Resource Officer Quality Instruction towards Access and Basic Education Improvement” QITABI-2 Program

 Scope and Responsibility:

The position of Resource Officer is a full- time position. The Resource Officer assumes a role dealing with a variety of groups and individuals in the school setting and with the school community (through face to face or virtual learning). In this position, a Resource Officer will serve as a facilitator and technical support working in the field with clusters of schools participating in the QITABI-2 project. The Resource Officer will work with school coordinators, teachers, other school staff and parents to support and coordinate in-person and/or remotely field-based project activities, manage and disseminate resources (paper based or e-content) and collect data to improve the different teaching and learning practices as well as the school environment. He/she will report to the Field/Regional coordinator. The focus of duty is to support and facilitate the implementation of the project that aims at improving students’ Learning performance in Primary schools in grade one to six.

The Resource Officer provides an important contribution to a cluster of schools in a variety of capacities.  The following areas are major points in service delivery:

• Act as a facilitator for various project activities related to face-to-face, distance, and blended learning at the school level;
• Work closely with DOPS mentors and Subject Matter Coordinators to improve quality of teaching and learning in any of its modalities;
• Collaborate with school staff (principals, teachers, and administrators) and parents to facilitate learning and provide necessary support to improve the learning environment at the school and create a community of learners. This includes:

• Arabic and English Literacy or Arabic and French Literacy;
• Math and Numeracy;
• Technology Literacy
• Social Emotional Learning;
• Parents’ learning circles and parental  engagement;
• Data collection , data entry and verification;

Logistics, resources and teaching and learning materials (TLMs) distribution and dissemination.

• Help create a collaborative environment among school administrators teachers, parents and communities at large;
• Liaise with the local community to map the services available in his/her cluster and update it regularly, and be able to support with referrals when applicable;
• Support SMCs, teachers and parents with resources and provide synchronous and asynchronous coaching support;
• Act as a mediator to resolve arising conflicts with the objective to facilitate program implementation;
• Report to the Field/Regional Coordinator on activities, progress and challenges;

Requirements

• 4 years and above working in a school setting.
• Bachelor’s degree in Education and/or having a teaching diploma or relevant degree. Master’s degree is an advantage.
• Experience in applying formative assessment, teacher’s appraisal and coaching support;
• Experience in distance learning is an advantage;
• Excellent computer skills (outlook, excel, word, PowerPoint, video conferencing and online learning platforms)
• Excellent Arabic, and as a second language excellent French or English;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Knowledgeable of the community they live in and its geography and needs;
• Able to transport easily within one governorate;
• Assess challenges and make advised decision;
• Capacity to implement work plans;
• Capacity to prioritize and good planning skills;
• Capacity to work with different group of people;
• Capacity to report with evidence on indicators;
• Knowledgeable of the current education challenges.
• Ability to work online within working hours.

Working conditions

A resource officer job requires the candidate to be:

• responsible for follow-up with a cluster of primary schools within the same governorate;
• Willing to adapt to emergency working conditions that involve online presence and follow-up with the schools;
• Reporting to the project office upon need;
• Participating in all project related training and meeting;
• Work Schedule: Full time position as per the Lebanese labor law while staying flexible with according to the project implementation needs.