CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND
The young explorers attend English classes every day to improve their pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary. They also attend various workshops: singing, painting, dancing and so on. Anjali is looking for a qualified individual who will assist our Khmer teacher in running English classes.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist in class
- Support English classes with pronunciation, help in grammar and vocabulary in a playful atmosphere
- Provide creative and educational workshops to children
- Create a fun learning environment and bring new informal ways of learning English
- Lead any project according to his/her skills: choir, theater class, drawing, painting, sports, dance
- Participate in everyday life of Anjali
- Support the organization of annual events at Anjali: Halloween, Children’s Day, Christmas, Khmer New Year, etc.
- Help to supervise the children and ensure their safety
QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE- Experience working with children
- Teaching experience will be highly regarded but is not essential
- Good organizational skills and flexibility
- Passion and interest in sharing your hobbies/talents with children
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work in a team
- Patience to work with a diverse group of children with a range of ability to communicate in English
- Understanding of our child protection policy
- Willing and able to live in a developing country with limited or different resources and standards of living
- Understanding and respect of Cambodian Culture
DURATIONMinimum 3 months
OTHERS
- The volunteer/intern must be covered by medical insurance for the duration of the mission
- The volunteer/intern shall not receive any remuneration and shall be responsible for covering all costs incurred during the mission as we do not have the capacity to pay for these allowances
- As this role will involve direct contact with children a criminal background check will be required
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Please reply to the following questions in your application text:
What skills do you have to bring to Anjali-House?
Give a brief overview of relevant volunteer work, education and employment history (paid or unpaid), including your roles, names of organisations, subjects studied etc.
Please describe any specific experience you have working with children or young adults.
What do you understand by the term 'child protection’? Please provide an example when working with children.
Procedures, codes of conduct and rules are essential for the running of any organisation. What would you do if you felt that one of them had been broken?
Do you have any questions for us?
For candidates interested in working in a classroom:
Are you comfortable assisting in English classes and leading creative workshops for students? Please give some examples of workshops that you would like to run.
Do you have any specific teaching experience? If yes, please provide details of your role, company or organisation etc. If no, what experience do you have that you think will contribute to you assisting in a classroom?
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