TEACHING EXPERINCE COORDINATOR

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The Independent Institute of Education, Rosebank College, is part of the ADvTECH Group, Africa’s leading private education provider. From our humble beginning in 1909, Rosebank College has grown to a student population of more than 30,000 students nationwide.

As we continue to expand and innovate, we invite passionate professionals to become part of our dynamic team. If you are driven by the desire to make a meaningful difference in students’ lives and wish to contribute to an institution that values academic excellence, connection, and student success, we would love to hear from you.  

Join us on our journey of shaping futures! 

Job Purpose

The Teaching Experience Programme Coordinator will oversee and coordinate all aspects of the teaching practice process, ensuring effective planning, smooth execution, and high-quality outcomes for students, staff, and partner schools. This role requires strong organisational, communication, and leadership skills to support academic and operational excellence within the department.

Education 

Minimum Requirement: B.Ed Honours degree.

Experience 

Atleast 2 years teaching experience in a school environment.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Recruitment and Appointments

• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process for Teaching Experience Coordinators (TECs), Supervisors, and Lecturers, including interviews, MIE checks, and HR compliance.
• Define and communicate Key Performance Areas (KPAs) for TECs.

Stakeholder Engagement and Support

• Provide guidance and support to TECs, TE Lecturers, Supervisors, and students throughout the teaching experience cycle.
• Serve as the final liaison point between schools, mentor teachers, and student teachers, addressing challenges and resolving conflicts.
• Facilitate constructive feedback discussions based on student evaluations and supervisor surveys for staff development purposes.
• Handling of all student queries relating to Teaching Experience via email and on campus.

Planning, Coordination, and Administration

• Organise and document departmental and teaching experience meetings to ensure timely information flow.
• Coordinate all teaching experience activities to ensure efficient and effective operations.
• Monitor student attendance during teaching experience, communicate attendance outcomes, and manage queries or appeals.
• Maintain accurate records of placements, marks, submissions, disciplinary outcomes and attendance policy outcomes.

Assessment and Quality Assurance

• Oversee the assessment process for student teachers, ensuring timely and accurate mark submissions in collaboration with the Assessment Office.
• Coordinate POE submission plans and moderate TE file marking for consistency and fairness.
• Analyse results with TECs and Lecturers to develop and implement improvement strategies.

Training and Professional Development

• Collaborate with TECs and Lecturers to organise supervisor training sessions to ensure effective guidance and evaluation of students and student empowerment events and trainings to ensure student readiness for TE.
• Provide professional development opportunities, including post-practice debriefing sessions for supervisors.
• Conduct KPA reviews for Teaching Experience Coordinators.

Budgeting and Project Management

• Prepare and manage budgets for TE-related projects, including but not limited to service-learning, supervision, marketing events for primary schools, marking and developmental workshops.

Compliance and Reporting

• Ensure adherence to institutional policies and external regulatory requirements.
• Prepare reports on teaching practice outcomes for academic review and continuous improvement.

Academic Contribution

• The Teaching Experience Programme Coordinator is required to lecture approved modules within the School of Education space.

Salary:

Market related.

Rosebank College is an equal opportunities employer however preference will be given to EE and South African candidates.