Officer: Teaching Assistant Coordinator (post level 10/11): Centre for Teaching and Learning at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities:

•    Coordinate the Teaching Assistant Programme: 
  •     In accordance with the Teaching Assistant duties recorded in the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). 
  •     Ensure professional development of the Teaching Assistants, in line with their development of the UFS graduate attributes. 
  •     Monitor and evaluate the Teaching Assistants.
•    Coordinate and manage the recruitment process to appoint  50 to 60 Teaching Assistants for the UFSS modules on the BFN campus. 
•    Refine the job description for the Teaching Assistants and monitor compliance with respect to this job description. 
•    Train Teaching Assistants to facilitate course content, mark assessments and how to adhere to the SOP. 
•    Contribute to the refining and revision of the job description for the Teaching Assistants and monitor compliance with respect to this job description. 
•    Coordinate and manage the internal standardisation process. 
•    Track Teaching Assistant activities:  
  •     Monitor meeting attendance, class attendance, marking of assessments. 
  •     Monitor implementation of expected improved practices of Teaching Assistants.  
  •     Monitor the Teaching Assistants’ participation in professional development activities. 
  •     Monitor the Teaching Assistants implementation of the internal standardisation reports.
•    Contribute to the development of innovative learning materials for the UFSS1504/UFSS152 curriculum.
•    Support the implementation of innovative methods for teaching and learning within the UFSS curriculum.
•    Contribute to best practice in the UFSS1504/1522 modules through data management of the Teaching Assistant.
•    Analyse, interpret and share data related to the Teaching Assistant Programme with the UFSS team. 
•    Contribute to best practice in the UFSS1504/1522 modules through data management of the Teaching Assistant Programme.

Inherent Job Requirements:

•   A Bachelor’s degree or Advanced Diploma/B.Tech degree/Postgraduate Certificate on NQF level 7.
•    Minimum two (2) years’ relevant work experience in a Higher Education environment.
•    Experience in facilitation skills or teaching, with regards to a Teaching Assistant/Tutorial programme.

Recommendations:

• ​​​​​​​   A relevant Honours degree on NQF level 8.
•    Experience in the use of Blackboard as a learning management system.
•    Experience in people management.
•    Experience in project management.