Purpose 

We seek to appoint a Teaching Practice Officer who will, inter alia, be responsible for Teaching Practice administrative and logistical tasks in the Faculty of Education. The appointee will report to the HoD in the Department: Education Studies. He/she is expected to contribute to the development and growth of the teaching practice in the faculty.


Minimum Requirements 

• A relevant B.Ed degree or an equivalent teacher qualification (NQF07)
• Two years teaching experience at school level.
• At least 2 years administration experience at a Higher Education Institution.
  
• Evidence of competence in administrative and logistical tasks at departmental level.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent computer skills.
  
• Excellent report writing- and conflict management skills.
  

Recommendations 

• A B.Ed Honours degree (NQF08)
• Evidence of good administrative and organisational skills
• Experience of working with online platforms- Zoom, Moodle, Teams, ect.
• Evidence of SACE registration

Duties and Responsibilities

Assist the Teaching Practice Academic coordinator with the mentorship programme in terms of:

• Identify and facilitate the training of the mentors (retired principals and teachers)
• Annual orientation and discussions with the teacher/ principal mentors
• External mentors’ orientation and meetings twice per year
• Copy and distribute the documents which the mentors will need to assess the lessons of the students at schools
• Liaise with HR and finance in term of employment contracts, accommodations and travel expenses of the mentors
• Arrange and participate the annual meetings with mentors
• Capture and monitoring the marks of students from the various mentors
  

Teaching Practice: School Visit:

• Liaise with schools.
• Arrange information sessions with mentors.
• Compile and distribute relevant documents to students and mentors.
• Place students through the approved business process.
• Plan for the logistical arrangements.
• Manage placement at schools.
• Sustain partnerships with mentors and stakeholders.
  
• Manage databases.
• Request requisitions and purchase orders.
• Invoices and payments.
• Staff Queries.

Micro-classes:

• Manage the weekly attendance registers of students for the micro-class sessions.
• Hand out and collect before and after sessions.
• Capture attendance electronically.
• Contact absentees.
• Distribute and collect these attendance registers from the lecturers.
• Manage the schedules, activities and venues of micro classes and skills development of students according to different year groups.

Enquiries can be made via email at [email protected]

Assumption of duties: As mutually agreed to upon acceptance of the appointment. The University reserves the right not to make an appointment. This position may be subjected to assessments.

Women and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Note: Sol Plaatje University (SPU) is dedicated to meeting its Employment Equity targets.