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Bring your skills as a English Teacher to Calvinia and join a team that moves fast. This Northern Cape role is one to watch.
The Role
The organisation is investing in its Calvinia operation, and this English Teacher position reflects that commitment. The successful candidate will work across the teaching jobs function and contribute to the wider Northern Cape business.
Expect a structured first ninety days, with onboarding milestones, regular check-ins, and an early focus on getting comfortable with the systems and processes that underpin the Calvinia team.
Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Calvinia teams, and the new English Teacher will feel that from the first week.
Working in Calvinia
On top of that, the role is based in Calvinia, near the Orange River agricultural zone. Public transport links and parking are within easy reach, making the daily commute manageable for candidates living across Calvinia and the broader Northern Cape region.
If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Calvinia, Northern Cape.
Many candidates already living within reach of Calvinia cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Northern Cape economy.
Meet the Team
You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the teaching jobs side of the business inside out. The Calvinia group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.
Practically speaking, the team mix in Calvinia reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.
Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.
Why This Role
Notably, the company invests in the people who join it. From structured onboarding to ongoing skills development, you will find clear paths to grow your career in teaching jobs from your base in Calvinia. Many colleagues across Northern Cape have moved into senior roles after starting in positions just like this one.
Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Calvinia teams.
Equally, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Calvinia keep progressing.
Daily Duties
- Support whole-school improvement plans and quality assurance processes
- Plan, prepare and deliver lessons aligned to the CAPS curriculum
- Maintain SACE registration and engage in continuous professional development
- Assess learner progress through formative and summative assessments
- Mentor student teachers and contribute to peer-learning initiatives
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) or PGCE in the relevant phase
- Clear criminal record and child-protection clearance
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English
- Current SACE registration or proof of application
- Commitment to continuous professional development
- Strong collaboration with phase, subject and pastoral teams
- Empathy, patience and a genuine love of teaching
Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.