Literacy Facilitator, Literacy Field

Job Description

World Change Starts with Educated Children

Position Overview:

The Literacy Facilitator (LF) will be responsible for coaching and supporting teachers, point teachers, co-located Anganwadis, point person libraries, and principals in Balvatika and literacy program in schools to help them adopt new ways of working with children that enhance their literacy skills and foster a habit of reading. Additionally, the LF will support parents at the community level to ensure learning continues at home. They will report to the Literacy Program Officer/Associate and will not have any direct reports. This position is based at the project location (District / Block / Mandal / Cluster).

Roles & Responsibilities:

Program Understanding:

- Develop a thorough understanding of Room to Read's Literacy program design.
- Develop a thorough understanding of EGL and read relevant literature/research.
- 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 ensuring the Balvatika, literacy, and libraries in the selected schools.
- Conduct joint visits with government officials in schools as well as Balvatika Centres.
- Regularly observe, demonstrate, and coach Grade 1 and 2 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.
- Supports and participates in Family & Community Engagement (F&CE) activities like literacy events, parent meetings, reading campaign, summer camp, and other community activities.
- Regularly collect data related to program quality.
- Supports school librarian in the initial set up of the library, including book delivery, leveling 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 meetings, literacy events, parent meetings, and other community activities.

Training, Workshop and Meeting:

- Participate and facilitate in regular teacher and librarian trainings (both center-based and school-based) related to the Literacy program (Instruction, library activities, and management).
- Participate in the 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 stakeholders, as required, and complete all programmatic reports on a timely manner.
- Participate in monthly review meetings with CRCs at school level.

Planning, Reporting and Documentation:

- Tracks and reports library monitoring data to ensure timely and accurate reporting to stakeholders.
- Create some online content such as short audio messages/lesson plan and disseminate & support parents/Teachers/SMCs (if, needed).
- Conduct ongoing planning, documentation, and reporting.
- Write monthly reports to supervisor including progress data of CICO and status of student reading skill, in a template provided by RtR.
- Document best practices and lessons learned and share with the Literacy program team.
- Collaborate 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.
- Report to the Literacy Program Officer/Associate.
- Support in donor visits, and in any other activities which may be required to be undertaken to fulfill the objectives of the organization.
- Compile and analyze ongoing reading skill assessments data conducted by school and plan school-wise corrective action in discussion with supervisors.

Qualifications:

Required:

- Bachelor Degree in education / social sciences or equivalent.
- Minimum 23 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.
- Good interpersonal skills and a team player.
- Critical thinking and analytical skills.

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

- Have passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact a dynamic non-profit 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.
- Strong knowledge about early grade literacy and ECCE education in general - reading practices and approaches.
- Embrace diversity and a commitment to collaboration.
- Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment.

Location(s):

India - Uttar Pradesh

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.

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