Job Description

Position: Children and Parent Programme Facilitator

Organization: Vidya & Child

Project Centre : Khoda Colony, Sector 62, Noida

Job Timings: Full Time Job 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM (Monday to Saturday)

Vidya & Child works in marginalised communities, exploring the unique potential in each child by providing opportunities for value integrated learning and development. The organization’s work currently focuses in Noida, India, with funding from international and national corporate, funding organizations and individual donors.

Vidya & Child has a School Education program for Nursery to Class 8 catering to close to 1600 children and an After School Support Programme with an outreach of over 350 children from Class IX to Class XII and beyond (in regular or open schooling or graduation). The programme involves academic and financial support to children for their school education.

A very strong parent programme exists so that as a team the parent and Vidya & Child can support a child through school and help him/ her finish school education. Our Arts & Performing Arts and Life Skills programme cater to all children from Nursery to class XII

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Detailed Roles & Responsibilities

Objective: Child & Parent Engagement for School Programme (upto Class 8) and After School Support Programme (Class 9 to 10)

• Child Engagement

o 70% of the work will be directly with children across different classes

o Direct Work with children

? Life Skills classes

? Class Teacher work / Class Owner Work (as per assigned classes)

? Gender & Sexuality

? Exposure & Projects

o Designing and Planning Gender & Sexuality and Life Skills Content and Training plans (for self and for teachers)

o Filling up Child profile documentation for records and going through records maintained by teachers

o Maintaining Childwise records and outreach Trackers for Child & Parent Engagement (Excel)

o Direct work with children facing difficulties or needing special attention

o Supporting teachers and programme for Attendance tracking and related measures

o Participating and managing Assembly / Events with children & teachers

o Participating and facilitating Child-wise review process related meetings and identifying & tracking actions for both children and families

• Parent Engagement

o Conducting Individual meetings and Home-visits

o Building stronger relationships with parents for ensuring sustained involvement in child’s education.

o Designing, Planning and implementation of Parent Engagement activities (Individual PTMs, Group PTMs, Events, Home-visits)

o Direct work with families facing difficulties or needing special attention

o Overall Vision Building of families through Vision Building Process

o Maintaining related trackers / documentation

• Teacher Engagement

o Teacher enablement through various trainings / workshops – Child-wise engagement, Life Skills, Class teacher work etc.

o Individual Meetings with assigned teachers for support, review and tracking of identified engagement activities

o Supporting the teacher wise review process

• Overall

o Participating in programme meetings of School Programme and After School Programme for ensuring overall management of the work in collaboration with other team members

o Collaboratively working with different stakeholders to ensure effective, robust and long term engagement with children and their families

o Continuous thinking & work around building an atmosphere of positivity, learning and motivation for children & families

Summary of Requirements & Qualifications

Must haves

• With minimum 4 to 5 years of experience in direct work with Child & Parent through Life skills, Gender & Sexuality, Exposure, Vision Building [not just general outreach / mobilizing work but a regular daily basis direct work]

• Ability to engage with children of different age groups

• Attitude towards learning

• Ability to think of positive reinforcement methods for working with children and families, A person who has an ability to build stronger relationships with parents for ensuring sustained involvement in child’s education.

• Who has good organization capabilities and is methodical in her / his approach and is able to work independently in a planned manner

• The person should be able to focus on detailing for each child.

• A person with knowledge on computers – good/working knowledge of computers (Microsoft Office – Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Outlook etc. and Internet)

Preferable (good to have)

• Preferably with experience in development sector or educational activities with children of low income families

• With strong ability and willingness for planning & documentation in detail for each child

• With good command over English language (written, spoken) and Hindi Language (written and spoken)

These positions require physical presence daily at the assigned centres except non-working Saturdays and Sunday. Candidates with experience only should apply. Those with NGO experience would be given preference. Staying within Noida and preferably close to the centre location.

Salary will be commensurate as per the relevant experience & qualification of the candidate and as per NGO/social sector standards.

Contact: 9667 795 426/6396 951 517/; Kindly call from Mon to Fri between 9AM – 6PM only

Please mail your CVs to: jobs@vidyaandchild.org

Please mention the title for the position in the subject line

About Company

Vidya And Child is a non-governmental organization (NGO). The registration number of the organization is: 6537/4?(09-12-1997)?. It was established in the year 1997?. Vidya And Child works in the area of Children, Education & Literacy, etc. The organization works towards the promotion of sustainable development. The organization operates in Uttar Pradesh, India.

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