Academic Educator- Computing

Job Description

AE Job Description, April 2021

Role – Academic Educator

• Team
• Community co-ordinators
  
  

Overall Responsibility

• Running a community learning centre to promote human development by providing
  
  

opportunities for lifelong learning.

• To ensure that the children have a complete understanding of the foundational learning
  
  

skills and develops their higher order thinking, leadership qualities, and makes children

responsive to learning.

• To help adolescents to reach specific learning level which supports them to remain in school
  
  

and complete their secondary schooling

• To enhance the adolescent quality of life.
  
  

Roles and responsibilities

• To identify and provide study support to children who would need remedial support along
  
  

with providing them an opportunity for learning by doing.

• To be able to give community information and resource services and to engage in
  
  

community development activities, co-ordination and networking.

• To be able to improve academic skills and address the key reason of drop outs and learning
  
  

gaps.

• To focus on developing basic literacy, foundational numeracy skills (Grades 6-8), access to
  
  

learning & improved learning outcome (Grade 6 to 9), focus on learning Enhancement &

class 10 completion (Exam Preparation) (Grade 9 & 10) grade specific language and

mathematics in students and facilitate them in the process of learning before and after

school.

• To create a congenial learning environment which encourages collaborative joyful learning
  
  

among children to increase their interest in learning as well as provide grade appropriate

inputs for subjects like language, science and mathematics to improve learning.

• To be able to work on learning reinforcement and practice including periodical evaluation
  
  

with the children.

• To manage the centre and work with learners from grade 6 to 10 with a maximum of 35
  
  

students per session.

• Effective delivery of Program Module with adolescents studying in grade 6th- 10th in the
  
  

community learning centre.

• To engage children studying in grades 6th to 10th with various creative teaching learning and
  
  

peer learning strategies at school and community level effectively deliver various activities

for reading, communication, science, art and craft.

• To prepare yearly, monthly weekly plans, along with daily lesson plans and worksheets and
  
  

to enable children to carry out subject activities as well as ensure timely completion of

desired learning objectives.

• To engage children in competitions ,educational games (like scrabble, puzzles) and art and
  
  

craft activities to promote joyful learning as well as involve parents and locale from

community to captivate children in their area of expertise.

AE Job Description, April 2021

• To arrange learning activities involving digital learning platforms, basic fundamentals of
  
  

computers and coding with help of self-learning make a different material.

• To engage with parents quarterly and update them on the progress of their child’s progress.
• To work with life skills educator (LSE) in co-ordination and provide support to the
  
  

Community Co-ordinators in various community engagement activities like parents meeting

(Parents, workshop) for the adolescent in the community.

• To participate in the capacity building programs as per the project design and to provide
  
  

constant feedback/ learning’s on the basis of implemented curriculum.

• To support and facilitate data collection for M&E purposes and maintain records like MIS,
  
  

attendance and daily activities conducted by children.

• To keep oneself updated on all the developments in safety rules, regulation child rights and
  
  

protection and ensuring its integration in programs.

• To ensure effective communication and reporting upward and down the line of all matters
  
  

related to the efficiency and effectiveness of the program and to provide timely

documented quality updates and reports to key stakeholders regularly.

• To do capacity building of community coordinators from time to time.
• To facilitate/organize/participate in events, visits as required.
• Academic Educator and Life Skill Educator will work in co-ordination.
  
  

Qualification requirement

• Graduation in any stream and certification in Education or equivalent (B.Ed./ BSW is
  
  

preferable)

Past professional experience

• About 1-2 years of experience in social sector/ community program or similar field of
  
  

education and teaching shall be preferable.

Skills Required

• Basic communication skills (written and oral) in regional language and English
• Good facilitation skills
• Working in a rural and urban setting
• Must be able to work independently and as part of a team; and with all levels of staff,
  
  

volunteers, and school authorities

• Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
• Outgoing and convincing
• Ability to learn about, commit to, and educate others on program mission and goals.
• Digital Literacy and Computing Skills