TSC Announces Over 21,000 Job Openings for Kenyan Teachers, Lecturers
- The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) invited applications from suitably qualified Kenyans for open job vacancies in August 2025
- TSC sought to recruit 21,313 senior teachers, principals, deputy principals, and lecturers, among other positions
- All qualified and interested candidates are to submit applications online via the TSC teacher portal
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The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has invited qualified individuals for open job vacancies in August 2025.
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TSC advertised 21,313 job openings for Chief Principal, Senior Principal, Principal Deputy Principal, Senior Lecturer, and Senior Master.
Which jobs are available at TSC?
Other open vacancies are for secondary teacher 1, senior headteacher, headteacher, deputy headteacher, senior teacher, senior curriculum support officer and curriculum support officer.
"The commission invites applications for suitably qualified teachers and curriculum support officers in line with the career progression guidelines," read the TSC job advertisement in part.
Below is the list of job vacancies available at TSC:
- Chief Principal - Regular (99 posts)
- Chief Principal - TTC (6 posts)
- Senior Principal - Regular (490 posts)
- Senior Principal - TTC (6 posts)
- Principal - Regular (674 posts)
- Principal - SNE (2 posts)
- Deputy Principal II - Regular (971 posts)
- Deputy Principal II - TTC (15 posts)
- Deputy Principal II - SNE (4 posts)
- Senior Lecturer I - TTC (23 posts)
- Senior Curriculum Support Officer (19 posts)
- Curriculum Support Officer I (56 posts)
- Deputy Principal III- Regular (847 posts)
- Senior Head Teacher - Regular (1,400 posts)
- Senior Head Teacher - SNE (14 posts)
- Senior Lecturer II - TTC (44 posts)
- Curriculum Support Officer II - Regular (111 posts)
- Curriculum Support Officer II - SNE (134 posts)
- Head-Teacher - Regular (1,872 posts)
- Senior Lecturer III - TTC (43 posts)
- Senior Master III - Regular (737 posts)
- Deputy Head-teacher II - Regular (3,547 posts)
- Deputy Head-teacher II - SNE (19 posts)
- Senior Lecturer IV - TTC (59 posts)
- Senior Master IV - Regular (850 posts)
- Senior Master IV-SNE (3 posts)
- Lecturer I - TTC (18 posts)
- Secondary Teacher I - (Diploma) Regular (994 posts)
- Senior Teacher I - Regular (3,244 posts)
- Senior Teacher I - SNE (141 posts)
- Senior Teacher II - Regular (4,683 posts)
- Senior Teacher II - SNE (188 posts).
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How to apply for TSC jobs
The commission urged all suitably qualified and interested candidates to submit their applications via TSC online teachers portal.
The advert specified that all applications should reach the commission on or before Monday, August 25, 2025.
The commission said it does not accept manual applications and invited all candidates to apply, including people living with disabilities.
TSC noted that qualified candidates will be posted to schools where the vacancies are available.
Which other jobs are available at TSC
Meanwhile, TSC announced 24,000 internship positions for unemployed teachers.
TSC said the internship positions are available in junior schools across the country.
The commission added that it will provide a stipend for every qualified intern, which is subject to statutory deductions.
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Source: TUKO.co.ke
