INTERNATIONAL YOUTH INTERNSHIP PROGRAM 2012
Position: Education Officer
Location: Arusha, Tanzania
Partner Organization: Umoja Centre
Expected Start Date: March 2012
Length of Placement: 7 months
Deadline to Apply: January 2, 2012
Background:
Youth Challenge International is a leading global youth development organization that promotes youth innovation to drive positive change. Building on over 20 years of experience, YCI’s programs are designed to meet the needs of youth affected by poverty through three integrated sectors: youth leadership, youth health and youth livelihoods. YCI engages youth in creating solutions to the challenges they face, incorporating youth development, volunteerism, partnership, and equity into all that we do (www.yci.org).
Partner Organization:
The Umoja Centre, run by the registered NGO Umoja Tanzania Incorporated, is an education centre located in Arusha, Tanzania. Founded in 2009 by Caroline Goody and Emma Wagner, the Umoja Centre’s mission is to create a centre that encourages independent thinking and empowers young people to create change in their lives and the wider community. The centre currently works with approximately 80 students who come from extreme poverty and have had minimal access to education. Students at the Umoja Centre participate in a year-long program to learn vital skills such as English, computers, business studies, and personal development, in addition to organizing community activities and initiatives about relevant local issues.
Position Description:
• Collaborate with Umoja teachers to plan appropriate and inclusive lessons
• Work with teachers to develop a positive classroom environment, incorporating efficient classroom procedures and appropriate, meaningful homework assignments
• Facilitate weekly discussions with the teaching team for the sharing of successes, modifications of strategies, new ideas and problem solving
• Provide support and feedback on the facilitation and organization of the written and taught curriculum throughout the school
• Facilitate in-service teacher trainings on appropriate topics
Desired Background and Qualifications:
• Post-secondary graduate in education or related field
• Demonstrated recent classroom experience teaching English (reading, writing, speaking)
• Coaching and mentoring experience
• Knowledge of inclusive teaching methodologies
• Ability to work in an environment with limited resources and minimal supervision
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good cross-cultural communication and interpersonal skills
• Possess a great deal of initiative and flexibility
• Prior overseas experience an asset
General Requirements:
• A Canadian citizen or permanent resident
• Between the ages of 19 and 30
• A post-secondary graduate
• Out of school with no outstanding requirements for graduation
• Ready to begin your professional career
• Unemployed or underemployed
• Legally entitled to work in Canada
What’s Provided by YCI:
• Return airfare
• Pre-departure training and re-orientation upon return
• Living allowance to cover accommodation, food and local transport
• Medical insurance and vaccination stipend
• Visa related costs
• Professional development coaching and support
To Apply:
Please submit a cover letter and CV as a single document to intern@yci.org byJanuary 2, 2012 with the position you are applying for in the subject line. Inquiries can be sent by email to generalinfo@yci.org -- no phone calls will be accepted. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
source: www.yci.org/html/who/full_story.asp?item=3646
Position: Education Officer
Location: Arusha, Tanzania
Partner Organization: Umoja Centre
Expected Start Date: March 2012
Length of Placement: 7 months
Deadline to Apply: January 2, 2012
Background:
Youth Challenge International is a leading global youth development organization that promotes youth innovation to drive positive change. Building on over 20 years of experience, YCI’s programs are designed to meet the needs of youth affected by poverty through three integrated sectors: youth leadership, youth health and youth livelihoods. YCI engages youth in creating solutions to the challenges they face, incorporating youth development, volunteerism, partnership, and equity into all that we do (www.yci.org).
Partner Organization:
The Umoja Centre, run by the registered NGO Umoja Tanzania Incorporated, is an education centre located in Arusha, Tanzania. Founded in 2009 by Caroline Goody and Emma Wagner, the Umoja Centre’s mission is to create a centre that encourages independent thinking and empowers young people to create change in their lives and the wider community. The centre currently works with approximately 80 students who come from extreme poverty and have had minimal access to education. Students at the Umoja Centre participate in a year-long program to learn vital skills such as English, computers, business studies, and personal development, in addition to organizing community activities and initiatives about relevant local issues.
Position Description:
• Collaborate with Umoja teachers to plan appropriate and inclusive lessons
• Work with teachers to develop a positive classroom environment, incorporating efficient classroom procedures and appropriate, meaningful homework assignments
• Facilitate weekly discussions with the teaching team for the sharing of successes, modifications of strategies, new ideas and problem solving
• Provide support and feedback on the facilitation and organization of the written and taught curriculum throughout the school
• Facilitate in-service teacher trainings on appropriate topics
Desired Background and Qualifications:
• Post-secondary graduate in education or related field
• Demonstrated recent classroom experience teaching English (reading, writing, speaking)
• Coaching and mentoring experience
• Knowledge of inclusive teaching methodologies
• Ability to work in an environment with limited resources and minimal supervision
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good cross-cultural communication and interpersonal skills
• Possess a great deal of initiative and flexibility
• Prior overseas experience an asset
General Requirements:
• A Canadian citizen or permanent resident
• Between the ages of 19 and 30
• A post-secondary graduate
• Out of school with no outstanding requirements for graduation
• Ready to begin your professional career
• Unemployed or underemployed
• Legally entitled to work in Canada
What’s Provided by YCI:
• Return airfare
• Pre-departure training and re-orientation upon return
• Living allowance to cover accommodation, food and local transport
• Medical insurance and vaccination stipend
• Visa related costs
• Professional development coaching and support
To Apply:
Please submit a cover letter and CV as a single document to intern@yci.org byJanuary 2, 2012 with the position you are applying for in the subject line. Inquiries can be sent by email to generalinfo@yci.org -- no phone calls will be accepted. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
source: www.yci.org/html/who/full_story.asp?item=3646
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