provide students with
education of the highest standard in order to prepare them for lives
characterised by leadership and service. Admission to the Academy is
means-blind and is based on merit. We consider all eligible students regardless
of socio-economic status.
The Academy Fellow will live in an apartment and
serve the student residential programme as a Residential Parent promoting
community life and are responsible for the follow aspects of student
and academic life.
- While the Academy Fellow does not teach, s/he will be
scheduled to have some contact with classes, to engage fully with the
learning and teaching of the Academy so that he/she can support students
with additional tutoring after school hours and during residential study
time. This will be approximately 10 hours a week (supporting 2 or 3
classes in a subject of the fellow/intern’s choice. Maths and Science are
the areas of most need along with English as an Additional Language for
our students who join on the Talent Identification Programme from
marginalised communities in Kenya.)
- Developing and delivering the Service- Learning Programme
which takes place every week with Years 6-10. This is a 10 hour a week
commitment and requires planning the activities, working with community
partners, delivering the programme to. Students and colleagues and
supporting individual groups as they develop and implement their projects.
- Academy Fellows play a major role as Residential Parents in
guiding residential students in their personal and academic goals and as
Mentors for a small group of students to support them academically and
socially. As residential parents fellows are expected to develop close
relationships with their dorm sons/daughters by checking in with them
frequently as well as supervising in an official capacity twice a week and
one weekend in three.
- Academy Fellows are expected to actively contribute to the
co-curricular programme in some way such as coaching athletic teams,
providing music lessons or running clubs such as gardening, cooking,
debating, MUN, TedX, guiding students interested in applying to top
international universities with SAT preparation, reading essays personal
statements etc
- Academy fellows will be asked to chaperoning off-campus
residential and day trips, including to places of worship
The requirements
- A Bachelors Degree with excellent academic achievement and a
range of interests
- A record of significant involvement in residential,
student leadership, music, athletic and / or community service during
university.
- Genuine interest in and commitment to the mission of the Aga
Khan Academies: to influence young people to become future leaders in the
developing world.
- Experience of working with young people or mentoring
peers.
- Proactive self-starter, comfortable working autonomously.
- Openness to the new experiences, cultures and learning.
How To Apply
