Ascent Soccer Teaching

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT@

ASCENT SOCCER

POSITION: ASCENT SOCCER TEACHING INTERN

Location: Lilongwe

Start Date: September 1st, 2026

End Date: 31st July 2027

Location – Lilongwe

Internship: Full time, paid

Ascent Soccer is looking for a teaching intern to join our team of teachers and help inspire curiosity, a lifelong thirst for knowledge and desire to solve problems in the next generation of Malawi’s student athletes. The successful candidate will implement a student-centred approach to education that encourages our students to think critically and form their own opinions about the world around them. They will draw on innovative teaching ideas from a wide variety of sources to devise their lessons and they won’t be afraid to try new things, take risks, or make mistakes.

Duties will include:

•⁠ ⁠Implementing the Malawi Curriculum in a progressive and modern style

•⁠ ⁠Planning and teaching lessons

•⁠ ⁠Delivering classes in English

•⁠ ⁠Modelling both critical thinking and a growth mindset to our students

•⁠ ⁠Helping develop our curriculum and library of learning resources

•⁠ ⁠Teaching our students to read using a phonics-based approach whilst at the same time inculcating a love of reading

•⁠ ⁠Managing both digital and physical teaching resources

•⁠ ⁠Engaging fully in Ascent’s professional development program

•⁠ ⁠Supervising students on school trips

•⁠ ⁠Potential afternoon pastoral duty

Applicants are required to hold a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Education and a current and valid Teacher Registration Certificate from the Teachers Council of Malawi, in compliance with the Malawi Education Act.

To apply please send your CV and a short video (not more than 2 minutes long) to ‪+265 884247751‬ introducing yourself and sharing a little about your educational philosophy. Applications without video’s won’t be considered.

Closing date for applications – August 30th, 2026