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Library Coach, Literacy Field

ROOM TO READ UK LIMITED
India - Karnataka
Full-time
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Library Coach, Literacy Field

locations
India - Karnataka
time type
Full time
posted on
Posted Today
job requisition id
R-03345

World Change Starts with Educated Children® 

World Change Starts with Educated Children®

IMPORTANT: All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the country where the position is located. Room to Read is not able to provide sponsorship.

Position Overview:

The Library Coach (LBC) will be responsible for supporting and coaching teachers, librarians, and principals to adopt new ways of working with children to increase their habit of reading and for setting up and ensuring a highly functioning library. They will report to the Associate and will not have any direct reports. This position is based at project location (District/Block/Mandal/Cluster). The base location for this position will be Tumukur (Karnataka).

Responsibilities:

  • Develop a thorough understanding of Room to Read’s Literacy program design.

  • Manage, monitor and support library program intervention across assigned project schools and ensure adherence to the program design.

  • Provide support and conduct teachers training.

  • Write monthly reports to supervisor on program implementation.

  • Provide reflective feedback on program design and implementation (especially with respect to progress towards outcomes) and demonstrate a solution-oriented approach.

  • Undertake school visits every day, except for days when on official travel and leave.

  • Support the initial set up of the library, including site verification (if necessary), organizing community meetings, raising requisition and coordinating delivery of furniture, books and stationery.

  • Support State admin during the material distribution process.

  • Collaborates with school to support minor improvements to the library space (e.g. painting).

  • Participates in regular teacher and librarian training (both center based and school based) related to the Literacy program implementation.

  • Regularly observes and models good library management practices and systems to designated librarian (i.e. book leveling, reading activities, check out system, etc.).

  • Regularly observes, demonstrates and coaches teachers and librarians in the implementation of the library period and reading activities.

  • Supports and participates in Family & Community Engagement (F&CE) activities like literacy events, parent meetings and other community activities; also coordinates formation and training of Child Management Committees.

  • Regularly provides to the principal/headmaster an update on progress and coaches them on ways to support teachers and ensure longer term sustainability of literacy outcomes within the school.

  • Collects monitoring data (both regular and periodic, as required), ensuring high data quality.

  • Analyze school level data and information on a regular basis collected during regular school visit, identify corrective action to be taken and build it into school level planning.

  • Ensuring effective usage of Home as a learning space material through home visits and community visits and home visits.

  • Conducting Library reading camps in school holidays at school level and community level.

  • Attend review meetings at block/district/state/national level, as required, and complete all programmatic and financial reports on a timely manner.

  • Supports donor visits through project demonstration and presentation.

  • Document best practices and lessons learned and share with the Literacy Program team.

  • Report to the Literacy Program Operations Officer/Associate.

  • Participate in any other activities which may be required to be undertaken to fulfill the objectives of the organization.

Qualifications:

Required:

  • Bachelor’s degree in education / social sciences or equivalent

  • Minimum 3 years of relevant experience, especially in development projects

  • Teaching experience at primary level preferred

  • Knowledge about education in general and language development/literacy in particular

  • Strong written and oral communication skills

  • Good interpersonal skills and a team player

  • Basic project management and analytical skills

Compensation:

Room to Read is a child-safe organization.

Child Protection Principles

  • Room to Read has zero tolerance for child abuse and exploitation.

  • All children should be treated with respect and dignity.

Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Principles

  • Room to Read has zero tolerance for adult sexual exploitation and abuse.

  • All adults should be treated with respect and dignity.

About Room to Read:   

Founded in 2000 on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children®,

Learn more at www.roomtoread.org.