Job Purpose:

• The Teaching Experience Coordinator is accountable for managing the placement of students for school based integrated learning across all qualifications.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Creation of Partnerships with Schools

• Liaise with the Department of Education to create partnerships to increase visibility and grant permission to approach schools. 
• Review and update memorandum of understanding with Department of Education. 
• Receive confirmation letter or ensure circular has been submitted to schools for visitation authorisation. 
• Set school visitation schedule onsite or telephonically. 
• Assess school to determine if it meets the standards to partner with. 
• Identify functional schools for potential placements. 
• Compile letter based on requirements requesting partnerships and number of learners that could be accommodated. 
• Receive and review notifications of number of students that may be accommodated. 

Preparation, Placement and Support of Students

• Assist Social Media Specialist with social media management and content planning.
• Conduct workshops to expose students to the professional code of conduct and schools’ expectations to align them to the world of work
• Conduct location survey for students to inform placements
• Compile school placement tracker and assign students to schools
• Advise students of placements and schedule
• Complete the acknowledgement of placement form and issue to students for visit to school to introduce prior to work experience
• Issue mentor and mentee agreement form to student for completion on introduction visit
• Track and check final placements and reassign learners to alternative schools if required
• Check on students’ progress at schools
• Make alternative arrangements for learners in the event of inappropriate arrangements
• Conduct meetings internally and with head of schools to check progress of placements
• Manage recall of students for disciplinary issues

Sourcing and Training of Teaching Experience Supervisors/ Mentors

• Identify and recruit supervisors for teaching experience
• Onboard supervisors including contracting
• Conduct training workshops for supervisors
• Assign supervisors to students based on location
• Issue student details to supervisors for communication with students
• Track and check that communication and supervision is occurring
• Contact supervisors that are not in contact to remedy the situation

Teaching Experience Administration

• Check and track that all students are being assessed
• Check and track that students are completing and submitting all required documentation
• Contact students not complying with submissions and put in place corrective measures
• Compile reports on the status of students placed

Minimum Requirements:

Qualifications

• B.Ed. Honour’s degree or Postgraduate Diploma in Education (at NQF level 8)
• The undergraduate or postgraduate qualification must include a focus on teaching at the Intermediate phase band

Other requirements:

• Have a valid driver’s license and have your own car.
• Must have no criminal record.
• Retired teachers are encouraged to apply.
• Candidates with teaching qualifications currently involved in other sectors are encouraged to apply.
• Able to possibly work remotely.

 Experience –

•  A minimum of 3 years of teaching experience in the Foundation Phase is required.
• Teaching training or Development Process experience 5 years 
• Teaching coordination experience 1 Year