Secondary Education for Girls Advancement (SEGA), is a non-profit organization with offices in the Mkundi area, Morogoro Municipal, mandated to operate in Tanzania mainland with registration No 00NG/R2/0000232. SEGA’s mission is to educate and equip bright Tanzanian girls with academic, leadership, and business skills to unleash their talents and reach their full potential, with a particular focus on vulnerable girls. SEGA programs include; 1) The SEGA Girls’ Secondary School, 2) Post Form Four Scholarship Program, and 3) Msichana wa Kisasa Community Outreach Program.

Vacancies within the SEGA Girls Secondary School:

The SEGA girls’ secondary school located in the Mkundi area, Morogoro Municipal provides quality holistic education for 280 form I – IV with more than 50% of its students being on scholarship. The school’s mission is to provide quality education for girls, fostering academic excellence, strong values, healthy self-esteem, and independent thinking skills, emphasizing leadership, entrepreneurship, social responsibility, and environmental care.

Position: English Speaking Matron – 2 posts

JOB DESCRIPTION

The English-speaking matron will be doing the following activities

The English matron will work hand in hand with the day matron, nurse, and prefects to ensure every program is followed properly

Supervise cleanliness and watering gardens at 5:00-6:00 PM and 6:00-7:30 AM
Make the follow-up on evening activities and ensure that balls and other game gear/ materials are available.
MUST have the water keys and the kitchen should make sure water is not misused
She should supervise preps and do roll call as much as possible,
She must make sure and emphasize all students speak English, all the time, (suggest the best way to make them speak) she should take measures if any indiscipline happens and report to the discipline master the following day
Should monitor health issues and provide assistance when it is needed., should work with a nurse to see which time to go to the dispensary
She must write a report for the previous night before she takes off her duty
It is necessary that matron is punctual at work and are responsible for their duties.
Remember all students are under your care and supervision during the whole time of night, anything that will happen during your duty, you will be held accountable.
Should have meetings with prefects and students on how to behave well and for leaders, how well to do their activities and Supervise-Minutes should be taken during the meeting.
Advice and support as a parent will be very important as our students need close support and follow-up
Maintain social distance and show your professionalism, students should respect you and learn from you (you will be a role model) help students to see how important a matron is and there is no gap between a teacher and a matron.
The matron should monitor behavior, discipline, smartness, and good arrangement of beds, and make prefects do their responsibility
Ensure the cleanliness of the school all the time
NB: Matron is allowed to design how she will do all her responsibilities and suggest to the administration

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or Diploma as an English-speaking matron
3 years of experience
Experience working with students, particularly girls, preferred
Experience in counseling is a plus
Native English Speaker preferred
Interest in and ability to live in Tanzania
Experience working with vulnerable populations preferred
Ability to work well independently
Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage, encourage, and build the capacity of others
Ability to communicate efficiently on email; and use MSWord and Excel

NB: For this position, SEGA is looking for a person who is willing and ready to start immediately.