Professional Development Facilitator - SPARK Centre of Excellence - 2026 Job Rivonia area,South Africa,Education / Teaching

About SPARK Schools

About SPARK Schools

SPARK Schools is a social impact disruptor and is leading change in the education space through its network of affordable private schools. The SPARK Schools network provides transformational education innovation through Africa’s first blended learning model, which elevates student achievement and provides the tools teachers need to serve their scholars effectively.

The personalized model, which combines direct, peer collaboration and online instruction, allows educators to evaluate the needs of scholars and equips schools to provide personalized pathway instruction at an affordable cost. SPARK Schools is pioneering this transformative education model to ensure the accessibility of university and careers for all.

SPARK Schools is a high growth, mission and values-driven entrepreneurial organisation, operating 21 primary schools and 5 high schools and serving over 17, 000 families in 2026. We are looking for dynamic people to join our team.

Reports To: CoE Manager / Head of Professional Development

On-site reporting: Centre of Excellence (Support Office) - permanent placement, not deployed to schools

Purpose of Role:

SPARK Schools teachers drive scholar achievement by maintaining high expectations for classroom culture, behaviour and academic growth for all scholars. The Professional Development Facilitator is a permanent, Centre of Excellence (CoE)-based specialist with deep, expert-level command of the SPARK blended learning model, instructional practices and school culture standards. This person is responsible for designing and delivering the training pathway that takes educators through the CoE pipeline and certifies them as Tier 3 Educators - fully deployment-ready professionals equipped to be placed into schools across the network.

This is a permanent, network-level role based at the Centre of Excellence (Support Office). The Professional Development Facilitator does not carry a classroom of their own; instead, their classroom is every educator moving through the CoE pipeline. They are the custodian of instructional quality and consistency across all trainee, locum and newly-placed educators.

Owns the design, delivery and continuous improvement of professional development content aligned to the SPARK blended learning model.

Trains, coaches and assesses educators against the Tier 1 → Tier 2 → Tier 3 readiness framework, certifying only those who meet the standard for school placement.

Works closely with the Professional Development Manager, CoE Manager and school Principals to ensure trained educators are placement-ready and aligned to real school needs.

Acts as the network's subject-matter expert on instructional model fidelity, classroom culture and CQ (Character Quotient) delivery.

This is not a once-off training role. The Professional Development Facilitator builds and maintains a living curriculum, tracks each educator's readiness data over time, and is accountable for the quality of every educator who graduates from the CoE pipeline into a school.

Curriculum Design & Facilitation

Design, build and continuously refine the CoE training curriculum covering the SPARK blended learning model, instructional delivery, classroom management and assessment practice.

Facilitate pre-placement training and orientation sessions for all incoming Locum and Generalist Educators before deployment.

Deliver ongoing professional development sessions, workshops and learning sprints during non-deployment periods.

Model exemplary instructional practice, including live-teach demonstrations and co-teaching walkthroughs, so educators can see the standard, not just hear about it.

Develop training materials, facilitator guides, assessment rubrics and readiness checklists used across the CoE pipeline.

Tier 3 Certification & Educator Readiness

Own the Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 progression framework, defining the competencies, observations and evidence required at each stage.

Conduct classroom observations, provide structured feedback and coach educators through targeted improvement plans.

Assess and certify educators as Tier 3-ready: capable of independently managing a classroom, delivering the…