North West Club Coach
Purpose of the role
SmartStart is looking for a self-motivated and driven person who will fulfill the role of being a mentor to our early learning practitioners (Our SmartStarters). The incumbent will inspire and motivate new SmartStarters to start their programs and solve problems with them as they operate to make impactful and sustainable enterprises.
Responsibilities
SmartStart Club Coaches are mentors to our network of early learning practitioners (SmartStarters) who run their own independent preschool social enterprises.
· SmartStart coaches recruit new SmartStarters.
· They license and quality assure all the SmartStart practitioners.
· Build and encourage the SmartStart clubs (networks of SmartStarters).
· Drive and create understanding of and demand for quality early learning and importantly to coach and develop SmartStarters to gain new skills and capacities.
Requirements
Qualifications
· Educated to tertiary level preferably (Community Development degree advantageous).
· At least a year’ experience in coaching/mentoring/ facilitation role and/or a management/coordinating role.
· Three years’ experience of ECD or a closely related sphere.
· A valid driver’s license and own car.
Desirable
· Experience in the non-profit and/or development sector.
Competencies
· Ability to maintain effective quality assurance systems.
· Ability to collect and manage qualitative and quantitative data.
· Ability to manage others effectively, to motivate, to elicit high performance and to facilitate personal and professional development in a supportive way.
· Ability to work independently, problem-solve, be flexible and take the initiative when presented with challenges.
· Ability to build and maintain excellent working relationships with colleagues at all levels of the SmartStart network and beyond, and to work as part of a cohesive and supportive team, including the ability to work effectively with people from different backgrounds.
· Ability to build, maintain excellent working relationships with key stakeholders like CWP, DBE, circuit office and local municipalities.
Abilities, Skills, and Attributes
· Excellent organizational and planning skills – including demonstrable experience of operationalizing appropriate systems and procedures, and of records management.
· Excellent management skills – including the ability to fulfill reporting, budgeting, and other requirements, and to ensure compliance with internal policies and standards.
· Good English written and oral communication skills.
· Proficiency in MS Office – including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook – and in internet search and use.
· Fluency in the dominant language of the area in which a coach is needed, which is Setswana.
Location, Hours, and Travel
· This is a full-time post and is based on the above-mentioned areas. The Club Coach is required to travel around the district to various SmartStart sites.
· The working hours is 08:00 – 16:30 however there could be work outside these hours depending on the operational needs.
· Coach is expected to regularly travel to Johannesburg for SmartStart meetings and events.
