Richard Juma Atela
Sondu
Summary
Dr. Atela is a career teacher/trainer with strong national interdisciplinary research and work experience. His interests and experience include psychometrics, research, strategic management and leadership especially with the inter-linkages between emerging and re-emerging issues in education and psychological wellness. Richard has held positions as class teacher, head of department, career master, student counselor, senior master and deputy principal under the Teachers Service Commission, Kenya. He has provided courses in educational psychology, counseling, early childhood development education, Geography and History at post primary and tertiary levels in Kenya besides providing experiential team leadership and wellness training. He holds graduate degrees from the Kenyan prestigious universities such as Kenyatta University, Egerton University and Maseno University. He has specialist training in human capital management, strategic leadership, corporate governance, e-learning management systems, and HIV testing and counseling. His career aspiration is to be a strategic governance leader, researcher, academic mentor and a career counseling service provider.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Deputy Principal
Teachers Service Commission, Kenya
01.2017 - Current
- Secretary to staff meeting with regularly updated minutes and filing
- Registration and admission of students ensuring the100% transition
- Testing and administration of assessment with over50% pass rate
- Guidance and counseling with well set out programmes including referrals
- Keeping up to date easily retrievable confidential data of students and staff
- Providing team leadership to ensure safe and healthy learning and teaching environment
- Chairman of various committees like discipline, tender, academic operating within the legal frameworks such as Constitution of Kenya,20210, MOEActs2013, PPAD Act,2015, POE Act2016
- Monitoring curriculum implementation meeting set deadlines and setting out workplans, documentation to inform performance appraisal
- Staff supervision, mentoring and appraising staff to inform performance
- Successful mentorship programs to intern teachers
- Stores and inventory management within the organizational protocols reducing by a large percentage cases of pilferage
- Teaching and research in fields of specialization, stakeholder engagement, policy adherence and publications in high impact refereed journals
- 2023: PhD
- Research- Thesis: Types of intelligence, personality types and their relationship with gender and career choice among first-year undergraduate students in a selected public university in Kenya
- 2022: Position Paper Research and Presentation- Integration of Competency Based Curriculum with8-4-4 system of education; Kenya School of Government
- 2022: Select Electoral Trainer - Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Kenya
- 2019: Senior Management Course Project Research and Presentation: Socio-Cultural Determinants on Academic Performance among Girls’ In Upper Primary Classes in Kwale County: A Case of Kinango Sub-County
Graduate Teacher
Teachers Service Commission, Kenya
01.1997 - Current
- Class Teacher/Senior master/Class teacher/Career master/Head of Department in various Secondary Schools in Kenya
- Successful curriculum and co-curriculum implementation, meeting set targets
- Training peer counselors
- Documented successful student counseling procedures
- Improved performance in examinations results
- Volleyball Referee/coach upto national level in secondary school games
Part Time Lecturer
Kibabii University
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Part Time Lecturer in Units in Educational Psychology
Lecturer / Student - Counselor
Kibabii Diploma Teachers Training College
01.2009 - 01.2015
- Competent Lecturer in various units in psychology among ECDE Diploma Trainees
- Successful supervision of teacher trainees’ Research Projects leading to graduation
- Carried out successful HTC services among students and the larger community
- Training peer counselors
- Mentoring teacher trainees in curriculum and co-curriculum leading to100 % graduation
- Lecturer- various units in History & Government Department with100% pass rate
- Volleyball Referee/coach upto national level in TTC games
Supervisor
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Kenya
01.2013 - 01.2013
- Supervisor - Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Kenya
Senior Supervisor
The Kenya National Housing and Population Census, Ministry of Planning
01.2009 - 01.2009
- Senior Supervisor - The Kenya National Housing and Population Census, Ministry of Planning
