Online educator / Learning Facilitator (STEM-focussed) for School of Humanity | Remote SA – US Hours (20 Hours a week)

Modality: Fully remote Commitment: part-time with 20 hours of week in GMT-4 (East Cost) time zone.

Please note: we envision this role transitioning into a full-time role from August/September 2024.

Learning facilitators are our key educators at School of Humanity. They facilitate interdisciplinary workshops and live sessions, as well as facilitate personalized learning plans for each learner. Learning facilitators also perform evaluations, feedback, and assessments during learning pathways, and oversee learning attainment for their given group of learners. They support learners in developing their personalized pathways and help map their projects to skills.✔️ Weekly Tasks

On a weekly basis, learning facilitators can expect to:

• Facilitate live sessions and workshops, designed by our learning designers
• Support learners with their interdisciplinary projects and solutions
• Perform assessments, feedback, and/or evaluations
• Ensure learner progress on learning pathways and activities
• Oversee learner progress across curriculum learning outcomes
• Support learners with 1-1 check-ins
• Support learners in cohorts with personalized learning plans
• Identify extended networking and/or portfolio-building opportunities for learners
• Coordinate communication with parents and guardians regarding learning progress
• Support with pastoral care and extracurricular activities

❓ How are Learning Facilitators different from traditional teachers?

****Our learning facilitators are not expected to be subject matter specialists or lecturers. Instead, they facilitate interdisciplinary learning pathways and guide learners to meet curriculum learning outcomes through their personalized paths. The best learning facilitators know how to curate knowledge/information for their learners and identify the right pathway for their learners.

Learn more about how our approach to education is different here.🤖 Qualifications & Prior Experience

Our learning facilitators are interdisciplinary thinkers and educators. They commit to our curriculum, mission, and approach and guide learners towards a path of purposeful learning.

Below is a summary of characteristics that we look for in learning facilitators:

Previous experience

• Prior experience with teaching or facilitation
• Experience with inquiry-based, project-based, mastery-based, and/or interdisciplinary education
• Expertise in scientific, quantitative, and/or technology fields.

Skills, mindsets & dispositions

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong socio-emotional skills
• Interdisciplinary expertise/skills
• Ability to coach & inspire
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Strong growth mindset
• Intellectual curiosity

🌌 The best learning facilitators demonstrate intellectual depth and curiosity. They are consistently in the pursuit of knowledge through books/podcasts/documentaries, and actively develop their skills from a range of different domains.🤝 You are a fit for this role if you…

• are sociable and like to make meaningful connections with other humans.
• are committed to mentoring, coaching and supporting learners on their personal goals.
• have strong presentation and public speaking skills.
• love learning and are constantly seeking intellectual stimulation.
• enjoy interacting with and guiding learners to success.
• have experience developing a future-focused and project-based teaching.
• you enjoy breaking down complex ideas into understandable bits.

⚙️ Compensation & time commitment

Part-time (20 hours a week), remote (ability to work in GMT-4 time zone is a requirement).

$20,000 a year Why Work with School of Humanity

A part of our mission is ensuring that working at School of Humanity is a meaningful and inspiring experience for all of our team members. Working with us includes:

• Facilitating the learning experience of brilliant young minds from around the world.
• Great work-life balance, with the option of fully remote work for most job roles.
• Collaborating with a global team of pioneers to create a new type of high school.
• Significant discounts for your children, should they wish to enroll in the School of Humanity.
• An enriching experience for your personal growth and development.

💜 Our Purpose

Our purpose is to deliver globally accessible, mind-expanding, enriching high school experiences that learners love, from which they graduate ready to realize their full potential and contribute to global progress.

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