Academic Educator

Job content

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 childs 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/ learnings 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