JOB DESCRIPTION. Volunteer Student Teacher. Warwick in Africa Programme. Warwick in Africa Programme Director

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1 JOB DSCRIPTION POST TITL: DPARTMNT: POST RSPONSIBL TO: SALARY: Volunteer Student Techer Wrwick in Afric Progrmme Wrwick in Afric Progrmme Director Voluntry position, ll your costs will be covered (flights, ccommodtion, vccintions etc). ch volunteer hs responsibility to fundrise to meet trget of 1,000 towrds the further development of the Wrwick in Afric progrmme CLOSING DAT: SUNDAY 15 TH JANUARY 2017 JOB PURPOS: To tech Mths or nglish in secondry level schools in Ghn, South Afric or Tnzni for period of up to 6 weeks during Summer 2017 (plcement dtes vry but could be from 1 st July 10 th September) LIGIBILITY To pply for this progrmme you must; be student currently registered on University of Wrwick degree course (undergrdute or postgrdute course) To tech Mths: be studying Mths or subject where Mths is n essentil component, or be ble to demonstrte sound knowledge of no lower thn A level stndrd Mths To tech nglish: be ble to demonstrte sound knowledge of no lower thn A level stndrd nglish Lnguge/Modern Lnguges or experience of teching nglish s n dditionl lnguge be fluent in spoken nd written nglish hve some teching experience (i.e. tught in schools in the UK/brod, hve plce on Wrwick in Schools, TFL, or other demonstrble teching experience) You must lso hve the bility to devise nd implement fundrising ides meet the 1,000 fundrising trget towrds the continution nd further development of the Wrwick in Afric progrmme. Plese note, if offered plce, you will be sked to complete n cceptnce nd code of conduct form. If you ccept plce on the progrmme nd subsequently do not tke up your plce for resons which re within your control, you will be lible to py for ny costs incurred to dte. These costs re likely to include flight costs. Therefore, plese ensure you think crefully before ccepting plce on the progrmme prticulrly hving regrd to other commitments such s internships. Pge 1 of 5 Wrwick In Afric Recruitment 2016

2 DUTIS AND RSPONSIBILITIS: To prticipte fully in the orgnistion of the trip nd to provide promptly ny informtion requested by trip orgnisers. This will include obtining dvice on vccintions from your locl doctor nd evidence thereof to fulfil ny country entry requirements. To ttend the compulsory recruitment nd trining dys. Tke the inititive to work with members of your group in preprtion for your time in Afric Develop nd implement fundrising ides to meet the 1,000 fundrising trget before you trvel Work longside existing teching stff in nominted schools in South Afric, Tnzni or Ghn to deliver the Mths or nglish curriculum, often with few resources nd indequte furniture Work full working week teching round 5 to 6 different clsses of up to 75 children for normlly 7 hours dy plus some Sturdys nd extr-curriculr nd revision ctivities. Duties will lso include lesson plnning, lesson preprtion nd mrking. Identify lerners lck of knowledge nd tech bckground topics to llow the introduction of more dvnced topics. Coch smll groups of children on specific topics. Identify opportunities for nd initite extr-curriculr clubs (e.g. Sports, Lnguge, Mths, Arts ctivities), giving frmework, motivtion nd possibly resources for continution fter your deprture. Develop course mterils pproprite to the trget group nd use them to deliver chosen topics. Prticipte fully in the life of the school To recognise your responsibility s Volunteer Ambssdor of the University nd ensure pproprite conduct to fulfil this role s set out in the Code of Conduct Collect photos, stories nd quotes to be used in communictions bout the progrmme To fully complete ll informtion required s prt of the evlution within the specified time period You will be expected to prticipte periodiclly in rnge of volunteer recruitment nd fundrising ctivities, which my, for exmple include SU firs; donor meeting; nd receptions held with potentil sponsors or lumni. On occsion, it my be necessry for the University to request your presence in meetings with donors, to help further our fundrising efforts. Requests will lwys be mde in dvnce. Pge 2 of 5 Wrwick In Afric Recruitment 2016

