Academic Educator Full Time

Job Description

Role – Academic Educator

Team

Community co-ordinators

Overall Responsibility

·         Running an informal community learning centre to improve study habits of rural students

·         Working with students and families to make the centre popular and maintain high attendance of students at the centre

·         Promoting a spirit of self-development among children

Roles and responsibilities

·         Effective delivery of Holistic Development Module with adolescents studying in standard 6th- 10th in the community learning centre.

·         Effective delivery of various activities for reading, communication, science, art and craft in the community with children studying in standard 6th to 10th.

·         To engage children studying in standard 6th to 10th with various creative teaching learning strategies and peer learning strategies at school and community level.

·         To prepare yearly, monthly and weekly plans to ensure timely completion of desired learning objectives outlined in project.

·         To prepare everyday lesson plans to carry out various activities effectively simultaneously.

·         To organize learning activities like story building, discussing newspaper articles, reading books, book reviewing in peers, etc. to enhance their reading and communication skills.

·         To prepare activity planner and worksheets to enable children to carry out Science and Mathematics related activities like science experiments, discussions, Mathematics puzzles, games, etc. effectively.

·         To engage children in games, art and craft activities like Scrabble, best out of waste, puzzles, drawing, etc. to promote joyful learning.

·         To arrange learning activities involving digital learning platforms, basic fundamentals of computers and coding with help of self-learning materials.

·         To create a congenial learning environment that encourages collaborative joyful learning among children to increase their interest in learning.

·         To organize activities like competitions, street plays, and celebrating various days, as well as involving parents and locale from community to engage with children in their area of expertise.

·         To engage with parents quarterly and update them on the progress of their child’s progress.

·         To supervise and provide support to the Community Co-ordinators in delivery of Community Connect Tool Kit aimed at developing a supportive ecosystem (Parents, SMC Members, Community at large) for the adolescent in the community

·         To participate in the capacity building programs as per the project design

·         To provide constant feedback/ learning’s on the basis of the implemented curriculum to help refine the curriculum

·         To maintain records of daily attendance, daily activities conducted by children individually and in respective group.

·         To maintain MIS records as per the prescribed formats

·         To document and provide timely and quality updates and reports to key stakeholders regularly

·         To support and facilitate data collection for monitoring and evaluation purposes

·         To keep oneself updated on all the developments in safety rules, regulation child rights and protection and ensuring its integration in programs

·         To ensure effective communication and reporting upward and down the line of all matters related to the efficiency and effectiveness of the program

·         To do capacity building of community coordinators from time to time

·         To facilitate/organize/participate in events, and visits as required

Qualification requirement:

Graduation in any stream and certification in Education or equivalent (B.Ed./ BSW is preferable)

Past professional experience:

About 1-2 years of experience in a social sector/ community program or similar field of education and teaching shall be preferable.

Skills required

o   Basic communication skills (written and oral) in Hindi and English

o   Good facilitation skills

o   Working in a rural setting

o   Must be able to work independently and as part of a team; and with all levels of staff, volunteers, and school authorities

o   Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines

o   Outgoing and convincing

o   Ability to learn about, commit to, and educate others on program mission and goals.

o   Digital Literacy and Computing Skills

Salary is 25000K per month (Gross) and net around 20K per month. Travel and mobile over and above