Academic Facilitator: English (25 Hours per week, Academic Year) at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities:

•    Facilitate at least 4 hours per week.
•    Consult with students at least 4 hours per week.
•    Refer students to appropriate support structures where appropriate.
•    Plan weekly session(s) with written guidelines for facilitators.
•    Contribute to the finalisation of study guides/Teaching aids/Blackboard activity design and management.
•    Contribute to the design of tutorial activity assessments and design of rubrics for these.
•    Distribute learning material to facilitators.
•    Meet with lecturer and facilitators to discuss activity for the week and elicit input for future activities.
•    Mark all tutorial activities for own groups according to rubrics provided.
•    Mark tests and examinations within the Assessment Procedures of the Faculty and Departmental rules. 
•    Compile tutorial activity marks for own student groups.
•    Monitor attendance of own student groups.
•    Follow-up with students in own groups not attending in weeks 4 and 7 of the semester.
•    Work out students at risk of failing because of ‘incompletes’ according to module requirements and advise facilitators.
•    Notify own student groups about the “risk of incompletes” based on module requirements. 
•    Coordinate and analyse facilitators’ marks and submission of these to lecturer prior to predicate due date.
•    Provide input into the design of training workshops and assistance with presentation of training workshops.
•    Attend all skills training for facilitators designing activities.
•    Attend all facilitator training sessions (2 Saturdays per year).
•    Attend AFS meetings (1 meeting per semester).

Inherent Job Requirements:

•    Bachelor’s degree or an advanced diploma/BTech degree/postgraduate certificate majoring in English on NQF Level 7.
•    A good academic record.

Recommendations:

•    An Honours degree/postgraduate diploma in English on NQF Level 8 with proof of registration for a master’s degree.
•    Experience with facilitation at undergraduate level and knowledge of online learning management systems.
•    Experience with online assessment methods and tools.