Job Description

Title: Consultant (PTI Instructors)

Company Name: Room to Read

Vacancy: 12

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ For Instructors - General, Master of Education (MEd) or Master of any other discipline with BEd.
∎ For Instructor - Agriculture, masters in any science discipline
∎ For Instructor - Arts and Crafts, masters from Fine Arts is preferred with some teaching/ education programme related experience.

Job Context:
∎ Background: Cox`s Bazar is one of the lowest performing districts in Bangladesh on various socio-developmental indicators. Being highly emergency-prone and hosting a large refugee population, the pace of socioeconomic development of Cox`s Bazar has been slow and uneven. As part of the humanitarian response to the Rohingya crisis, the government approved Joint Response Plan envisions to support both the refugee and the host communities who are greatly impacted by the crisis in which they have contributed nothing.
∎ One of the social service sectors to be strengthened under the host community support is the Education Sector, development of which is critical to ensuring economic prospect, communal harmony, social stability and coexistence in peace. Accordingly, the Cox`s Bazar Primary Teachers` Training Institute (PTI) has been identified as an entry point to provide quality improvement support, which will then in turn contribute to strengthening of district-wide education quality by supplying high quality teachers who are well trained, achieving the expected Teacher Professional Standards.
∎ In line with that an assessment of Cox`s Bazar PTI was done involving NAPE in the process, and one critical gap identified was lack of Human Resource, particularly in the teaching staff, which is having its toll on the delivery of the government`s flagship teacher education program: The Diploma in Primary education (DPEd) for around 150 trainee teachers. While there are 17 approved posts for PTI Instructors, only 5 are currently working, and are unable to ensure quality of instruction at PTI-based classes and supervising the school placement in training schools.
∎ In consultation with the MoPME, DPE, NAPE and DPEO, decision was taken that UNICEF will support to mitigate the critical HR shortage by recruiting Instructors for short-term periods. To this end, 10 Instructor General, 1 Instructor - Agriculture and 1 Instructor - Arts and Crafts are expected to be onboard to support the teaching-learning of DPEd in the Cox`s Bazar PTI.
∎ Consultant (PTI Instructors)
∎ - To be based in Primary Teachers Training Institute (PTI), Cox`s Bazar
∎ - Initially the contract will be for 8 months with possibility of extension
∎ - Number of positions : 12
∎ (PTI Instructor-General - 10, PTI Instructor-Arts and Crafts - 1 , PTI Instructor-Agriculture - 1)
∎ Consultancy Overview: The externally contracted PTI Instructors will do the same job as the regular instructors for an interim period, until government employed Instructors are deployed to the Cox`s Bazar PTI.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Conduct classes (online and/or face-to-face) to teach DPEd courses with adequate preparation and lesson planning;
∎ Explain Teacher Professional Standard (TPSs) to trainee teachers;
∎ Keep records of trainee teachers' attendance and progress in achievement of TPSs.
∎ Conducting debriefing sessions for the trainee teachers on school practice and coordinating training school activities for teachers' professional development;
∎ Approve lesson plans developed by the trainee teachers, observe lesson delivery at training school, provide feedback and support trainee teachers to improve their lesson planning and teaching to facilitate learning in the practicum classes;
∎ Coordinate between PTI theory classes and Training school based DPEd practicum teaching;
∎ Coordinating training school activities for teachers' professional development;
∎ Guiding trainee teachers in practicing professional skills in training institute and in training schools;
∎ Guiding trainee teachers in conducting research activities (action research, lesson study, case study etc.) for reflective professional practice;
∎ Conduct assessments (formative and summative as per the DPEd curriculum guideline) and provide feedback to the trainee teachers for professional development and achievement of Teacher Professional Standard (TPSs);
∎ Attending professional training and/or orientation programs as advised by the PTI/DPE/NAPE management and Room to Read/UNICEF;
∎ Doing any other administrative and/or social activities and special assignments as advised by the PTI Superintendent and Room to Read management.
∎ Room to Read is committed to the education and welfare of children and protecting them from abuse and exploitation:
∎ Room to Read has zero tolerance for child abuse and exploitation.
∎ All children have the right to be free from abuse and exploitation, including neglect, maltreatment, and physical, mental or sexual violence, injury or abuse.
∎ All children should be treated with respect and dignity.
∎ The well-being of the child is Room to Read's first priority when dealing with all identified or suspected cases of child abuse.
∎ Room to Read shall integrate child protection into all its organizational strategies, structures and work practices.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Experience in teaching, training and/or education program planning and implementation is required. Priority will be given for those who have direct teaching experience at PTIs;
∎ Familiarity with Diploma in Primary Education (DPEd) program, primary school curriculum, textbooks and pedagogical practices in government primary school;
∎ Understanding of the primary education system in Bangladesh, particularly of teacher education and professional development provisions and role of related institutions such as, NAPE, PTI, Upazila Resource Center, primary schools, DPE and NCTB;
∎ Good communication skills in Bangla and English;
∎ Technical expertise in ICT and Education Technology (EdTech).
∎ Attributes:
∎ Demonstrate high integrity and professional commitment;
∎ Being flexible and accommodative of new emerging situations, adaptive to change and ability to embrace new changing responsibilities;
∎ Dedicated, possess passion for teaching, have an interest to bring about lasting change in the educational setting and can operate with minimal supervision;
∎ Flexible enough to operate within a complex programmatic and operational environment where reporting to and managing expectations from multiple agencies are involved.

Salary: Negotiable

Application Deadline: 19 Oct 2020

Company Information:
∎ 13 Oct 2020
∎ Room to Read
∎ Business : Room to Read is a US based international non-profit organization. We envision a world in which all children can pursue a quality education, reach their full potential and contribute to their community and the world. To achieve this goal, we focus on two areas where we believe we can have the greatest impact: literacy and gender equality in education. We work in collaboration with communities and local governments and partner organizations across Asia and Africa to develop literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children, and support girls to complete secondary school with the life skills they?ll need to succeed in school and beyond. Room to Read currently work in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Vietnam, and Zambia. To learn more about Room to Read, please visit www.roomtoread.org.

Room to Read is working in Bangladesh since 2008.

Category: NGO/Development