Purpose
Family Legacy (FL) is a faith-based organization that exists to glorify God by equipping children in Zambia to live out their God-given potential. Since 2000, Family Legacy Missions Zambia (FLMZ) has been transforming the lives of vulnerable and orphaned children through three core programs: Camp Life, the Tree of Life Children’s Village, and the Legacy Academies using for key pillars of our ministry – academic, emotional, spiritual and physical.
The overall responsibility of the Home Economics Teacher Assistant is to impart Designing, Tailoring and Cutting; Food Production and Home Management knowledge and skills into the learners. To effectively manage the day-to-day function and training within the Home Economics Lab. The Home Economics Teacher Assistant will plan for and provide the practical instruction under the supervision of and coordination with the Home Economics Teacher. S/He will ensure that all materials and equipment are ready for each day and that equipment and material inventories are kept managed. The Home Economics Teacher Assistant will promote interests of stakeholders who are the learners and caretakers.
Roles and Responsibilities
1. Student Management (25%)
- Oversee and manage students in the Home Economics Lab regarding task management.
- Attend regularly scheduled meetings with supervisor.
- Locally initiate mediation in conflict management among students.
- Ensure proper adherence to the policies and goals of the organization for subordinates, such as the Education Policy.
- Advocate for and ensure the safety and protection of students when reporting child protection or other sensitive issues.
- Maintain a comprehensive assessment report on the performance of Legacy Academy students in the Home Economics Skills.
- Document learners’ cases of indiscipline in the Home Economics Lab for reference and decision making.
2. Safeguarding (20%)
- Provide emotionally safe, affirming learning spaces for struggling learners
- Monitor signs of distress, shame, or withdrawal during interventions
- Maintain daily awareness of learners’ emotional, behavioral, and physical wellbeing.
- Maintain daily vigilance for signs of abuse, neglect, distress, or behavioral changes in children.
- Respond calmly and appropriately to student disclosures
- Document and report concerns the same working day.
- Document and report any concerning observations, disclosures, or incidents to supervisor within same working day.
- Keep accurate attendance and wellbeing logs as required by position (e.g., classroom registers, care logs).
- Follow one-on-one interaction protocols including visibility requirements and documentation procedures.
- Ensure physical contact with children is appropriate, minimal, and in line with organizational guidelines.
- Never be alone with a child in isolated or private spaces without visibility or another adult present.
- Maintain professional boundaries including no private social media contact, personal phone communication, or gifts without supervisor approval.
- Participate in trauma-informed care training and apply principles in daily interactions.
- Recognize and appropriately respond to disclosures of abuse following organizational protocols.
- Submit to annual background verification renewal and maintain current clearances.
- Notify supervisor immediately if facing personal circumstances that could impair judgment or child safety.
- Adhere to digital safeguarding standards, including appropriate use of ICT, protection of child data, and compliance with consent and photography guidelines.
3. Leadership (15%)
- Coordinate with individual teachers and staff as well as departments of Family Legacy to help provide for Home Economics related projects for the students in the Trades Program.
- Work with Procurement to continually search for supplies for the Trades Program and to ensure that effort is made to find the best value for money on supplies and balance that with delivering a top-quality product and high-quality instruction.
- To stimulate and promote a culture of togetherness, cohesion, unity among the students in Home Economics Lab.
- Provide incentives for and encouragement to students through words of affirmations and more.
- Provide suggestions to the Home Economics teacher about appropriate solutions to problems that threaten smooth implementation of skills taught.
- Promptly forward students’ skill needs and concerns to the Home Economics teacher.
- Be a role model to all students in a holistic manner.
4. Skills Delivery (25%)
- Use schemes of work based on the appropriate curriculum and produce a work plan that promotes effective skill teaching and demonstration.
- Provide quality Home Economics related skill services to students, staff, as well as other FL departments in a timely manner and at a competitive price to expand the trades education opportunities for the children at Legacy Academy.
- Model academic students in the use of the English language in class and at the school campus for effective learning and communication.
- Promote the use of English language at Legacy Academy and learners within the school grounds and in the Home Economics Training Home Economics Lab.
- Hold students accountable for failure to follow laid down school rules. This will be done using the Classroom Management Step Plan and Incident Report. This should be reflected in the teacher binder.
- Submit work plans weekly and schemes of work at the start of the term to the Head teacher.
5. Home Economics Lab Safety and Maintenance (5%)
- Oversee, guide and plan for the use and maintenance of all the equipment and materials in the Home Economics Home Economics Lab for the benefit of the students’ educational needs and the benefit of Legacy Academy.
- Ensure that the Home Economics Training Home Economics Lab is clean and safe to expected standards.
- Receive and create an inventory for all Home Economics Lab items/ supplies assigned to the assistant by the head teacher.
- Submit requests for supplies in a timely manner such that the inventory is maintained for optimal efficiency.
- Schedule maintenance of equipment and alert the Lead Home Economics Teacher/Head Teacher/ Program Manager for Trades of the need for unscheduled maintenance when need arises.
- Sensitize students on the prudent use of Home Economics Lab tools, resources and materials. Teach students to show gratitude to their sponsors.
- Ensure that the assigned Home Economics Lab is locked at the end of each day school day and submit the keys. Keys should not be given to students.
- Ensure students are not left unsupervised in the Home Economics Lab.
- Continually evaluate the need for equipment maintenance and work with current venders to maintain the equipment and work with them to provide the best quality service at the best possible price.
6. Communication (5%)
- Follow the laid down channels of communication with the Head and all other staff.
- Promptly communicate using retrievable mode important information to the headteacher and the Home Economics teacher.
7. Exams (5%)
- Administer locally set skills tests
- Provide credible and accurate information on the performance of the learners as requested by the Head teacher and Home Economics Teacher.
- Administer and record School-Based Assessments for Grade 1 to 9
Qualifications
Education:
- Grade 12 Certificate.
- TEVETA Level 1 Certificate in Designing, Tailoring and Cutting; or a related field. (Having basic knowledge in Food Production and Home Management is an added advantage).
- Teaching Council of Zambia Certified.
- Must have worked in a similar position for 2 years
- Must be computer literate.
Experience:
Must have worked in a similar position for 2 years
Skills and Competencies:
- Proven ability to work cross-culturally and in faith-based environments.
- Must be a Christian and committed to Christian values, servant leadership, and Family Legacy’s mission.
- High levels of integrity, accountability, and professionalism.
Performance Indicator:
Measurable improvement in students results.
All FLMZ staff are expected to embody the organization’s core values:
- Integrity: Doing what is right at all times.
- Compassion: Demonstrating Christ-like love for children and communities.
- Excellence: Striving for the highest quality in service delivery.
- Accountability: Stewarding resources responsibly and transparently.
- Faith: Living out the mission through service and commitment to God’s purpose.
