***This role will be contingent upon securing available funds, and we might use this vacancy to fill more than one post.***
The Opportunity – Teacher
Post location: Gaza Field Office – Deir al Balah – Subject to change depending on SC priorities
Contract Duration and Level of Effort: Casual Workers – 4 months, with possibility of extension
Number of Openings: Various positions available
ROLE PURPOSE:
This position aims to facilitate and deliver educational and learning activities to children to ensure they have access to the educational/learning and SEL services provided by Save the Children through its education programs. The teacher/facilitator is responsible for ensuring the smooth implementation of educational and other related activities and supporting their execution in shelters and locations covered by the Gaza office. Teacher/ Facilitators are also required to adhere to and ensure compliance with Save the Children’s policies and procedures.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Teacher Supervisors & Education Program Officers.
Staff reporting to this post: None.
Role Dimensions: oPt CO is a high complexity country, multi-member interest, with an annual budget of around $40+m, and 100+ staff. Currently the program is experiencing a growth in funding and complexity due to the war in Gaza.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
General Responsibilities:
- General Assessment: Conduct a general assessment of the shelters using a simple form, covering the available spaces, number of children, gender, age groups, disabilities, and equipment needs for activities.
- Target Group Selection: Select beneficiary children in collaboration with the shelter management.
- Pre- and Post-Assessment: Implement pre- and post-assessment tools for beneficiary children and caregivers, including Evaluate children’s levels in reading, writing, and numeracy skills.
- Lesson Planning and Educational Interventions: Prepare lesson plans regularly, considering differences in learning abilities, and adapt curricula and teaching strategies using active learning techniques.
- Individualized Education Plans: Develop individualized intervention plans for children with diverse educational needs.
- Design Learning Activities: Create extracurricular activities tailored to the temporary learning spaces.
- Conduct Educational and Recreational Sessions: Implement recreational and educational sessions with target groups, ensuring quality and child participation.
- Documentation and Monitoring: Ensure proper documentation of activities after obtaining consent forms from parents, and monitor children’s attendance and class schedules.
- Materials Warehousing: Coordinate with shelter focal points to ensure the safe storage of materials and supplies, and their proper usage.
- Reporting: Prepare monthly reports on children’s progress, data collection, provide weekly updates on activities and outputs, and share any challenges, lessons learned, and concerns related to Child Safeguarding (CSG) or Child Protection (CP).
Parental and Community Engagement:
- Strengthen relationships with caregivers by informing them about their children’s progress and designing interactive activities to enhance the learning environment at home.
Professional Development and Capacity Building:
- Participate in capacity-building training organized by the Save the children.
- Collaborate with the project team during training sessions, meetings, and other related activities.
- Boost children’s self-confidence, empower them to express themselves freely, and enhance the effectiveness of their learning.
Position holder may be required to outside of normal duties and working hours during emergency responses.
QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:
- University degree in education based on the subject required: Arabic, Math, English also basic education certificate is applicable.
- Teachers from the same targeted locations are encouraged to apply.
EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:
Essential:
- At least 2+ year experience in teaching field.
- Previous experience in working with children.
- Strong communication, interpersonal and teamworking skills.
- Ability to manage and handle a complex and varied workload.
- Ability to contribute to a small team, motivate staff, work collaboratively with colleagues, and provide support and advice as needed.
- Willingness and ability to significantly adjust working hours and collaborate with emergency teams coming from outside the sector.
- Cooperate as needed with organization staff, both internationally and within the team environment.
- Understand and commit to Save the Children’s vision and mission.
- Ability to read and understand simple guidelines, short correspondence, and memos.
- Commitment to Save the Children’s values.
- Ability to communicate in Arabic.
Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. This role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions. Application will be reviewed and selected on a rolling basis.
How to apply
Save the Children promotes a diverse and inclusive work environment, women and people with different abilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
The Organization
Save the Children works in development and humanitarian contexts with children and partners to help families, communities, and governments identify and use innovations to ensure all children survive, learn and are protected.
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Application Information:
Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at Teacher
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.