Work-Force
A Foundation Phase Teacher position is being filled in Kimberley. Suitable candidates from across Northern Cape are invited to submit their applications for review.
About the Opportunity
This Foundation Phase Teacher role sits within the teaching jobs function in Kimberley. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Northern Cape.
The successful applicant is given the room to plan, deliver and review their work without unnecessary noise. The organisation has built its Kimberley team on trust, and the Foundation Phase Teacher role will feel that from week one.
Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the teaching jobs group in Kimberley.
About Kimberley
Kimberley continues to grow as an employment hub in Northern Cape, with near the Kimberley diamond heritage centre. This role gives you a foothold in one of its busier business communities, with access to the local services, suppliers and partners that keep the work moving.
If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Kimberley, Northern Cape.
Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Kimberley.
Why Join Us
Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Kimberley contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the teaching jobs space in Northern Cape.
Benefits are clear and consistent. Beyond the package on offer, the role includes the supports you would expect from an established South African employer in Northern Cape.
Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Kimberley teams.
A Typical Day
Your day begins before the bell, with last-minute lesson prep, learner check-ins and a moment to set the tone for the classroom. Lessons follow the rhythm of the timetable, but no two are quite the same — you adapt explanations, encourage quiet learners, and gently redirect those who need it. Breaks are spent marking, planning or supporting colleagues, and after-school hours might bring a meeting, an extra-mural or a parent conversation. By the time you head home, you have shaped young minds in small but lasting ways.
Crucially, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Northern Cape operations throw up the unexpected.
Notably, the Kimberley office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.
Key Outputs
- Supervise extra-mural activities, study sessions and excursions
- Maintain accurate mark sheets, attendance and learner profile records
- Participate in subject moderation and departmental planning meetings
- Implement school disciplinary procedures fairly and consistently
- Assess learner progress through formative and summative assessments
- Integrate technology and active-learning strategies into lessons
- Provide individualised support to learners with diverse needs
- Maintain SACE registration and engage in continuous professional development
What You’ll Need
- Willingness to participate in extra-mural activities
- Clear criminal record and child-protection clearance
- Current SACE registration or proof of application
- Ability to support learners with diverse learning needs
- Commitment to safeguarding and learner well-being
- 2+ years’ classroom experience (less for early-career roles)
- Strong collaboration with phase, subject and pastoral teams
Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.