NBT MAT Workshop Facilitator

Advantage Learn; Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban; On-site; ZAR 207,000 - 344,000; Part time

Job summary

Advantage Learn is seeking workshop facilitators to support National Benchmarking Test MAT Workshops. The role suits full-time or retired educators, maths students, or post-graduates in maths, economics, or engineering.

Workshops run weekends and school holidays, with some weekday sessions, in person and online across Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. Facilitators will teach high-impact MAT Preparation workshops in English, with travel allowances where applicable and a focus on quality

Qualifications

• Five or more years of High School Maths (Grade 10-12) teaching or tutoring experience
• Excel in the classroom teaching context
• Be an expert in Core Mathematics
• Have a good command of English, both spoken and written

Responsibilities

• Perform a basic administrative role during the workshop
• Provide insightful input into workshop improvement
• Give customer insight and feedback to the team
• Communicate intelligent recommendations/advice to customers

Skills

Teaching passion

Technology skills

Lifelong learning

Lesson facilitation

Organised

Self-motivated

Detail-oriented

Admin tools adaptability

Friendly & empathetic

Team player

Education advocacy

Education

Degree/Diploma in Education or Maths/Engineering/Science-oriented degree

Job description

We’re looking for workshop facilitators to support our National Benchmarking Test MAT Workshops! This contract role is perfect for full-time or retired educators, Maths teaching students, or post-graduate students in Maths, Economics, or Engineering. Our NBT courses are run as School Workshops and Open Workshops, both in person and live online. Workshops are mainly delivered on weekends, during school holidays and, in some cases, during the week. Facilitators will be responsible for teaching and delivering our high-impact NBT MAT Preparation workshops, which are taught in English. This position is available to educators in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban. Ability to facilitate the AQL Workshop is advantageous.

The candidate we’re looking for

• Passionate about teaching and education
• Strong technology skills
• Willing to constantly learn and improve on teaching ability
• Able to facilitate productive and constructive lessons
• Organised
• Self-motivated
• Detail-oriented
• Able to learn and adapt to various tools for administration
• Friendly & empathetic
• Collaborative team player
• Excited to extend quality education

A successful candidate must hold or be studying towards a Degree/Diploma in Education or a Maths/Engineering/Science-oriented degree.

• Five or more years of High School Maths (Grade 10-12) teaching or tutoring experience
• Excel in the classroom teaching context
• Be an expert in Core Mathematics
• Have a good command of English, both spoken and written

Key responsibilities

• Perform a basic administrative role during the workshop
• Provide insightful input into workshop improvement
• Give customer insight and feedback to the team
• Communicate intelligent recommendations/advice to customers

The contract

• Depends on the number of workshop hours (MAT is 9 hours)
• Depends on the level of teaching experience and NBT experience
• In the event of travel, a subsistence allowance and any related travel costs are paid over and above the workshop fee
• A bonus is paid if an MAT and an AQL NBT Preparation Workshop are taught on the same weekend by the same educator

You will be employed on a part-time contractual basis for the duration of the NBT season. The majority of courses are held over weekends and holidays in the main cities around South Africa. The courses that the Facilitator is to deliver will be agreed to with the Advantage Learn team prior to course delivery. An offer of employment is dependent upon receipt of satisfactory references, a personal interview, completion of the NBT Educator course, NBT test results, Child Protection Register check, and teaching practice review.