Literacy Facilitator, Literacy Field

1 month ago

india Room to Read Full time
Position Overview:

The Literacy Facilitator (LF) will be responsible for supporting and coaching teachers, librarians, and principals in the literacy program schools to help them adopt to new ways of working with children that increase the children’s literacy skills and habit of reading.  They will report to the Literacy Program Officer/Associate and will not have any direct reports. This position is based at project location (District/Block/Mandal/ Cluster).

Roles & Responsibilities: Program Understanding:

  • Develop a thorough understanding of Room to Read’s Literacy program design.

  • Support literacy program intervention across assigned project schools and ensure adherence to the program design.

  • Provide reflective feedback on program design and implementation (especially with respect to progress towards outcomes) and demonstrate a solution-oriented approach.

  • Serve as a technical resource to the schools in the area of language development, literacy skills and reading.  

School visits:

  • Undertake school visits every day and also with government resource persons/CRPs at cluster/mandal levels every day, except for days when on official travel and leave.

  • Regularly observe Grade 1 and 2 Telugu instructional classes and demonstrate and coach teachers in delivering the instructional component of the Literacy Program.

  • Conduct informal assessment of at least 5 children during every school visit and discuss with teachers and share report to supervisors.

  • Regularly observe, demonstrate, and coach teachers and librarians in the implementation of the model library period, reading activities and library management practices.

  • Support teachers in conducting ongoing student tracking assessments and plan corrective action.

  • Regularly collect data related to program quality.

  • Supports schoolteachers/librarian in the initial set up of the library/reading corners, including book delivery, levelling and classification system, check-out system, setting up furniture, and creating a library period timetable.

  • Regularly provide the principals/ Headmasters an update on progress and coach them on ways to support teachers and ensure longer term sustainability of literacy outcomes within the school.

  • Participate in school level teacher meeting, literacy events, parent meeting and other community activities.

Training, workshop and meeting:

  • Participate and facilitate in regular teacher/librarian trainings (both complex/mandal based and school based) related to the Literacy program (Instruction, library activities and management)

  • Participate in development of materials, training modules and other technical resources as required.

  • Attend professional development training and workshops at block/district/state/national level, as required.

  • Attend review meetings at block/district/state within RtR and with government stakeholder, as required, and complete all programmatic reports on a timely manner.

  • Participate in monthly review meetings with government resource persons/CRPs at school level.

Planning, Reporting and Documentation:

  • Compile and analyze ongoing reading skill assessments data conducted by school and plan school wise corrective action in discussion with supervisors.

  • Tracks and reports library monitoring data to ensure timely and accurate reporting to stakeholders.

  • Conducts ongoing planning, documentation, and reporting.

  • Write weekly/monthly reports to supervisor including progress data of CICO and status of student reading skill, in a template provided by RtR along with the photographs.

  • Documents best practices and lessons learned and shares with the Literacy program team.

  • Collaborates with Principal, and community to develop sustainability plan for managing literacy program components and acquiring resources (instruction materials, stationery, and new books) after Room to Read’s support ends.

  • Reports to the Literacy Program Officer/Associate

  • Supports in donor visits, and in any other activities which may be required to be undertaken to fulfil the objectives of the organization.

Qualification: 

  • Bachelor’s Degree in education / social sciences or equivalent

  • Minimum 2- 3 years of relevant experience in development projects, preferably in education

  • Teaching experience at primary level preferred

  • Strong knowledge about education in general and language and reading practices and approaches in particular.

  • Strong written and oral communication skills in Telugu

  • Good interpersonal skills and a team player

  • Critical thinking and analytical skills

Compensation:

Room to Read offers competitive pay with excellent benefits. The non-monetary compensation includes a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative, meaningful, and rapidly growing organization that is changing transforming the lives of millions of children in developing countries on literacy and gender equality in education.

Room to Read has zero tolerance when it comes to child abuse and exploitation and believes that all children have equal rights to protection. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to the child protection policy, code of conduct and standards and will undergo rigorous reference and background check through third party. Background check will include the verification of employment history and criminal check. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Room To Read is a child safe organization.

Location(s)

India - Telangana

To be successful at Room to Read, you will also: 

  • Have passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact a dynamic nonprofit organization 
  • Be a proactive and innovative thinker who achieves results and creates positive change
  • Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness  
  • Embrace diversity and a commitment to collaboration 
  • Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment 

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. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled

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