Job Title: Teacher
Trainer
Trainer
Organization: Pangea
Educational Development
Educational Development
Duty Station:
Wakiso, Uganda
Wakiso, Uganda
Reports to: Country
Director
Director
About US:
Pangea Educational
Development (PED) is a US founded non-profit organization dedicated to
empowering schools and unifying communities through sustainable education. PED
believes in the liberating power and opportunities provided by a quality
education. Our model was developed to empower schools to improve their own
educating circumstances: the school environment, livelihoods of teachers, and
access for under resourced students and to do so in a way that is sustainable.
Development (PED) is a US founded non-profit organization dedicated to
empowering schools and unifying communities through sustainable education. PED
believes in the liberating power and opportunities provided by a quality
education. Our model was developed to empower schools to improve their own
educating circumstances: the school environment, livelihoods of teachers, and
access for under resourced students and to do so in a way that is sustainable.
Job Summary: The Teacher Trainer will work alongside the
teachers from our partner schools and communities within the central region.
The Teacher Trainer will work with the Director of Teaching and Learning at the
forefront of our professional development program- Literacy Instruction
Training Program, working with teachers at early grade levels to grow literacy
instruction techniques in new and innovative ways. The program focuses on the
practical implementation of professional development sessions and enforces this
by visiting teachers’ classrooms to observe their practices. The Teacher
Trainer will take the lead role on the execution of the following Primary
Responsibilities and an assistant role on the following Secondary
Responsibilities.
teachers from our partner schools and communities within the central region.
The Teacher Trainer will work with the Director of Teaching and Learning at the
forefront of our professional development program- Literacy Instruction
Training Program, working with teachers at early grade levels to grow literacy
instruction techniques in new and innovative ways. The program focuses on the
practical implementation of professional development sessions and enforces this
by visiting teachers’ classrooms to observe their practices. The Teacher
Trainer will take the lead role on the execution of the following Primary
Responsibilities and an assistant role on the following Secondary
Responsibilities.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Primary
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
·
The
Teacher Trainer with the support of the Director of Teaching & Learning is
in charge of facilitating our teacher training program. Program focuses is
exclusively on early grade literacy instruction and formative student
assessment.
The
Teacher Trainer with the support of the Director of Teaching & Learning is
in charge of facilitating our teacher training program. Program focuses is
exclusively on early grade literacy instruction and formative student
assessment.
·
Conducting
ongoing relationships and observations of teachers outside of formal trainings
Conducting
ongoing relationships and observations of teachers outside of formal trainings
·
Working
closely with the Director of Teaching & Learning to develop, administer and
analyze student and teacher assessments.
Working
closely with the Director of Teaching & Learning to develop, administer and
analyze student and teacher assessments.
·
Develop
and administer literacy programs with the support of the Director of Teaching
& Learning
Develop
and administer literacy programs with the support of the Director of Teaching
& Learning
Secondary
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
·
Develop
and implement strategies to engage target community members in our Mobile
Library Project and Caretakers Literacy Program
Develop
and implement strategies to engage target community members in our Mobile
Library Project and Caretakers Literacy Program
·
Collect
data regarding client profiles, program attendance and programmatic data points
as requested by Country Director
Collect
data regarding client profiles, program attendance and programmatic data points
as requested by Country Director
·
Supporting
in the identification and recruitment of more teachers to benefit from our
Literacy Instruction Training Program
Supporting
in the identification and recruitment of more teachers to benefit from our
Literacy Instruction Training Program
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
·
The
ideal candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in the following fields:
Education Primary Three years of Early Grade teaching experience Required
The
ideal candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in the following fields:
Education Primary Three years of Early Grade teaching experience Required
·
Superior
knowledge in literacy instruction Required
Superior
knowledge in literacy instruction Required
·
Leadership
experience in the educational sector Required
Leadership
experience in the educational sector Required
·
Superior
oral and written communication skills in English Required
Superior
oral and written communication skills in English Required
·
Demonstrates
a passion and incorporation of progressive and innovative teaching techniques
Required
Demonstrates
a passion and incorporation of progressive and innovative teaching techniques
Required
·
Computer
fluency and understanding of multiple educational technology platforms Required
Computer
fluency and understanding of multiple educational technology platforms Required
Personal Qualities
We are seeking an
individual whose dedication to the value of an education matches our own. We
are seeking an individual who has a heart of empowering our partner schools and
communities we serve. We are seeking an individual who is willing to work odd
and sometimes long, exhaustive hours to do what is right and not just what is
easy or will suffice. We are seeking an individual who can laugh as hard as
they can work. We are seeking an individual who is not just looking for a job,
but an avenue to pursue their passion.
individual whose dedication to the value of an education matches our own. We
are seeking an individual who has a heart of empowering our partner schools and
communities we serve. We are seeking an individual who is willing to work odd
and sometimes long, exhaustive hours to do what is right and not just what is
easy or will suffice. We are seeking an individual who can laugh as hard as
they can work. We are seeking an individual who is not just looking for a job,
but an avenue to pursue their passion.
Things We’ll Bring To The Table:
·
A
passionate working environment
A
passionate working environment
·
Building
your capacity in all areas of your work
Building
your capacity in all areas of your work
·
3 Weeks
Paid Leave/Year
3 Weeks
Paid Leave/Year
How to Apply:
All candidates
should send their updated CVs and cover letters to [email protected]
should send their updated CVs and cover letters to [email protected]
Deadline: 21st January 2019
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