Community Teacher

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Main Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare, and teach well developed lessons which enthuse and inspire students, and promote enjoyment of learning.
• Effectively and appropriately differentiate instruction so as to meet all students’ learning styles with an appreciation for students’ learning differences.
• Select and sequence appropriate materials, resources, and approaches according to the content area and audience of learners.
• Work with community groups to deliver a range of projects such as housing projects to enhance their way of life.
• Identify assets and capacities within communities.
• Act as a facilitator to promote self-help in the community.
• Assess, track, and provide relevant and timely feedback on achievement (performance and growth) and developmental needs to students, Eclectic Love, and other managers/colleagues.
• Write reports on students with clear formative comments and targets as to how to improve work by defined deadlines given, and provide regular estimated grades and feedback on assessments.
• Coordinating the delivery of services that contribute to improved outcomes for the community
• Design, administer, and evaluate a range of formative and summative assessments as appropriate.
• Complete administrative tasks as defined and by set deadlines.
• Induct students appropriately to provide academic advice, counselling, educational guidance, and advisory support, including individual learning plans, as directed.
• Engaging with a range of internal and external stakeholders to foster and sustain partnerships.
• Develop materials and resources, implement, support and/or lead in the production and improvement of curriculum planning as appropriate, and undertake other academic project work as directed.
• Provide feedback on materials, courses, and lessons to academic and other managers/colleagues as requested.
• Utilize learning spaces and tools effectively (i.e., white boards, displays).
• Attend meetings when required, and attend/deliver professional development sessions as directed.
• Adhere to standards and procedures detailed in the EL Employee and Volunteer Handbook.
• Address and respond to student and community issues/emergencies as needed.
• Participate in evaluation process consistent with defined parameters.

Education

• SHS graduate

Experience

• Teaching/tutoring students of high school age desired
• Working within a diverse environment of active learners

Skills

• Excellent oral and writing skills
• Problem-solving capability
• Capacity for prioritizing conflicting demands
• Contribute effectively to the accomplishment of team or work unit goals, objectives and activities.
• Using tact, discretion and prudence in dealing with those contacted in the course of the work.
• Acuity for balancing the normal demands of a range of work and responsibilities without disruption to other team volunteers or staff
• Ability to gather facts and to analyze situations objectively, accurately, and in an organized fashion
• Demonstrates good critical thinking skills to understand student, community and staff issues
• Excellent listening and questioning skills
• Attentive to deadlines
• Flexible
• Demonstrate techniques for dealing with a variety of individuals from various socioeconomic, ethnic and cultural backgrounds, in person and over the telephone.
• Basic computer literacy

Behaviors

• Supports the aims, objectives, goals, ethos, and mission of Eclectic Love
• Proactively plans for situations and circumstances
• Acts on her/his own initiative within defined and acceptable parameters
• Assumes responsibility and ownership for work issues and problems of a primary operational nature
• Projects appropriate professional image
• Imparts a positive impact with student and staff
• Speaks clearly, sensitively, and persuasively when interacting with stakeholders
• Acts rationally and maturely without undue bias or reliance on emotional responses
• Punctual