Education
PhD - Educational psychology specialising in career guidance and counselling
Maseno University
12.2023
Masters (M.Ed) - Educational psychology specialising in career guidance and counselling
Egerton University
10.2006
Postgraduate diploma - guidance and counseling
Egerton University
06.2004
B.Ed - Arts (hons) - undefined
Kenyatta University
10.1996
Certificate - KCSE
Kanga High School
12.1990
Certificate - KCPE
Ngege Primary
12.1985
Skills
- I am trained and skilled in human capital management with value-laden acceptable soft skills like integrity, teamwork, empathy, honesty, timeliness and effective communication
- I am trained and competent in research having conducted training needs assessment for teachers I possess relevant skills of data collection, analytical skills and reporting I am therefore good at keeping up to date records, management, retrieval and dissemination within the regulatory frameworks and protocols
- I am trained in management, leadership and governance hence I am skilled and experienced in managing human and organization behaviour, overseeing strategy implementation towards attainment of stakeholder satisfaction and organizational mission and vision I therefore possess strong work ethic and values with strong interpersonal, team engagement, decision making and communication skills
- I chair the school procurement committee and I am conversant with the public finance management, public procurement, and asset disposal and budgeting
- I am a trained teacher and a trainer of trainers’ expert hence has in-depth understanding of training needs, entry and performance management requirements I am competent in developing training plans, calendar of activities in line with existing organizational policies and protocols I can be entrusted with training programme implementation, reporting, monitoring and evaluation
- I am trained in emerging and contemporary issues like disability, constitutionalism, HIV and with my skills and experience in psychotherapy among the youth and the teachers, I am competent and empathetic to handle such matters with emotional intelligence confidentiality, conduct relevant referrals, follow-ups and mainstream them in the programs, strategies and plans
- I have travelled in the course of my duty from coast region to western and Nyanza and therefore I am largely exposed and versatile to promote cohesion at the work station
- I have worked with teachers, teacher trainees, students and stakeholders as county coordinator of wildlife clubs, commissar, coach and referee of volleyball up to national level hence equipped with skills, strategies and vision of active program organization, mobilization, implementation monitoring and evaluation
- I am competent in basic computer applications and their application in training like latest Artificial Intelligence, e-learning excel, word editions, PowerPoint presentation, report writing and performance appraisal
- Instructional leadership
- Parent-teacher relations
- Student engagement
- Verbal and written communication
- Strategic leadership
- Training and mentoring
- Team building
- Discipline management
- School safety
- Employee performance evaluations
- Educational staff supervision
- Performance evaluations
- Interpersonal strengths
Certification
- 2022: Strategic Leadership Development Programme: - Kenya School of Government
- 2022: Corporate Governance Course: - Kenya School of Government
- 2021: Debriefing and Trauma Counseling: - Kenya College of Counseling
- 2019: Senior Management Course: - Kenya School of Government
- 2017: Computer Training Lake Partners: - (including but not limited to MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Internet utilities, e-learning and Artificial intelligence)
- 2012: Trained Resource Person on Alcohol and Drug Abuse: - NACADA
- 2011: Trained in HIV Counseling and Testing - NASCOP
- 2004: Postgraduate Diploma in Guidance and Counseling Egerton University
- 2003: Certificate: Training Officers Course Kenya Technical Teachers College
PERSONAL PROFILE
Fluent: English, Kiswahili and Dholuo
References
John, Agak, Professor of Educational Psychology, john.agak@gmail.com, 0722636123, Maseno University, Maseno, Private Bag
Hobbies and Interests
Community welfare and social work, Experiential and wellness training, Wildlife and Environmental conservation, Volleyball Coach and KVF affiliated National Level-2 Referee
Affiliations
- Kenya Association Educational and Administration Management
- Counselors and Psychologists Board
- Visiting Fellow: African Research and Impact Network (ARIN) Fellowship Programme, Nairobi.
