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Early Years Coordinator

JOB SUMMARY
Company	EduSpots Ghan...
Industry	NGO/IGO/INGO
Category	Education
Location	Remote (Flexi...
Job Status	Full-time
Salary	GH¢4,000.00 ...
Education	Bachelor̵...
Experience	2 years
Job Expires	Nov 04, 2024
Contact	...

Company Profile

EduSpots is an innovative, dynamic, and locally driven UK and Ghanaian registered charity which connects, trains, and equips voluntary community educators to create transformative literacy and STEM opportunities through education spaces named ‘Spots’, with a focus on female empowerment and environmental action. Together, we are creating a movement of community-based changemakers.

Since 2016, through collaborating extensively with over 250 local volunteers, we have supported 50 communities in creating and running community-led and owned education spaces named ‘Spots’, with a strategy to support them in moving towards our ‘Dream Spot Model’. We are developing a model for a community-led education space with accompanying network engagement that could have applications across the world.

Our 16-strong but entirely part-time and remote working Ghanaian team creates collaborative learning opportunities through our Ignite and Community Leadership in Development (CLEd) Programmes which include training to lead our EduLit, EduSTEM, EduKidz and Ignite Girls clubs, alongside locally designed education projects, reaching over 15,000 students of all ages annually. Read our 2022 Impact Report here.

We are in an exciting period of our development. We won the Tes International Award in 2018 and the Big Give Supporters’ Choice Award in 2022, and we were recently selected as a finalist for the Their World Scale-Up Innovation Prize. In 2021, our Founder was a Finalist in The Varkey Foundation’s $1 million Global Teacher Prize, supported by UNESCO, partly for her role in developing EduSpots.

We are excited by our future. Do visit www.eduspots.org for further information.

Job Description

Reporting to: Head of Programmes (Education & Research)

About this role

In 2022, the idea for the EduKidz strand was birthed in response to a request by our Catalysts for a focus on early childhood education.

The EduKidz strand is one of our four educational programmes that serve as platforms for holistic development, fostering cognitive, social, emotional, physical, and language skills through a curriculum focused on play-based learning, outdoor exploration, arts and crafts, music and movement, storytelling, and other engaging activities.

The primary purpose of EduKidz is to equip Catalysts with the necessary training, resources, and support to establish and effectively run community-based or school-based EduKidz clubs in their respective localities, as well as supporting the Spots across the network in being child-friendly spaces.

Target age group: Learners between the ages of 3 – 10 (Kindergarten to Primary 3)

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Overseeing the development of our overall strategy and curriculum for early years education, working closely with the Head of Programmes (Education and Research).
Create monthly challenges in early years education which exemplify our pedagogical methodology using play-based, practical, and learner-centred strategies.
To provide outstanding feedback to Catalysts on their monthly challenges.
Leading engagement on the EduKidz WhatsApp community, promoting collaboration between Catalysts.
Creating all training content (online and in-person) relating to early childhood education.
To offer strong mentorship to Catalysts involved in leading the EduKidz strand at their Spots, tracking their engagement.
The administrative oversight of all aspects of the EduKidz Programme.
Effective management of the Peer Mentor (EduKidz) to support strong Catalyst mentoring.
Working with partner schools and organizations to strengthen our impact on early years literacy.
To work with regional coordinators and Catalysts to make our Spots friendly spaces for early years learners.
To support Catalysts in the effective use of the EduSpots app in the area of EduKidz.
To help develop a strong monitoring, evaluation and learning framework and support in data collection and reporting on early years literacy.
To contribute to regular information and stories on the early years’ strand for our social media feeds, website and newsletters.
To ensure that the child protection and safeguarding policies are followed at all times by all involved in the EduKidz programme.
To collaborate with our Catalysts in developing effective strategies for parental involvement in EduKidz activities & early childhood education
Other
To carry out all other duties as reasonably required under the job role, supporting the wider work of the organisation.
To act at all times in line with the expectations of staff as set out in the Staff & Volunteers’ Handbook, as well as other relevant policies and procedures.

Required Skills or Experience

Personal Qualities, Skills & Experience

A genuine passion for the value of early years literacy education and an understanding of its contribution to educational equity and community-led development.
Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in; Early Childhood Education, Primary Education, Education Studies, Child Development, Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Psychology, Literacy Education (with a focus on phonics), Creative Arts in Education or a related field.
An ability to work with and inspire volunteers with differing levels of educational experience in promoting early years literacy development in their communities. Minimum of two years teaching experience in a related subject.
Strong technical understanding of early years literacy development, with experience in leading or developing early years literacy programmes.
Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work to maintain a high standard of performance with minimum supervision.
Experience working with volunteers and/or in rural Ghanaian communities in an education context.
Strong IT skills and confidence in using social media channels and an ability to use simple design software such as Canva.
Highly creative, with an ability to drive through improvements
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
A high level of attention to detail.
Ability to respond to feedback effectively and be a team player.
Flexible with the ability to react to change and be adaptable
Ability to create and foster a culture of respect, honesty and commitment to our values and organisational aims.
A strong personal affinity with EduSpots’ mission, vision and values.

How To Apply

Please send a tailored cover letter and updated CV addressed to the CEO, Miss Cat Davison, at recruitment@eduspots.org by the 4th November.

For further information please see www.eduspots.org or contact us at info@eduspots.org

Also follow us on social media - @eduspots on Twitter and Facebook

EduSpots is committed to the safeguarding of children. Appointment will be subject to child protection screening appropriate to the post.

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