Learning Associate

About Booksie

Booksie is a Pan-African literacy and storytelling company helping children fall in love with reading through books, literacy programmes and engaging learning experiences. Our work spans a children's bookshop, literacy programmes, reading camps and other reading and storytelling activities.

Location

North Ridge

About the role

We are looking for a creative, organised and proactive Learning Associate to support the planning and delivery of Booksie's literacy programmes. You will develop engaging lesson plans, teaching materials and activities based on our reading curriculum for delivery by yourself and other reading facilitators.

You will also teach reading, assess reader progress and contribute to improving the quality of our literacy programmes.

Responsibilities 

• Lesson planning: Develop engaging lesson plans based on Booksie's reading curriculum, incorporating phonics, comprehension, vocabulary and other foundational reading skills
• Learning materials: Design and create teaching materials, reading games, worksheets and creative arts and crafts activities that make learning fun and interactive
• Teaching: Deliver reading lessons across Booksie's literacy programmes, including teaching Jolly Phonics sound groups and supporting learners at different reading levels
• Assessment and progress tracking: Review assessments, maintain reader progress records and identify readers who require additional support
• Curriculum improvement: Use assessment results, classroom observations and facilitator feedback to improve lesson plans, activities and teaching resources
• Programme support: Prepare and organise learning materials ahead of sessions and collaborate with the Learning Manager and other facilitators to ensure consistent programme delivery

Qualifications and experience

• At least two years teaching either preschool or lower primary (English)
• Training and certification in Jolly Phonics. Montessori training is an advantage
• Excellent writing, communication and research skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace
• Familiarity with design software such as Canva, Photoshop or Illustrator is an advantage
• A genuine love for books, children's literature, arts and crafts
• Highly creative, organised, self motivated and proactive, with the ability to work independently and meet deadlines

This role is ideal for someone with classroom teaching experience who is looking to transition into learning experience and curriculum design while continuing to make a meaningful impact on children's literacy.

APPLY HERE: http://mybooksiebox.com/hiring

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