Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

County Government of Kakamega

Responsibilities or duties

This will be the entry point for diploma holders. Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail:

• Teach learners;
• Be a role model, guide and counsel, mentor and motivate the learners;
• Prepare reports;
• Assure safety and security of the learners;
• Design, organize and facilitate play and learning activities;
• Care and nurture spiritual, moral, social, mental, physical, aesthetic and emotional growth of the learners (holistic development);
• Manage ECDE classes and keep professional and administrative records (schemes of work, lesson plans, daily programme of activities, attendance registers and health records);
• Prepare and develop play and learning materials;
• Guide the learner to prepare and develop play and learning materials; and
• Identify and nurture talent in learners.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) mean grade D+ (Plus) or KCE Division IV at O’ Level;
• Certificate in Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE) offered by KNEC or Ministry of Education or its approved equivalent;
• Be conversant with the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) and other emerging learning trends;
• Registered by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC); and
• Certificate in Computer Applications.

• Teach learners;
• Be a role model, guide and counsel, mentor and motivate the learners;
• Prepare reports;
• Assure safety and security of the learners;
• Design, organize and facilitate play and learning activities;
• Care and nurture spiritual, moral, social, mental, physical, aesthetic and emotional growth of the learners (holistic development);
• Manage ECDE classes and keep professional and administrative records (schemes of work, lesson plans, daily programme of activities, attendance registers and health records);
• Prepare and develop play and learning materials;
• Guide the learner to prepare and develop play and learning materials; and
• Identify and nurture talent in learners.

• Certificate in Computer Applications
• Be conversant with the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) and other emerging learning trends

• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) mean grade D+ (Plus) or KCE Division IV at O’ Level;
• Certificate in Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE) offered by KNEC or Ministry of Education or its approved equivalent;
• Registered by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC); and
• Certificate in Computer Applications.