Understanding Oppression- Club Facilitator

Save to Favorites

Club Facilitator Duties :

Learning Facilitation

• Engage warmly and enthusiastically with students, helping them to discover and pursue their interests

• Understand goals and methods of self-directed education and use as the framework for developing curriculum for the topics you’re teaching

• Plan and lead the assigned, 1 hour a week for however many weeks the term lasts, club group:

• Create a curriculum and lesson plan outlining skill progression, learning objectives, activities, projects, materials needed, etc.
• Facilitate weekly club meeting
• Facilitate reflection on learning

• "Bridge the gap" between the goal setting aspirations of students and the reality of executing them

• Balance predetermined learning goals with students interests and desires for learning
• Communicate and share feedback with Outreach Coordinator, Program Manager, and Executive Director as necessary

Understanding Oppression Club

• We are seeking a facilitator who is passionate about helping students dissect systems of oppression including areas such as race, class, gender, and religion.

• The ideal candidate will be open-minded and willing to have difficult conversations while not shutting down students for having a specific opinion or viewpoint.
• We are seeking someone who is also continuously learning about these topics and does not hold rigid beliefs in a specific area.

• Our ideal candidate would be able to set aside their personal beliefs to promote healthy dialogue and open ended discussions that do not shame or isolate students for their beliefs or opinions.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic, lifelong learner who is looking to influence the next generation of students to also pursue a life of self-directed learning
• Enjoys working with teenagers, experience working with teens is a plus but not required
• Passion and sincere interest in systems of oppression and equality
• Professional experience in topic is great, but not required
• Is excited to work with a small innovative organization
• Has knowledge of self-directed learning methods
• Has knowledge of Zoom and able to learn new technology quickly

To apply:

Email your materials to opportunities@didaacademy.org, addressed to Danielle Denver (Executive Director). Include a resume, two references, and in lieu of a cover letter please answer the following questions. Please submit your application as an attachment (PDF preferred).

• Where did you find this posting?
• 2-4 sentence bio about yourself.
• Why are you interested in working with Dida Academy Students?
• Describe in your own words what self-directed education is.
• Describe a time in your life when you were motivated to learn something new, describe your process.
• In 5-6 sentences please describe what your specific approach to teaching this club would be. How would you encourage students to ask questions and come to their own conclusions? How would you keep the conversations civil, respectful, and also inquisitive?