YOUTH: PRIMARY SCHOOL PROGRAMME MANAGER

SUMMARY:
The Manager will oversee and supervise the day-to-day functioning of the Primary School Programme.

POSITION INFO:

At PEN Youth, we ignite hope by providing support and safe spaces for inner-city youth. The Youth are divided into three groups (Primary School, High School, and Young Adults), and we are focused on age-appropriate services. These programmes offer education support, mentorship and life skills, creative arts, and work-readiness and entrepreneurship development to empower young people to become responsible and innovative citizens. A key focus for the primary school programme is English and Mathematics. The programme is situated in Sunnyside, Pretoria.

Your:

• Bachelor of Education degree 
• At least 3 - 5 years’ experience in a teaching environment.
• Management experience (Advantageous)
• Drivers’ license
• No criminal record 

MAIN JOB ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversight of programme
  • Implement strategy to ensure objectives and targets are reached.
  • Understand the trends, progress towards goals, adjust where necessary and highlight concerns.
  • Promoting the love for learning and ensuring that learning spaces are conducive for learning
  • Continuous research, documentation and development of the Education curriculum in line with the Department of Basic Education and PEN’s standards.
  • Guide staff and volunteers to reach agreed upon objectives and follow good standards
• Office administration
  • Work closely with the administrator to provide accurate facts and figures timeously.
  • Ensure the availability of compliance documentation 
  • Ensure there is sufficient evidence to demonstrate impact.
• Staff management
  • Schedule and coordinate meetings.
  • Be responsible for participating in staff recruitment, selection, orientation, training, coaching and disciplinary issues when they arise.
  • Conduct bi-annual performance evaluations.
  • Offer ongoing staff development and training.
  • Enforce policies and procedures and report staff deviations to the Team Leader.
  • Manage and report on staff leave.
  • Ensure staff have the resources available to carry out daily duties and tasks.
• Stakeholder engagement
• Manage relationships with existing donors and partners by ensuring that roles and outcomes are understood.
• Provide professional and timely feedback on the impact of funds received.
• Source funding possibilities by marketing and networking with donors.
• Develop partnerships with like-minded organisations to share resources and improve the services delivered to PEN beneficiaries.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY:

• Educational skills (Foundation and intermediate preferable)
• Organisational and administrative skills.
• Problem solving and creative skills
• Ability to lead and manage team with team building experience.
• Self-disciplined and goal-orientated in terms of time management and submitting work timeously.
• MS Office and other IT applications.
• Good communication skills in English (Written, spoken and presentation).
• Conflict management skills with adults and children.
• Self-motivated and a self-starter, with resilience and stamina
• Ability to work under pressure
• Time management
• Inter-personal skills
• First Aid