- Wildlife Clubs of Kenya
- Kenya Volleyball Federation- Referees Commission
Publications
- Atela, J.R. Relationship between types of intelligence on career choice among undergraduate students of maseno university, kenya.1. Nov.2019 – [IISTE Journal of Education and Practice] ISSN2222-288X(Online) [ISSN2222-1735 VOL10, No33,2019]
- Atela, J.R. Relationship between personality types and career choice among undergraduate students of maseno university, kenya. May,2020 – [IISTE Journal of Education ISSN] -288X(Online) [ISSN -2222 -1735, VOL11, No.14,2020]
- Dr. Atela, Richard Juma (2024). Types of intelligence and their relationship with gender and career choice among first year undergraduate students in a selected public university, Kenya (Draft). Journal of African Studies in Educational Management and Leadership (JASEML-2024)
- Dr. Atela, Richard Juma (2024). Personality types and their relationship with gender and career choice among first year undergraduate students in a selected public university, Kenya (Draft). International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science. Special Issue on Psychology (ISSN2054 -6186 )
Accomplishments
- Page Providing team leadership to ensure safe and healthy learning and teachingenvironment Chairman of various committees like discipline, tender, academic operatingwithin the legal frameworks such as Constitution of Kenya, 20210, MOEActs PPAD Act, 2015, POE Act 2016 Monitoring curriculum implementation meeting set deadlines and setting outworkplans, documentation to inform performance appraisal Staff supervision, mentoring and appraising staff to inform performance Successful mentorship programs to intern teachers
- Stores and inventory management within the organizational protocolsreducing by a large percentage cases of pilferage Teaching and research in fields of specialization, stakeholder engagement,policy adherence and publications in high impact refereed journals PhD
- Research- Thesis:
- Types of intelligence, personality types and their relationship with gender and careerchoice among first-year undergraduate students in a selected public university in kenya
- Position Paper Research and Presentation-
- Integration of Competency Based Curriculum with 8-4-4 system of education; Kenya
- School of Government Select Electoral Trainer - Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, KenyaSenior Management Course Project Research and Presentation:
- Socio-Cultural Determinants on Academic Performance among Girls’ In Upper Primary
- Classes in Kwale County: A Case of Kinango Sub-County.– To Date: Graduate Teacher: Teachers Service Commission, Kenya
- Duties: Class Teacher/Senior master/Class teacher/Career master/Head of Department invarious Secondary Schools in Kenya
- Work Output:
- Successful curriculum and co-curriculum implementation, meeting set targets
- Training peer counselors
- Documented successful student counseling procedures
- Improved performance in examinations results
- Volleyball Referee/coach upto national level in secondary school games- 2015: Lecturer /Student - Counselor at Kibabii Diploma Teachers Training College
- Work output:
- Competent Lecturer in various units in psychology among ECDE Diploma Trainees| Page
- Successful supervision of teacher trainees’ Research Projects leading to graduation
- Carried out successful HTC services among studets and the larger community
- Training peer counselors
- Mentoring teacher trainees in curriculum and co-curriculum leading to 100 % graduation
- Lecturer- various units in History & Government Department with 100% pass rate
- Volleyball Referee/coach upto national level in TTC games External Examiner in Diploma teacher Examinations (Teaching Practice) withpass rate- 2015: Part Time Lecturer in Units in Educational Psychology - Kibabii University
- Supervisor - Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Kenya Senior Supervisor: The Kenya National Housing and Population Census
- Ministry of Planning M.Ed
- Research: A study of the Training Needs of Teacher- Counselors in Nyando District, Kenya
- Sept
- Nov
- 2004: M.Ed
- Guidance and Counseling Practicum: Rift Valley Institute of
- Science and Technology, Nakuru
- Research Project; Certificate Training Officers Course: A study of the Training Needs of Teacher- Counselors in Wundanyi Division Taita Taveta
- District, Kenya
- Supervisors: Mr
- Malupi and Mrs
- Mutiga Research Project; Postgraduate Diploma in Guidance and Counseling:
Languages
Timeline
Deputy Principal
Teachers Service Commission, Kenya
01.2017 - Current
Part Time Lecturer
Kibabii University
01.2013 - 01.2015
Supervisor
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Kenya
01.2013 - 01.2013
Lecturer / Student - Counselor
Kibabii Diploma Teachers Training College
01.2009 - 01.2015
Senior Supervisor
The Kenya National Housing and Population Census, Ministry of Planning
01.2009 - 01.2009
Graduate Teacher
Teachers Service Commission, Kenya
01.1997 - Current
Masters (M.Ed) - Educational psychology specialising in career guidance and counselling
Egerton University
Postgraduate diploma - guidance and counseling
Egerton University
B.Ed - Arts (hons) - undefined
Kenyatta University
Certificate - KCSE
Kanga High School
Certificate - KCPE
Ngege Primary
PhD - Educational psychology specialising in career guidance and counselling
Maseno University
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