Teaching Development Officer-Literacy
Position Summary Expectations - Duties, Responsibilities
ACCOUNTABLE TO District Manager
LINE MANAGEMENT N/A
LOCATION: Srei Snam Office with regular travels to the program area in Chong Kal District, Oddar Meanchey Province, and other offices
OPEN TO: Cambodian Applicants
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full-time with Unspecified Duration Contract
START DATE: 01 September 2025
The role
The Teaching Development Officer - Literacy will work directly with SBBC team in Oddar Meanchey to implement the early grade Literacy Teacher mentoring project in Chong Kal District. The role includes developing literacy lesson plans based on an integrated literacy approach, supporting teachers in implementing the lessons and engaging with the school and community.
- R1: Strengthen teachers' skills and capacity in literacy teaching, and mentoring skills for master mentors
- Organise and run the Literacy workshops for teachers and master mentors.
- Facilitate the Communities of Practice sessions with teachers and master mentors monthly.
- Provide ongoing support to teachers and master mentors on using educational technology equipment such as tablets, projectors, and other digital resources.
- Evaluate teacher quality and offer feedback to teachers regarding areas of strength and weakness in teaching techniques.
- Visit teachers/classrooms on a weekly basis to offer support in teaching literacy for early grades, to help organise and to assist with the implementation of the SBBC Literacy Teacher Mentoring project, including team teaching and coaching teachers in-class in specific teaching and learning strategies.
- Analyse classroom evaluations to set goals and actions for teachers and plan for future visits.
- Organise and attend the community meetings or education events at the school and district levels.
- R2: Resource development to ensure teachers are equipped with effective, bespoke literacy and Educational Technology classroom resources.
- Participate in the development and delivery of smooth, efficient and high-quality teaching workshops (including organisation of training sessions and materials).
- Participate in Professional Development to build teaching strategies for use with teachers.
- Coordinate input from project stakeholders and support the project manager in developing and improving literacy resources in hard and digital formats.
- Prepare and organise classroom materials set for each class, and collect the resources from schools.
- R3: Work as part of a team to achieve program and organisation objectives, and collect information and data to demonstrate outcomes
- Support the district and project managers in establishing relationships with schools and communities where the Literacy Teacher Mentoring project operates.
- Take responsibility for the smooth delivery of student assessment at schools.
- Identify successes and challenges, and communicate this to the project managers.
- Be involved in an exchange visit/connect trip from Australia or Ireland to Cambodia and vice versa, and other project activities as required by the organisation.
- Participate in an annual performance appraisal process, the outcome of which may result in an annual pay review.
- SBBC may require any other tasks.
- Qualifications, skills and experience – ESSENTIAL
- Experience or formal qualifications in teaching (primary or secondary) at PTTC or equivalent
- Teaching experience at Cambodian public schools or private schools
- Sound communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal
- Qualifications, skills and experience – DESIRABLE
- Good negotiation and motivational skills
- Ability to work closely with a team
- Previous experience working with NGOs
- Previous experience working with vulnerable communities
- General IT skills including Google Drive and related applications
- Proficient in English, written and verbal
- Personal Characteristics
- High level of initiative, a self-starter, capable of working unsupervised
- Results-oriented and keen to develop the skills of others to help achieve those results
- Respected and respectful with a high level of honesty and integrity
- Innovative and creative attitude to change and improvements with a willingness to share ideas and identify opportunities for improvement
- People-centric and capable of building and maintaining trusted relationships
- Able to communicate and collaborate with colleagues and partners
- Strength and courage to challenge staff and management in respect of matters of compliance
- Respect for SBBC Values
- Active commitment to the SBBC Development Philosophy and values:
- Respect | Integrity | Competency | Courage | Changemaker
