Training Facilitator at Funda Wande

Objectives of Role    

Training and development

• Train and develop the Foundation Phase Teachers and teacher interns through the use of Funda
• Wande Website, APP and Reading Academy, training materials.
• Conduct all termly training workshops.
• Provide coordination and administrative support to Foundation Phase teams on, e.g., Funda Wande
• Website, APP and Reading Academy, etc.
• Develop educator’s knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors through a variety of professional
• development targeted topics provided by Funda Wande.
• Have in-depth knowledge about the CAPS to ensure that high quality training prepared and delivered
• with full alignment to the curriculum.

Monitoring and Support

• Provide guidance on how to make use of literacy and math’s materials (both print and videos).
• Quarterly visit schools to observe how Funda Wande materials are utilized.
• Provide technical support to Grade R to 3 teachers on Funda Wande website and the Rhodes APP.
• Assist teachers with the use of resources, materials, tools, information, etc. to support classroom instruction and planning.
• Conduct monthly lesson observations and provide feedback for teachers’ practice development.
• Help with execution of other related tasks as assigned by the line manager and other members in the

Management team.

• Quarterly compiles training and monitoring reports and submit to specialists for consolidation before
• sharing with stakeholders in the districts, province and Head of Programmes unit.
• Analyze, and interpret data from the training workshops as well as the schools.

Stakeholder Liaison

• Coordinate the compilation of the Limpopo Intervention’s stakeholder database.
• Liaise with relevant stakeholders regarding relevant activities related to the intervention.
• Assist the Specialists on following through on queries and activities at schools across the Limpopo

Province.

• Develop and maintain professional relationships with teacher interns, teachers and school management teams, and all other relevant stakeholders within circuit and district levels.

Material Development

• Takes part in the development of Literacy and Math’s materials (print and videos).
• Give input and assist with reviews of Literacy and Math’s materials (print and videos).
• Have in-depth knowledge about the CAPS to ensure that high quality materials are developed with full alignment to the curriculum. 

Experience and Qualifications    

Knowledge and Experience:

• Sound knowledge/experience in training, planning, and writing reports.
• Sound knowledge and experience in Foundation Phase education and understanding of how children learn.
• Basic skills and experience in translation, editing and proof reading of materials.
• Good oral and written communication, presentation, and reporting skills.
• Proven ability to provide administration support to a diverse team.
• Good knowledge and understanding of key aspects of development work within the Foundation education sector.
• Experience in monitoring processes and systems in new and rapidly growing organizations.
• Highly computer literate, ideally familiar with Microsoft Office, Slack, Dropbox, Google Suite, or equivalents.
• Model passion for lifelong learning, continual improvement and apply new learnings.
• Work cooperatively and effectively with others.
• Professional working Proficiency in Sepedi and English.

Qualifications/Other Requirements:

• Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase or any relevant qualification.
• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in teaching and working within philanthropy or development sector.
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience teaching Foundation Phase (Sepedi and English) will be an added advantage.

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