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Posted recently. Role: Foundation Phase Teacher. Location: Mthatha, Eastern Cape. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.
The Role
An experienced Foundation Phase Teacher is needed to support operations in Mthatha. The role forms part of how the business keeps its teaching jobs portfolio strong in Eastern Cape.
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 Mthatha team.
Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the teaching jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Mthatha much easier.
What We Offer
You will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Mthatha colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the teaching jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.
Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Mthatha teams.
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 Eastern Cape.
Based in Mthatha
Mthatha continues to grow as an employment hub in Eastern Cape, with within the Coega Industrial Development Zone. 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 Mthatha, Eastern 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 Mthatha.
Our Commitment to Transformation
Diverse teams build stronger workplaces. Applications are welcome from candidates of every background, language and community across Eastern Cape, and recruitment is fair, transparent and aligned with the EE Act.
B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Mthatha.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Communicate regularly with parents and guardians on learner progress
- Support whole-school improvement plans and quality assurance processes
- Provide individualised support to learners with diverse needs
- Plan, prepare and deliver lessons aligned to the CAPS curriculum
- Integrate technology and active-learning strategies into lessons
- Maintain accurate mark sheets, attendance and learner profile records
- Mentor student teachers and contribute to peer-learning initiatives
- Maintain SACE registration and engage in continuous professional development
What You’ll Need
- Commitment to safeguarding and learner well-being
- Commitment to continuous professional development
- Strong classroom management and discipline strategies
- Clear criminal record and child-protection clearance
- Empathy, patience and a genuine love of teaching
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English
- Current SACE registration or proof of application
Beyond that, if most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.