North West Club Coach
Purpose of the role
SmartStart is looking for a self-motivated and
driven person who will fulfill the role of being a mentor to our early learning
practitioners (Our SmartStarters). The incumbent will inspire and motivate new
SmartStarters to start their programs and solve problems with them as they
operate to make impactful and sustainable enterprises.
Responsibilities
SmartStart Club Coaches are mentors to our
network of early learning practitioners (SmartStarters) who run their own
independent preschool social enterprises.
· SmartStart coaches recruit new
SmartStarters.
· They license and quality
assure all the SmartStart practitioners.
· Build and encourage the
SmartStart clubs (networks of SmartStarters).
· Drive and create understanding
of and demand for quality early learning and importantly to coach and develop
SmartStarters to gain new skills and capacities.
Requirements
Qualifications
· Educated to tertiary level
preferably (Community Development degree advantageous).
· At least a year’ experience in
coaching/mentoring/ facilitation role and/or a management/coordinating role.
· Three years’ experience of ECD
or a closely related sphere.
· A valid driver’s license and
own car.
Desirable
· Experience in the non-profit
and/or development sector.
Competencies
· Ability to maintain effective
quality assurance systems.
· Ability to collect and manage
qualitative and quantitative data.
· Ability to manage others
effectively, to motivate, to elicit high performance and to facilitate personal
and professional development in a supportive way.
· Ability to work independently,
problem-solve, be flexible and take the initiative when presented with
challenges.
· Ability to build and maintain
excellent working relationships with colleagues at all levels of the SmartStart
network and beyond, and to work as part of a cohesive and supportive team,
including the ability to work effectively with people from different backgrounds.
· Ability to build, maintain
excellent working relationships with key stakeholders like CWP, DBE, circuit
office and local municipalities.
Abilities, Skills, and
Attributes
· Excellent organizational and
planning skills – including demonstrable experience of operationalizing
appropriate systems and procedures, and of records management.
· Excellent management skills –
including the ability to fulfill reporting, budgeting, and other requirements,
and to ensure compliance with internal policies and standards.
· Good English written and oral
communication skills.
· Proficiency in MS Office –
including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook – and in internet search and
use.
· Fluency in the dominant
language of the area in which a coach is needed, which is Setswana.
Location, Hours, and Travel
· This is a full-time post and
is based on the above-mentioned areas. The Club Coach is required to travel
around the district to various SmartStart sites.
· The working hours is 08:00 –
16:30 however there could be work outside these hours depending on the
operational needs.
· Coach is expected to regularly
travel to Johannesburg for SmartStart meetings and events.
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