Job Title: Teacher Intern-Primary and Pre -Primary School

Location: Kakuma and Kalobeyei Settlement Areas – Turkana West Sub- County, Kenya

Reporting to: Headteacher

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract

Advert Start Date:13th January 2026

Advert Closing Date: 20th January 2026

Lutheran World Federation Department for World Services Kenya-Somalia runs 27 primary schools, 19 ECDE and 9 Secondary Schools Centres within Kakuma and Kalobeyei Settlement Areas. The program is seeking to recruit Kenyans national for the following position of Teacher Interns to be based in Kakuma refugee Camp, Turkana West sub County.

Job Function

Reporting to the Head of Institution, the teacher will teach and oversee school academic progress for learners, support professional development of refugee teachers, assess learners to track and report on learning outcomes, provide psychosocial support and ensure inclusivity in all school activities.

Duties and responsibilities of a Primary school Teacher Intern

·       Prepare for and teach lessons assigned to him/her

·       Enforce inclusive education programs reducing/eliminating barriers for inclusion of children with disabilities in regular schools

·       Ensure all teaching and learning materials available in schools are distributed equitably, used efficiently and recorded well

·       Teach subjects of specialization to impart knowledge, skills and attitudes to learners;

·       Evaluate learners in subjects of specialization and prepare them for national and other examinations;

·       Assist head teacher and deputy head teacher to upload learners’ details on online data systems including NEMIS, conduct surveys and other related tasks, including registration of candidates for national examinations

·       Support child protection by identifying, referring/supporting children with protection concerns and providing psychosocial support

·       Work with protection focal teachers and teacher counsellors to improve safety and hild protection in schools and community

·       Coordinate gender mainstreaming issues for teachers and learners in curricular and co-curricular activities such as sports to ensure gender equity, equitable participation and maximization of potential of teachers and learners;

·       Manage digital learning and e-learning devices used in learning processes

·       Collect, collate and maintain all school records such as enrolment, teaching and learning resources, evaluation records and attendance registers;

·       Ensure discipline in school is maintained and arbitrate any disputes;

·       Supervise cleanliness of the school compound and ensure the learners are tidy;

·       Embrace teamwork through collaborative planning and teaching to ensure consistency and improvement in curriculum delivery;

·       Serve as a role model and maintain learner discipline to create conducive environment Engage learners in curricular and co-curricular activities so as to identify, nurture and develop talents;

Requirements for appointment

·       A teacher Intern must:-

·       Must be a registered teacher with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).

·       A P1 Certificate or Diploma (or equivalent) 

·       Minimum KCSE mean grade C (plain)                                             

Personal Attributes

·       Ability to manage and use e-learning/digital devices for teaching and learning, prepare and upload learner content on devices, data collection and analysis

·       Experience of working in refugee schools or with refugee community in the camp or urban set up.

·       Exemplary guidance and counselling skills, and experience in provision of psychosocial support

·       Ability to tolerate cultural, educational and religious diversity in the work place.

Our recruitment and selection procedures reflect the organization’s commitment to the prevention of abuse and exploitation of beneficiaries.

Disclosure: LWF participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme developed by the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response Misconduct Disclosure Scheme — SCHR, which requires LWF to conduct reference checks with prior employers, including questions about employee misconduct. By proceeding with this job application, you consent to LWF requesting a Statement of Conduct from your previous employers. This Statement of Conduct is requested from previous employers for all candidates for employment and provided to all employers that request it from LWF.

Shortlisting will be done on a rolling basis and only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Throughout its recruitment processes for any job position, LWF does not ask for any fees, and applicants should not pay any money to anyone. We advise the public to exercise due diligence when applying for employment with LWF and when asked to pay any money to anyone to secure a job with us. Such fraud cases should be reported to us immediately through email at complaints.kenyasomalia@lutheranworld.org.  or at our toll-free contact 0800721270