Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, August 30 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
POSITION PURPOSE
The role of the Education Mentor is to work alongside the community and schools in order to provide sustainable, exemplary education in COF supported schools. The Education Mentor is responsible for creating a teaching and learning environment where teachers are creative, effective and efficient and are able to teach learners using more practical methods like inquiry, project learning which make learning so real in the world of the learner. This will lead to improvement in the literacy levels of the learners.
The mentors will lead on all the new innovative ways of improving teaching and learning for the teachers as introduced by COFU., this will involve the mentors being actively engage with each teacher in their location schools at a minimum of three times per month and specifically be hands- on with teachers in promoting child centered and collaborative teaching pedagogies to ensure that teachers reach their professional development goals. This will be through the lesson observation process and Specific workshops designed for the teachers and Education mentors have to form the trainers’ team.
The mentors will also engage with partners supporting professional development of the teachers, these will include the MOES via its TIET department and the PTC/NTC who are charged by government to support the teachers in their growth and development.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE / BACKGROUND
• Clear criminal record.
• Bachelor’s degree qualification in Education.
• Qualification in Primary Education.

PROVEN EXPERIENCE OF:
• Literacy program implementation, such as Literacy Achievement and Retention Activity (LARA)/School Health and Reading Program (SHARP).
• Relationship building in an Educational Environment
• Detailed and accurate reporting of performance and achievement
• Designing and implementing programs and schedules
• Strong organization and time management diverse knowledge in education programming
• Excellent written English and computer skills
• Dealing with local government officials
• Teacher development programs

OTHER SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, ATTRIBUTES AND PERSONAL QUALITIES
• Good interpersonal skills, high level of integrity and good moral conduct
• Literacy expertise, local language (Luganda and Runyankole- Rukiga)
• Excellent knowledge of teacher development programming in rural areas of Uganda
• Excellent knowledge of the Early Grade Reading Methodology
• Excellent written English and computer skills
• Good conceptual and analytical
• Self-directed and capable of working with minimum supervision
• Ability to work within tight deadlines for proposal development / reporting
• Strong commitment to Cotton On Foundation’s cause and values
• An open personality and acceptance of all races, creeds and cultures • Licensed, and willing to travel by motor bike

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
• The candidate must be able to travel and live in the field locations in the rural areas of Southern Uganda. This is to enable the teacher mentor be able to access with ease the schools in which they operate.

BENEFITS:
• We are committed to personal and professional development, which is supported by an ever growing and expanding structure.


Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months:

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Entry level teachers needed for Education mentor. Send CVs to doreen.musimenta@cottononfoundation.org. 


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