Teachers' Trainer- Faculty Development Lead

Job Description

Title: Teachers' Trainer- Faculty Development Lead

Company Name: Smart Academy

Vacancy: 01

Age: Na

Job Location: Lakshmipur

Salary: Negotiable

Experience: --

Published: 2026-06-01

Application Deadline: 2026-06-16

Education:

Requirements: --

Skills Required:

Additional Requirements:

Responsibilities & Context:

1. About Smart Academy

• A rural Islamic English Medium school founded in 2020 with a mission to provide quality education to underprivileged children in remote areas of Bangladesh.

• Curriculum is a tri-stream model: Cambridge CAIE + Bangladesh NCTB + Islamic Studies (Qur'an, Tajweed, Aqeedah, Seerah, Arabic Language).

• 500+ students PlayGroup → Class 9 · 40+ teachers · 65+ staff. Class 10 launching January 2027; Classes 11–12 (Science/Commerce/Arts streams) by 2028. Trajectory: 750 students by 2028 · 2,000+ by 2030.

• Recognition: 100% SSC pass rate (first batch 2024); National Science Fair Champion (2022, 2024); National Robotics Olympiad medallist (2024); Ministry of Education commendation; Best Islamic Educational Institution (district, 2023); Best Employer — Education Sector (2024); featured in Prothom Alo and BTV News.

• Governance values: FAITH in ACTION — Amanah (trust), Shura (consultation), Adl (justice), Rahmah (mercy), Ihsan (excellence).

• Existing assets you will inherit: 16-document Teachers' Guidebook (School_Administration/smart_academy_Teacher_GuideBook/), digital portal/LMS, content library spanning Class 1–10, smart-board classrooms.

2. Position Purpose

• Build a structured, year-round professional development programme for all Smart Academy teachers across full-time, part-time, remote, and volunteer cohorts.

• Raise classroom quality by 1–2 visible levels each academic year (measured via observation rubric, student outcomes, teacher self-report).

• Stand up mentorship pairings between Senior Teachers and New Teachers (Year 1–2), and between on-campus teachers and remote/volunteer teachers.

• Codify and continuously improve the Smart Academy Pedagogy Playbook — our internal teaching standard that blends Cambridge methods, NCTB requirements, and Islamic integration.

3. Key Responsibilities

A. Training Design & Delivery

• Design the annual teacher training calendar (≥40 hours per teacher per year) aligned to the school's curriculum and growth plan.

• Deliver weekly Professional Learning Community (PLC) sessions by subject and by phase (Early Years, Primary, Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary).

• Run monthly whole-staff workshops on cross-cutting themes (classroom management, formative assessment, differentiated instruction, edtech integration, Islamic integration in modern subjects, child protection).

• Lead the week-long August induction for all newly hired teachers.

• Build a library of micro-training videos (5–15 min each) hosted on the school's learning portal — accessible to all teachers including remote and volunteer.

B. Classroom Observation & Feedback

• Conduct formal lesson observations (minimum 2 per teacher per term) using the school's observation rubric.

• Conduct informal learning walks weekly during on-campus residency weeks.

• Provide professional, written feedback within 48 hours of every observation; conduct a follow-up coaching conversation within one week.

• Observe remote teachers' Zoom sessions and provide the same standard of feedback.

C. Mentorship & Coaching

• Assign and supervise mentor–mentee pairings between Senior Teachers and New Teachers; review pair logs monthly.

• Provide direct coaching for teachers flagged through the school's performance management process.

• Run an open-door "Teacher Help Hour" twice a week (one in person during residency, one online).

D. Curriculum & Pedagogy Stewardship

• Maintain and refresh the Smart Academy Pedagogy Playbook and the Teachers' Guidebook.

• Research and pilot evidence-based teaching practices (retrieval practice, dual coding, spaced practice, formative assessment, project-based learning).

• Lead the integration of edtech tools — smart boards, the school's digital portal/LMS, assessment platforms — into everyday teaching.

• Advise the Academic Affairs Lead on textbook choices, scheme-of-work updates, and assessment design.

E. Performance & Quality Assurance

• Lead the annual teacher performance review cycle in partnership with HR and the Vice Principal.

• Maintain teacher development records and produce a termly Teaching Quality Report for the Principal and Board.

• Identify high-potential teachers for promotion (Subject Head, Senior Teacher, Department Coordinator) and underperformers for support plans.

• Track training ROI: classroom observation scores, student outcome metrics, teacher retention, teacher engagement survey.

F. Volunteer & Remote Programme Support

• Contribute pedagogical content to the school's Volunteer Teacher webinar series (see companion JD).

• Lead the Remote Teacher onboarding pedagogy module (see companion JD).

• Design a shared induction track so on-campus, remote, and volunteer teachers all teach by the same standard.

G. External & Strategic

• Represent Smart Academy at national and regional education conferences and Cambridge professional development events.

• Build partnerships with teacher-education institutions (IUB, BRAC Institute of Educational Development, Cambridge International, IIUM, Al-Azhar, university faculties of education) for joint training.

• Contribute to the school's strategic plan for faculty growth from ~40 to 100+ teachers over 5 years.

KPI Success Metrics (First 12 Months)

• 100% of teachers receive ≥40 hours of structured training in the academic year.

• 100% of teachers receive ≥2 lesson observations per term with documented feedback.

• Average classroom-observation rubric score improves by ≥0.5 of a band (on a 4-band scale) across the staff.

• Teacher retention rate ≥90%; teacher engagement survey score ≥4.0/5.0.

• All New Teachers (Year 1–2) are formally paired with a mentor within their first month.

• Smart Academy Pedagogy Playbook v2.0 is published and adopted school-wide.

• Documented contribution to volunteer / remote teacher onboarding quality.

• Mobile bill,Weekly 2 holidays
• Salary Review: Yearly
• Festival Bonus: 2

What We Offer:

• A leadership position with national-level visibility — Smart Academy is a recognised model school for rural Islamic English-medium education in Bangladesh.

• Direct access to the Principal and Board on strategy.

• Budget ownership for the annual teacher development plan.

• A growing institution: Classes 10–12 launching 2027–2028, 750+ students by 2028, 2,000+ by 2030 — meaning real space to build a faculty of 100+ teachers over the next 5 years.

• Hybrid working week with concentrated on-campus residency rather than daily commute.

• Subsidised on-campus accommodation during residency weeks.

• Free participation in international Cambridge and Islamic-education conferences; professional memberships covered.

• A working environment governed by the school's FAITH in ACTION values.