Organization Profile:
Room to Read seeks to transform the lives of millions of children in developing countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education. Working in collaboration with local communities, partner organizations and governments, we develop literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children, and support girls to complete secondary school with the relevant life skills to succeed in school and beyond.
We are non-governmental, non-religious and work with many local NGOs and community based organizations to implement our programs. We currently work in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Vietnam, and Zambia – countries with a desperate lack of resources to educate their children. Since our inception, Room to Read’s worldwide team has impacted over 7 million children by constructing more than 1,600 schools, establishing over 15,000 libraries, publishing 800 new children’s book titles in 11 local languages, and rewarding over 20,000 girls with long-term, holistic scholarships.
Room to Read has an annual budget of approximately US$43.7 million and our global staff numbers over 500. Our global headquarters is located in San Francisco, and we have smaller fundraising offices in Delhi, New York, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, Sydney, and Tokyo. We have an Asia Regional Office located in New Delhi and program offices in Colombo, Dar es Salaam, Dhaka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Kathmandu, Lusaka, New Delhi, Pretoria, Phnom Penh, and Vientiane.
Position Overview:
The Reading Facilitator (RF) is responsible for providing on-site support to Grade 6, 7 and 8 teachers in a cluster of 2 Girls Education Program (GEP) Schools in Kafue District. In collaboration with the GEP Literacy Program Officer, the RF will lead the design and implementation of professional development activities at Zone and School levels. This position will report directly to the GEP Literacy Program Officer.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Responsibilities of the Reading Facilitators include, but are not limited to the following:
- Provide guidance and support to teachers implementing the GEP Literacy Program. This includes visiting schools 3 times a week to support teachers. School visits will include: classroom observations, conversations with learners, and one-on-one meetings with teachers and other school officials.
- Maintain a good working relationship with partners including teachers, other school officials, and the local community.
- Develop proficiency in reading program activities to help with reading instruction.
- Develop a solid understanding of learner-centered teaching methodologies to help teachers provide learner-centered instruction.
- Use school meetings, PTA meetings and literacy events as a platform to message GEP Literacy intervention.
- Work closely with the School In-Service Coordinator (SIC) to plan and implement school-based reading programs.
- Engage in discussions with teachers and other school officials to understand the successes and challenges of reading at the school level and bring these issues to the GEP Literacy Officer’s attention.
- Document and discuss all successes, lessons learnt, best practices and challenges with the GEP Literacy Program Officer in a timely manner.
- Complete all reporting duties with strict adherence to deadlines. This will include documenting information and/or taking pictures.
- Participate actively in meetings with other Reading Facilitators to share experiences including successes and challenges.
- Report any challenges being faced in completing your duties to the GEP Literacy Program Officer.
- Work with the School In-Service Coordinator (SIC) and Social Mobilizers (SMs) to collect data in GEP Schools
- In collaboration with the GEP Literacy Officer, prepare and actively participate in donor site visits.
- Other duties, as assigned.
Qualifications:
Minimum Educational Attainment
Primary Teachers’ Certificate or Primary Teachers’ Diploma with academic and content knowledge in literacy instruction, learner centered teaching methodologies and Special Education with a focus on learning disabilities.
Minimum Professional Experience
- At least 3 years of work experience in basic education
- Experience developing educational learning materials
- Experience in successful implementation of a wide range of tasks
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
Required Competencies
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of teaching methodologies and Basic School curriculum
- Strong planning skills
- Understanding of monitoring, evaluation, and documentation processing
Desired
- Experience teaching literacy skills in early grades
- Experience in language education at the primary stage
- Experience in teaching children with learning disabilities
To be successful as a member of the Room to Read team, you will also:
- Have a passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact a dynamic nonprofit organization
- Be an innovative and creative thinker; you’re not afraid to try something new and inspire others to do so
- Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness
- Have a strong work ethic and require minimal direction
- Work well independently as well as part of a team
- Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment
Compensation:
The salary range for this position will be determined based upon the experience of the candidate hired. Health and retirement benefits are also provided. The non-monetary compensation includes a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative, meaningful, fun, and rapidly growing organization that is changing the world through the lifelong gift of education.
Application Procedure:
Please submit your resume and cover letter by email (no calls, faxes, or drop-ins) toconstance.pola@roomtoread.org with Reading Facilitator in the subject line. Due to the anticipated high volume of applicant response, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
Room to Read is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing
the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.
the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.