3 PRSON SPCIFICATION POST TITL: DPARTMNT: Student Techer Mths Deprtment / Wrwick in Afric The Person Specifiction focuses on the knowledge, skills, experience nd qulifictions required to undertke the role effectively. RQUIRMNTS The postholder must be ble to demonstrte: SSNTIAL () or DSIRABL (D) RQUIRMNTS Demonstrble relevnt teching experience vidence of excellent teching skills to be ble to tech Mths or relted subjects or nglish to secondry school pupils up to A level stndrd. Studying Mths, Physics, Chemistry or nother subject where Mths is n essentil component or ble to demonstrte sound knowledge of no lower thn A level stndrd Mths. or be ble to demonstrte sound knowledge of no lower thn A level stndrd nglish Lnguge/Modern Lnguges or experience of teching nglish s n dditionl lnguge Ability to devise nd implement fundrising ides to rise t lest 1,000 towrds the continution nd further development of the Wrwick in Afric progrmme Previous experience of volunteering ctivity or prticiption in extrcurriculr ctivities (e.g. sports tem / orchestr or other). Prticiption in the Duke of dinburgh Gold Chllenge or similr would be prticulr dvntge. Proven bility to work in tem nd independently with tct nd sensitivity. Ability to use own inititive to reserch eductionl, culturl nd historicl bckground in destintion country. Self-motivtion, flexibility nd drive. Ability to think lterlly nd deliver innovtive solutions to complex problems. xcellent communiction skills: written, verbl nd presenttionl. An understnding of the objectives of the project nd b issues fcing destintion countries. Previous experience of successfully undertking chllenges. D MASURD BY: ) Appliction Form b) Selection Dy b Pge 3 of 5 Wrwick In Afric Recruitment 2016

4 FURTHR PARTICULARS Sfety nd Conduct Teching will tke plce in res of deprivtion in Tnzni, South Afric nd Ghn. Students who re chosen to tke prt re required to ttend compulsory trining sessions. Any students with ongoing helth considertions should discuss their fitness to trvel to such res with their doctor before pplying nd should only pply if they nd their doctor re confident tht they will not be likely to require medicl ttention nd tht their trvel to Afric will not cuse ny helth considertions to be dversely ffected or pose thret to their helth. Any medicl conditions or mediction you re tking must be disclosed to the progrmme tem. At ll times while in Afric you will be representing the University. Your own personl sfety nd tht of the group during your time on the progrmme re of prmount importnce. We expect ll involved to tke these considertions very seriously nd we therefore require ll progrmme prticipnts to sign up nd dhere to Code of Conduct (see below for informtion) before their plce on the progrmme is confirmed. Any brech of tht Code will be tken very seriously nd will be subject to the University s disciplinry procedures. For this reson, nd for security resons, excessive consumption of lcohol during the trip is prohibited. Trvel rrngements re mde centrlly from UK irport (normlly London Hethrow), interntionl students my trvel from their home irport but ll rrngements must be mde nd pid for individully, Wrwick in Afric will reimburse resonble costs. Selection Process nd Provisionl Dtes To be considered for plce on the Wrwick in Afric progrmme you must be ble to ttend one of the selection dys in person, dtes to be nnounced. All successful pplicnts will lso be required to ttend compulsory trining sessions, the first session will tke plce on Sturdy 4 th Februry. Further dtes to be nnounced All pplicnts must be vilble to trvel from the end of term. Dtes will be confirmed s soon s possible fter selection. All pplicnts must be vilble until the beginning of the 2017/18 Wrwick term. Pge 4 of 5 Wrwick In Afric Recruitment 2016

5 Subsistence nd xpenses The exct detil of wht will be funded for prticipnts will differ ccording to the destintion country nd locl circumstnce but will include: Insurnce Flights from UK Airport (trvel from your home to UK irport is not covered) Trnsfers in Afric Accommodtion A dily stipend to cover bsic mel costs Refund of essentil vccintions Viss for trvel to Tnzni nd Ghn if necessry Some excursions Vis Requirements If you require vis to trvel you will be required to submit your pssport to the Wrwick in Afric Progrmme Office for period of severl weeks to llow for vis rrngements to be mde. If you re not willing or ble to do so you will be required to rrnge your own vis where necessry. DBS Checks Successful pplicnts will need to pply for DBS check (nhnced plus Child s Brred List), if you hve lived outside of the UK for more thn 6 months in the pst 5 yers you need to obtin criminl record check from the country(ies) where you hve lived during tht period. This is commonly referred to s Certificte of Good Conduct. You will lso need to pply for DBS check (UK criminl records check) in ddition to the Certificte of Good Conduct. Pge 5 of 5 Wrwick In Afric Recruitment 2016