Life Sciences Teacher

Listing live now. Role: Life Sciences Teacher. Location: Kempton Park, Gauteng. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.

About the Opportunity

This Life Sciences Teacher role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Kempton Park. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the teaching jobs pipeline across Gauteng.

The successful applicant is given the room to plan, deliver and review their work without unnecessary noise. The organisation has built its Kempton Park team on trust, and the Life Sciences Teacher role will feel that from week one.

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 Kempton Park teams, and the new Life Sciences Teacher will feel that from the first week.

Crucially, the role has been written to be sustainable, not just busy. Strong output is expected, and managers in Kempton Park also pay attention to recovery, learning and the kind of breathing room that keeps people doing good work over time.

About the Team

You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the teaching jobs side of the business inside out. The Kempton Park group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.

Crucially, the team mix in Kempton Park reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.

Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.

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.

Day in the Life

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.

No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Kempton Park.

In addition, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Gauteng operations throw up the unexpected.

Equally, the Kempton Park 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.

Why This Role

Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Kempton Park contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the teaching jobs space in Gauteng.

Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Kempton Park teams.

Beyond that, 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 Kempton Park keep progressing.

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 Gauteng.

Based in Kempton Park

Practically speaking, the role is based in Kempton Park, near the Midrand technology hub. Public transport links and parking are within easy reach, making the daily commute manageable for candidates living across Kempton Park and the broader Gauteng region.

If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Kempton Park, Gauteng.

Many candidates already living within reach of Kempton Park cite the location as one of the role's quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Gauteng 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 Kempton Park.

What You'll Be Doing

• Supervise extra-mural activities, study sessions and excursions
• Communicate regularly with parents and guardians on learner progress
• Participate in subject moderation and departmental planning meetings
• Manage classroom resources, learner materials and digital platforms
• Contribute to the school's enrichment programmes and community outreach
• Implement school disciplinary procedures fairly and consistently
• Provide individualised support to learners with diverse needs
• Assess learner progress through formative and summative assessments

Candidate Profile

• Working knowledge of the CAPS curriculum and assessment policies
• 2+ years' classroom experience (less for early-career roles)
• Clear criminal record and child-protection clearance
• Empathy, patience and a genuine love of teaching
• Strong collaboration with phase, subject and pastoral teams
• Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) or PGCE in the relevant phase

Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.