Senior Tutor – Environmental Health Sciences

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Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the following position tenable in the Ministry of Health.

POSITION: SENIOR TUTOR – ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

GRADE: H

RESPONSIBLE TO: PRINCIPAL TUTOR

DEPARTMENT: NHTC

NO. OF POSITIONS: 1

SUMMARY OF DUTIES:

Under the general supervision of the Principal Tutor, the incumbent is responsib all academic responsibilities related to Environmental Health Sciences Program

MAIN DUTIES:

  1. DEVELOPS AND REVIEWS THE CURRICULUM CONTENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES PROGRAM
  2. Conducts needs assessment pertaining to Environmental Health Sciences Curriculum
  3. Collects the relevant educational materials on the latest developments pertaining to the areas of interest.
  4. Identifies and selects the appropriate specialists and stakeholders and commission them to
  5. provide technical support.
  6. Develops and reviews the Environmental Health Sciences curriculum documents.
  7. Participates in the development and review of curriculum in other departments
  • IMPLEMENTS THE CURRICULUM
  • Selects course outlines for relevant year of study.
  • Identify appropriate course content for the particular year of study.
  • Prepares the teaching/lecture notes and teaching aids.
  • Develops Timetables
  • Selects the appropriate method of teaching.
  • Carries out the actual teaching of both classroom and clinical teaching of the assigned courses in the Environmental Health Sciences Program, and record the content covered in the subject register.
  • Coordinates clinical experiences with relevant officers in charge.
  • Collaborates with resource persons having relevant expertise necessary in the
  • Environmental Health Sciences Program
  • Assesses and evaluates learning of the relevant group of students.
  • Designs questions for tests, assignments, presentations, tutorials and practical Designs marking guides for tests, assignments, presentations, tutorials and practical.
  • Records the marks of tests, assignments, presentations, tutorials and practical obtained by the individual students.
  • Demonstrates procedures relevant to Environmental Health Sciences.
  • Ensures that each student carries out return demonstrations with the minimum competence level required.
  • Conducts remedial sessions for students with low marks where necessary.
  • Facilitates exchange of ideas with other tutors or knowledgeable persons.
  • Develops and circulates Annual Academic Work plans for Environmental Health Sciences Program.
  • Sets both final and supplementary examination question papers including their marking guides.
  • Marks both the final and supplementary examination papers
  • Participates in compilation and processing of both final and supplementary examination results.
  • PROMOTES ACADEMIC GROWTH OF STUDENTS
  • Exposes and introduces students to research process
  • Cultivates critical thinking and problem-solving skills to the appropriate level of students.
  • Facilitates and supervises the individual students’ research projects.
  • Facilitates publication of the research reports and replication of the research studies.
  • Provides guidance and counselling for students and refer where necessary.
  • ADMINISTERS AND MANAGES THE JUNIOR ACADEMIC STAFF IN THE PROGRAM:
  • Facilitates recruitment of new students and appointment of the External Examiners (Moderators)
  • Monitors the implementation of the curriculum by the junior staff members.
  • Identifies areas of need for continuing education in the Program.
  • Recommends staff development to the Principal Tutor
  • Holds membership in the College Committees as and when necessary.
  • Promotes and facilitates Environmental Health Sciences Program growth and development to meet local, regional, and international standards.
  • ENGAGES IN RESEARCH STUDIES AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES
  • Identifies Health related Research areas relevant to Environmental Health
  • Sciences.
  • Conducts Research in areas of interest to bring about changes and make academic improvements.
  • Conforms to the standards and requirements set by the Research Committee of the Institution
  • Publishes the research results.
  • Motivates lecturers to continuously engage in Research activities.
  • Engages in Sabbatical activities regionally and internationally where applicable.
  • Participates in the inter-departmental, inter-college, and inter-university research committees locally, regionally, and internationally.

JOB SPECIFICATION

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Master’s degree in environmental health sciences or an equivalent with at least three

(3) years working experience (clinical/teaching)

OR

A bachelor’s degree in environmental health sciences or an equivalent with a minimum of five (5) years of experience in (teaching/clinical.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

The incumbent must have knowledge, skills, and experience appropriate for efficient teaching in the Environmental Health Sciences Program.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  1. FOR WORK OF OTHERS

The incumbent provides management and leadership support to colleagues and students and assumes responsibility for any inadequate or substandard performance within the Environmental Health Sciences Program.

  • FOR PROPERTY

The incumbent will be the custodian of all the public assets entrusted to him/her for effective and efficient teaching of students.

  • FOR EFFECT OF OTHERS

The incumbent is responsible for the work-related errors resulting in failure to a the Program goals and objectives.

CONTACTS

The incumbent will be in constant contact with the following officers/people executing the office responsibilities:

  • The students, program, departmental staff, and other colleagues
  • The Heads of Programs
  • The Heads of Departments
  • The public and other stakeholders

EFFORT:

  1. MENTAL EFFORT

The job requires the incumbent to be emotionally stable, have good listening skills and possesses positive leadership attributes.

  • PHYSICAL EFFORT

The job requires minimal physical effort.

  • EMOTIONAL EFFORT

The job requires the incumbent to be emotionally stable and objective.

All applications should be on relevant forms, GP 104 for serving officers, and GP 103 for job seekers, accompanied by certified copies of Educational Certificates, Marriage Certificates for married women, Transcripts, Performance Appraisals (for serving officers), Landline or mobile phones for contacts and email address.

All candidates who apply for positions at Grade H level and above will be subjected to assessment process as per Public Service Regulations of 2008 –

Division III section 24 (1)

Application forms are available at Ministry of Health and its departments throughout the country and should be hand delivered to our offices or addressed to:

Principal Secretary

Ministry of Health Headquarters

Corner Constitution Road

Human Resources Office, 2nd Floor.

P O Box 514

MASERU, 100

Not later than 13th November, 2023

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