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Funda Wande is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to ensure that all learners in South Africa can read for meaning and calculate with confidence in their home language by the age of 10.
We develop video and print materials to train teachers. All our materials are freely available and are Creative Commons licensed, so anyone can use them.
Purpose of Role
Reporting to the Lead of the Western Cape Intervention, the main objective of the role will be to support Subject Advisors, Departmental Heads and Lead Teachers in managing effective teaching and learning in the Foundation in Funda Wande pilot schools and WCED rollout schools.
To be successful in this role, you will need to have a background in education and an understanding of instructional practices in the Foundation Phase. You’ll also need to have passion to motivate and work with others as a team player, especially with critical stakeholders such as the School Management Team (SMT), District Officials, Departmental Heads (DH), and Teachers. You would also need to be analytical, adaptable, professional and possess strong communication, advocacy, presentation, reporting and interpersonal skills.
Objectives of Role
As the FOUNDATION PHASE SPECIALIST (AFRIKAANS): WC Intervention you will be responsible for performing the following activities
Subject Advisors, Departmental Heads and Lead Teachers Support
- Support Subject Advisors & Departmental Heads on content development of teachers at their schools
- Support in Departmental Heads and Lead Teachers Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
- Support Subject Advisors, Departmental Heads through workshops, lesson observations and
- feedback on Funda Wande’s Training materials.
- Work in collaboration with the DCES for Afrikaans at WCED Head office
Teacher Training and development
- Lead the instructional development & training of Foundation Phase Teachers in Funda Wande’s
- Training materials
- Orientate Teachers on Funda Wande’s teaching and learning materials
- Provide specialist/technical support to Foundation Phase teams on, e.g., Funda Wande Website, APP and Reading Academy, etc.
Advocacy
- Advocate for quality foundation phase education through developing and maintaining strong
- relationships with School Management Teams (SMT), District Subject Advisors and Provincial
- Curriculum Partners.
Administration
- Prepare and maintain schedule of field work
- Submit pertinent advisory data, requests, etc. documentation,
- Submit reports for activities conducted
- Attend Workshops / Conferences related to Funda Wande work
- Assist in Facilitating and coordinating training workshops
Experience and Qualifications
- Afrikaans Home Language
- Relevant Degree and/or Diploma in Foundation Phase Education
- 8 – 10 Minimum years’ experience in working/teaching in Foundation Phase
- Sound knowledge and experience in Foundation Phase education, specifically in the Synthetic
- Phonics approach
- Strong educational knowledge and content expertise.
- Understands the social issues children face and how these can affect learning.
- Demonstrate proficiency with Computers and Microsoft Office skills
- Demonstrate leadership qualities and strong interpersonal skills, including giving and receiving
- constructive feedback.
- Demonstrate expertise in oral and written communication, advocacy, presentation and reporting skills.
- Model passion for lifelong learning, continual improvement and apply new learning
- Ability to work cooperatively and effectively with others
Competencies
- An interest in and alignment to Funda Wande’s Vision and Values
- Attention to detail and extremely organized
- Committed to improving processes and systems
- Work well under pressure and with changing deliverables
- Confident, proactive, self-reliant and performance oriented
- Great team player
- High degree of emotional intelligence
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
- Disciplined administrative skills
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