Ακολουθεί Αγγελία της ΜΚΟ “SAVE THE CHILDREN”
JOB TITLE: Head Teacher
TEAM/PROGRAMME:
Education Team
LOCATION:
GRADE: 5
Type of Contract: National
CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 3 – the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people
ROLE PURPOSE:
Delivery of non-formal education to refugee and migrant children living in reception sites in Greece and support to Education Officer in managing and organizing the implementation of the other teachers on the assigned site.
SC is looking to hire a number of qualified teachers to deliver a range of learning including Greek, English, literacy and numeracy to girls and boys aged 6-17. Classes will be delivered in temporary classrooms and via mobile units. The Head teacher role would focus on support in management of these teachers as well as general admin and scheduling of lessons, supporting in teacher development and also teaching a smaller number of classes.
Context:
Since August 2015, SC has been responding to the needs of refugee and migrant children in Greece, through Child Protection, Nutrition, provision of basic services and distribution of food and non-food items. The transitory nature of the population previously made the provision of learning opportunities unfeasible. With border closures, children will now remain for longer periods of time in reception sites across the country. The demand for education has already increased. Over 50,000 refugees and migrants are currently stranded in Greece, 38% of whom are under 18. All children are currently out of formal school and the majority are not currently accessing non-formal education activities. SC seeks to mitigate the impact of this disruption to learning for children and adolescents, by providing access to non-formal education, integrating education into the overall response, with strong links to Child Protection programming.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Education Officer
Close coordination with the Child Protection team including Child Friendly Space
supervisors
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Teaching
- Supporting the education officer in on-site management of teachers.
- Supporting teachers in organization of teaching schedule, lessons plans, and general site management.
- Planning and preparation of lessons.
- Teaching, according to their educational needs, the students assigned to him/her.
- Identification and adaptation of relevant teaching and learning materials for the provision of non-formal education.
Overall provision of non-formal education
- Supporting the registration and enrolment of school-age children residing in camps.
- Ensures teachers register the attendance of students on a daily basis. Compiles the attendance records and checks for irregularities.
- Follows up cases of students absent from the temporary learning classes for long periods of time, or children who enrolled but don’t attend.
- Advising and co-operating with the Education Officer and supporting teachers on the preparation and development of a comprehensive timetable of regular classes in order to deliver non-formal education to a large range of refugee and migrant children.
- Manages material supplies given by SCI to the temporary learning centres, reports loss or damage of materials and conducts periodic stock inventories. Updates the Education Officer on material needs and gaps.
Other activities
- Promoting the general progress and wellbeing of individual students and of any class or group of students assigned to her/him.
- Making records and reports on the educational needs of children for entire site.
- Monitoring children’s access to the classroom space.
- Coordinating with transportation providers to ensure that children are safely reaching the school space and returning home.
- Making referrals of vulnerable children to the SC Child Protection team.
- Working with Child Friendly Space Supervisor to ensure a joined-up approach to the provision of both recreational activities/psychosocial support and learning to children, maximising access to both.
- With the support of the Education Officer and Manager, communicates and consults with parents and the community, in order to promote the education services available, and identify and address any barriers to children accessing education.
- Represents SCI at community events, camp-based meetings and in awareness raising activities.
- Participating in compulsory training (including child safeguarding) and capacity development opportunities provided by the Education Team on a regular basis.
- Participating in administrative and organisational tasks related to the duties as described above, including the allocation of equipment and materials.
- Maintains close links with the refugee teachers working at the site and with other actors running non-formal and in-formal education.
- Works with the Education Officer to produce the HR schedules of teachers in a fair and transparent way. Manages the performance management of teachers at the site, identifies performance concerns.
- Mentors and coaches less experienced teachers, providing guidance to improve their performance.
- Writes a weekly report which is submitted to the Education Officer.
- Acts as the link between SCI and the teachers.
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (SCI Values in Practice)
Accountability:
- holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
Ambition:
- sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
- widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
Collaboration:
- builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues and with relevant external partners.
- approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
- develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
- willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
- honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
QUALIFICATIONS
Degree in teaching, ISCED level 1 or 2
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential:
Teams of teachers will be recruited for each location, comprised of qualified professions including the following:
- Elementary teachers
- High School teachers in the following subjects: Greek language, English language, Maths
- Elementary/High School teachers with experience teaching an adapted curriculum, catch-up classes, non-formal education or basic literacy and numeracy to refugee and migrant children.
- Teachers with prior experience managing other teachers/ prior head teacher experience
All teachers:
- A minimum of five years professional experience as a qualified teacher
- Demonstrated commitment to improving the lives of children in the school and community
- Experience with school management and administrative support
- Experience teaching children for whom Greek is a second language
- Experience teaching refugee or migrant children, or other minority groups
- Proven technical knowledge and skills in the field of teaching, including classroom management, positive discipline, active learning and inclusive education
- Experience engaging with parents and communities in order to improve attendance, and to address students’ needs
- Experience adapting teaching and learning material to the needs of students, particularly children with limited language or literacy
- The ability to engage children of different ages and abilities with innovative activities and teaching methods
- Knowledge of the national Greek education system
- Strong understanding of the current context for refugees and migrants in Greece
- Strong organizational skills, with experience of administration
- Hold a clean driving license and are able to travel independently
- Strong verbal and written English skills
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with others
- Demonstrates good problem solving skills and leadership qualities.
- Commitment to the aims and principles of SC. In particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support
Desired:
- Arabic or Farsi language skills
- Experience delivering classes in non-traditional contexts, outside of the formal school system
- Experience working in an emergency/humanitarian context
- Experience of data management
Date of issue: October 2016
