Academic Facilitator: Academic Language and Literacy (25 Hours Per Week) (Academic year) (Job ID: 5863) at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities:

• Facilitate English Academic Literacy and/or General English Language classes.
• Plan contact sessions and educational material in consultation with the module coordinator.
• Keep a time schedule and meet deadlines.
• Assess and mark subject content (in close collaboration with the module coordinator)
• Offer consultation sessions in the Write Site (where applicable).
• Ensure proper written and oral communication with students.
• Maintain sensitivity towards students who experience problems.
• Maintain appropriate discipline in classroom sessions to facilitate teaching and learning.
• Be available for online consultation after contact sessions (where applicable).
• Contribute to the finalisation and improvement of study guides (where applicable).
• Assist with research projects in the ALLD (where applicable).
• Keep student records in terms of marks and attendance.
• Execute formal administrative and organisational tasks in relation to Academic Language and Literacy Development.
• Moderate assessment and observe facilitators on the courses (if needed).

Inherent Job requirements:

• A Bachelor’s Degree/ Advance Diploma/ B Tech Degree/ Postgraduate Certificate, or any other relevant degree on NQF level 7.
• A good academic record.

Recommendations:

• English at third-year level OR appropriate qualification, e.g., TEFL/ CELTA/ TESOL
• Appropriate post-graduate qualification
• Teaching experience on an English literacy programme
• Teaching qualification
• Teaching and/or facilitation and/or tutoring and/or teaching assistant experience.