First Additional Language Educator

**About SPARK Schools**:
SPARK Schools is a social impact disruptor and is leading change in the education space through its network of affordable private schools. The SPARK Schools network provides transformational education innovation through Africa’s first blended learning model, which elevates student achievement and provides the tools teachers need to serve their students effectively.

The blended learning model, which combines classroom teaching and online instruction, allows teachers to anticipate student needs and equips schools to provide personalized education at an affordable cost. SPARK Schools is pioneering this transformative education model to ensure the accessibility of university and careers for all.

SPARK Schools has a culture of collaboration, because getting South Africa to lead global education takes a team effort. We are innovators who strive for excellence through persistence and a sense of urgency to achieve SPARK Schools’ vision, mission and social transformational objectives. Our work environment is vibrant/cheerful, fast-paced/dynamic, engaging/stimulating, tech-enabled and data driven.

SPARK Schools is a high growth, mission and values-driven, entrepreneurial organisation, operating 21 primary schools and 5 high schools and serving over 18,000 families in 2025. We are looking for dynamic people to join our team.

**Requirements**:
**Reports To**: Principal or Assistant Principal

**Purpose of Role**:
Teachers in SPARK Schools drive student achievement by maintaining high expectations for

classroom culture, behaviour and academic growth for all students. SPARK Schools teachers

receive on-going professional development customised for their past experience and individual

needs.

All teachers are integral to the SPARK Schools’ “culture” and our commitment to rigorous,

engaging learning experiences for our scholars.

**Responsibilities**:

- Plan for and be prepared to deliver lessons to students, in** isiZulu (FAL) **lessonsdepending on the grade level and timetable.

plans and resources.
- Collaborate with grade level and content area partners to develop rigorous, engaging

learning experiences and to create individualised behaviour and learning plans for all

students in class face to face and online.
- Lead weekly SEL (Social Emotional Learning) circles and implement SPARK Schools

Social Emotional Learning curriculum.
- Use SPARK culture and implement behaviour management strategies.
- Administer and mark weekly and termly formative and summative assessments to track

student progress and analyse the data for student growth.
- SPARK teachers should have a core focus on student achievement and should drive all

scholars to meet the required proficiency ratings.
- Submit student results data when required.
- Attend pre-service professional development before the school year begins and attend

weekly professional development and any other training interventions.
- Communicate professionally and effectively with colleagues, parents and other

stakeholders.
- Conduct self in a professional manner at all SPARK Schools events and to all
- Nurture a high achieving work environment where all students feel genuinely valued and supported.
- Attend Saturday events and parent community meetings when required to do so from time to time.
- Implement strategies implemented by the Crisis Management team.
- Adhere to the child protection, anti-bullying and health and safety policy.
- Promote the vision and mission of SPARK Schools to staff, scholars, families, and the

greater community.

**Qualifications and Criteria**:
**Qualifications**:

- **B.Ed. degree or PGCE - Intermediate/Senior Phase with isiZulu as a Major Subject**:

- Certification through the South African Council of Educators (SACE).
- ** English and isiZulu languages fluency.**:

- Clear/Clean Criminal record

**Experience**:
**Skills and Mindset**:

- Strong desire to be part of a vibrant and dynamic technology-driven work environment fostering creativity, collaboration and an atmosphere that encourages and allows top performers to thrive.
- Strong desire to be part of a collaborative, team spirited and fast growing Social Impact Disruptor and Society Shaper who is

leading change in the education space in South Africa through transformational education innovation, ensuring the

accessibility of university and careers for all.
- Strong desire to be part of a learning culture with excellent career development and

advancement opportunities supported by individualised professional development, support and mentorship.
- Ability, Desire and Passion to deliver high quality transformational education at affordable fees to ensure the accessibility of

university and careers for all.

**We are looking for ‘’GEMS’’ with the following attributes**:

- Grit: Persistence through challenges.
- Excellence: A track record of high expectations personally and professionally.
- Mission and Vision Alignment: Understanding of