Work-Force
The organisation is recruiting a Pre-Primary Teacher for its Kathu operation. The role forms part of a wider teaching jobs portfolio across Northern Cape.
What This Role Involves
This Pre-Primary Teacher role sits within the teaching jobs function in Kathu. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Northern Cape.
On top of that, the organisation keeps reporting lines clean and expectations realistic. Performance is measured against a small, agreed set of metrics, and there are no surprise yardsticks for the Pre-Primary Teacher taking on this position.
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 Kathu teams, and the new Pre-Primary Teacher will feel that from the first week.
Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Pre-Primary Teacher is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in Northern Cape is consistently high and consistently fair.
Your Workplace
Notably, the environment is school-based, with structured timetables, a strong focus on learner well-being and a culture of professional collaboration across phases and subjects.
Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Kathu site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.
Importantly, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.
Beyond that, the role is intended to operate under the hiring organisation’s workplace conduct, health and safety policies in Northern Cape.
Your Team
You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the teaching jobs side of the business inside out. The Kathu group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.
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.
Equally, the team structure and working relationships for this role in Kathu will be explained during the hiring process.
Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.
Why This Role
On top of that, you will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Kathu colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the teaching jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.
Career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.
Beyond that, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.
On top of that, the package, working arrangements and any available support will be confirmed by the hiring organisation for this vacancy.
Based in Kathu
Working in Kathu means a place within the Upington solar corridor, with a steady flow of activity and a strong local economy. The team has built solid relationships across the Northern Cape region, and the Kathu office benefits from those long-standing connections.
Many candidates already living within reach of Kathu 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.
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 Kathu.
Candidates should review the listed location, schedule and travel requirements before applying for this role in Kathu, Northern Cape.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Maintain SACE registration and engage in continuous professional development
- Maintain accurate mark sheets, attendance and learner profile records
- Participate in subject moderation and departmental planning meetings
- Manage classroom resources, learner materials and digital platforms
- Integrate technology and active-learning strategies into lessons
- Foster a safe, inclusive and disciplined classroom environment
Essential Criteria
- Child-protection clearance where required by law for work with learners
- Relevant subject specialisation aligned to the vacancy
- Experience integrating technology into lessons is an advantage
- Empathy, patience and a genuine love of teaching
- Strong collaboration with phase, subject and pastoral teams
- 2+ years’ classroom experience (less for early-career roles)
- Working knowledge of the CAPS curriculum and assessment policies
Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.