An Independent, Christian day school situated in Melrose, Johannesburg, Kingsmead provides an excellent, all-rounded education to girls from Grade 000 to Matric.
Locum Opportunity-Junior School-Afrikaans Teacher
1 January 2027
The school wishes to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced individual to the position of Junior School.
The successful applicant must meet the following criteria:
- Registered with SACE.
- Certified Teaching Status with a minimum of 4 years’ class teaching experience.
- In possession of a current criminal clearance, child protection register clearance, and sexual offenders register clearance certificate.
- Have strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Have sound administrative and organisational skills.
- Have a significant level of computer literacy and Digi Tech integration skills.
- Develop appropriate social and emotional skills in children.
- Be a team player, with well-developed interpersonal skills, and work efficiently with management, staff, parents and children.
- Be interested in community building and developing the social and emotional wellbeing of girls in the educational space.
- Have a high level of energy; must be enthusiastic, passionate and a contributor to the team.
- Be open to continuous learning and feedback and take the initiative to do things.
- Be interested in contributing to a happy community of belonging and inclusion.
- Have the ability to engage fully with the ethos and spirit of Kingsmead.
- A suitable professional qualification and proven track record as a skilled Afrikaans educator.
- Appropriate educational experience in Language Development and Language Acquisition.
- Develop a learning environment encouraging students to be curious, creative, imaginative individuals and to develop a love for Afrikaans and language learning.
If you meet the above criteria, kindly complete the Application Form by no later than 30 September 2026.
Kingsmead is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted directly. If you have not heard from Kingsmead College within two weeks of the application closing date, kindly consider your application unsuccessful. At Kingsmead College, we are responsible for and committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and staff. Any person who has access to any of our students will be required to undergo all of our vetting procedures, which will include background checks, as per our safeguarding policy.
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Kingsmead College, in line with POPIA (Protection of Personal Information Act), will ensure the confidentiality of all applications. Your CV and personal information will be used solely for the purposes and processes associated with this application, and this data could be used for statutory reporting. By submitting your application, you are recognising and accepting this disclaimer.
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