Academic Facilitator – After School Support Programme Full Time

NGO Academic Facilitator Job in Noida

Job Description: Academic Facilitator – After School Support Programme – Vidya & Child

Position: Academic Facilitator – After-School Support Programme

Profile Description: Lead, Manage, and support the complete Academic Process of the After School Programme, Grade 9 to Grade 12 across all streams. Ensure that each child is tracked, focused on academically for improvements, and continues to remain in the learning process.

Organization: Vidya & Child Timing: 10.30 to 7.30 (Monday to Saturday, Second and Fourth Saturdays are off)

Location – Base location – Sector 37, Noida, and rotation to other centres in Sector 128, Sector 49, Sector 62

Target working group

– Grade 9 to 12 Vidya & Child works in marginalized communities, exploring the unique potential in each child by providing opportunities for value-integrated learning and development.  The organization is based in Noida, India, and it receives funding from international and national corporations, organizations, and individual donors.

About

Vidya & Child has Schools in low-income communities from Nursery to Class 8, and an After School Support Programme for Class 9 to 12. Started in 1998 with 2 children and today, Vidya & Child engages with 1,700 children most of whom are first-generation learners!

Vidya & Child has established a model of engagement to ensure that each child completes school education, and is skill-enabled through professional or vocational education. A very strong parent programme exists so that as a team “The Parent” and “Vidya & Child” can support a child through school and support them till the completion of school education.

Our Arts & Performing Arts Programme, engagement in Sports, and an intensive Life Skills programme further enhance the holistic engagement with each Child from Nursery to Class 12. Vidya & Child – A persistent effort https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbEWo4ciOT4 Key

Roles & Responsibilities

• Academic Coordination work for Grade 9 to Grade 12 children and teachers
• Working with teachers and children to identify the best syllabus planning for each subject
• Devising parameters on the basis of which syllabus planning will be done.
• Identifying the needs of individual children and getting them included in the planning as well as implementation.
• Careful study of timetable and calendar and effectively utilizing these tools for academic improvement of the group as well as individual children
• Direct work with children who need extra support and motivation in academics.

• Individual meetings and reviews with teachers – syllabus, conceptual learning, identification of new/alternative methods of teaching

• Ensuring effective learning tools are available. Eg: worksheets are made keeping the child in mind.
• Focusing more towards “Learning” in children rather than “Teaching”
• Organizing group / individual feedback/review systems between teachers and children
• Participating in Child wise review process – giving inputs, getting inputs, identifying actions for the holistic development of every single child
• Providing feedback and input into the group owner process, parent programme process, and career process as and when required
• Attending Parent meetings along with teachers
• Devising training plans for teachers

• Keeping abreast with new developments in NCERT, CBSE, Education space, online / offline alternative ways of teaching, etc., and bringing relevant points into the systems at Vidya & Child.

• Supporting the HR team in devising parameters and methodologies for better recruitment of teachers
• Participating in the teacher recruitment process as required Minimum Expectations
• Minimum 5 to 7 years of experience in Academic coordination in a proper school, prior experience in Teaching is also equally important in an environment / NGO that works in education space with older children (Grade 9 to Grade 12)

• Good knowledge of at least two subjects from 9 to 12 Subject knowledge is critical, more importantly exposure level of the candidate will be given preference, and the person must be skilled in being able to understand the academic system of schools, and link that to what is happening in ASSP.

• Ability and focus on conceptual learning and not marks-oriented, rote learning approach.
• Organizing ability and process-oriented approach
• Independent in working and ability to work with a diversity of people (especially qualified teachers)
• Readiness to do direct work with children (and not just manage/coordinate)
• Ability to engage with children (for example – self-study planning etc.)
• Understanding of CBSE, NCF, etc.
• Good knowledge of Computers and the English language – both written and spoken This is a full-time position and requires physical presence at the assigned centers.

Candidates without relevant experience will NOT be considered. Those with NGO experience and staying within Noida or close by would be given preference.

Salary will be commensurate basis relevant experience & qualification of the candidate and as per NGO/social sector standards.

Contact: 88603 86447/63969 51517; Kindly call from Mon to Fri between 9 AM – 6 PM only Please mail your CVs to:  [email protected] Please mention the title for the position in the subject line