Title: Residential Life Coach
Location of Assignment: The location of assignment Bugesera, Eastern Province, Rwanda
Duration of Assignment: Open ended
Work Hours: 45
Supervision: The Residential Life Coach will report directly to the Middle School Principal and Deputy Head Overall or his/ her designee.
- Rwanda
- Pedagogy/Residential
Who We Are
Ntare Louisenlund School (Rwanda) aspires to become a leading institution in Africa, dedicated to fostering excellence in education. Through the Rwanda plus-STEM program, the school aims to attract the finest talents in mathematics, computer science, natural sciences, and technology, serving as a catalyst for innovation, entrepreneurship, and future-shaping endeavors. Situated on a sprawling 60-hectare campus in Rwanda's Bugesera District, a brief forty-five-minute drive from Kigali, the school is designed to accommodate up to 1,000 boarding students.
Ntare Louisenlund School is committed to delivering an exceptional international education, empowering students to seek scholarships at the world's leading universities. The student body will comprise two halves, with a portion selected through a rigorous assessment and funded by appropriate scholarships (plus-STEM stream), and the remainder consisting of students from across Africa pursuing the IB Diploma with their families financing the education. Seeking candidacy as an IB World School, Ntare Louisenlund School plans to offer the IB Middle Years Programme and Diploma Programme.
Operated and managed by Ntare Louisenlund CBC, in collaboration with Stiftung Louisenlund, a renowned institution with over 75 years of experience running a secondary boarding school in Germany, Ntare Louisenlund School strives for comparable excellence at both locations in Germany and Rwanda. A strategic partnership with the Rwandan government is envisioned to identify plus-STEM students eligible for government scholarships.
Your Challenge & Responsibilities
Residential Life Coaches play a decisive role in shaping students’ personal and academic journeys. Coaches support students’ social-emotional learning (SEL), foster leadership, and nurture a residential environment grounded in mutual respect, belonging, and advocacy. Coaches are responsible for implementing SEL classes and contributing to student formation through close guidance, mentorship, and modeling of core values. Familiarity with the IB Learner Profile and program language is essential, as coaches integrate these principles into everyday interactions. We highly encourage applicants with teaching experience or a pedagogical background, as this role requires not only pastoral care but also structured educational engagement. Coaches must embody and promote the school’s vision and values, advocate for students’ holistic development, and support their leadership capacities within the boarding house community.
Your Main Responsibilities
The Residential Life Coach is specifically accountable for the following areas:
- Supervise and guide approximately 20 students within a boarding house setting.
- Facilitate student social-emotional development using SEL practices.
- Uphold all boarding school policies, rules, and standards of conduct.
- Promote health, safety, and overall wellbeing of students.
- Foster a caring and inclusive house culture that feels like home.
- Plan and lead regular house activities to support community and engagement.
- Supervise house tables during lunch and dinner.
- Build strong, trusting relationships with students and remain approachable and accessible
- Ensure cleanliness and order in both personal grooming and living spaces.
- Serve as the first point of contact for student concerns outside class time.
- Maintain consistent, supportive communication with parents and families.
- Promote leadership by offering students rotating responsibilities in the house.
- Support student arrival and departure logistics, including parent greetings.
- Model and integrate the IB Learner Profile attributes and school values into daily life.
Your Profile
- Demonstrated experience working in a boarding or residential education setting.
- A Bachelor’s degree background in education, youth development, or a similar pedagogical context is strongly recommended.
- Experience of 3-5 years in a similar position in an educational institute.
- Passionate about mentoring adolescents and supporting their emotional growth.
- Willingness to deliver SEL content and learn IB program frameworks.
- Comfortable taking on leadership within a residential setting of up to 20 students.
- Open to training in Ntare Louisenlund’s pedagogical philosophy and continuous development.
- Committed to contributing to a dynamic, values-driven school culture.
- Able to pass background checks and meet employment compliance standards.
Benefits & Compensation
- The possibility to be supervisor from the start in the most aspiring education project in Africa.
- A first-class school campus in a beautiful natural setting in Bugesera.
- Collaboration with an experienced, internationally recognized school in Germany.
- Various partnerships with external educational partners.
- A committed, dedicated, and team-oriented faculty.
- A highly competitive compensation package.
- An attractive compensation packages.
How to Apply:
Can you imagine helping design the school of the future? If so, we invite you to apply by August 7th, 2025 by sending your updated CV, motivation letter, certified electronic copies of degrees and relevant certificates to careers@ntare-louisenlund.org .
Please include “Residential Life Coach” in the subject line of your email. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.