Teacher Job Career – Dwelling Places
Organization: Dwelling Places
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Restore Program Manager
Job type: Full- Time
About US:
Dwelling Places (DP) is a registered Christian Non-Governmental Organization which specialises in the rescue, rehabilitation, reconciliation, resettlement and follow-up of children living on the streets. The overall objective of DP is to have a society where every child has a chest to rest their head on and a place to call home
Job Summary: To ensure that all the young children placed in residential care or supported by DP are accorded a chance to attain at least one minimum academic qualification based on their abilities and discipline.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conduct individual assessments of children and development of personalised learning programs and timetables.
- Ensure children in the Creative Learning Center are supervised at all times
- Provide various experiences and activities for children including songs, games and storytelling
- Participate in the orientation of the newly recruited children
- Ensure that the children have a hygienic, safe and conducive learning environment
- Develop lesson plans for the classes teach, implement and assist in completing the assessment of the children.
- Assist in developing individualized plans and provide a nurturing environment, which supports the individual development of each young child.
- Teach the basic education needs that include English and Mathematics based on the individual assessment and lesson plans
- Promote a reading culture amongst the young children to improve their reading and pronunciation of English words
- Organise monthly presentations for the children to exhibit what they have learnt.
- Liaise with the social workers to counsel and sensitize the children on the child protection policy and their rights as children
- Keep students records updated with the relevant information.
- Responsible for maintaining and updating class trimming
- Liaise with the health department to facilitate proper first aid to the TRH children.
- Discuss identified problems and needs with professionals as appropriate while keeping a high level of confidentiality for the children’s information.
- Assist in receiving and distribution of school requirements.
- Participate in the DP internal and external teacher’s trainings
- Build the children’s esteem and comfort them when needed
- Be familiar with emergency procedures
- Clearly and effectively communicate in a manner that children understand
- Any other duties as may be assigned by the line manager.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Possess the professional and personal characteristics necessary for working effectively with school personnel and the community
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to identify and solve problems; ability to make decisions
- Able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Excellent time-management and organizational skills
- Able to disciple, mentor, and give biblical counseling
- Minimum of a diploma in early childhood development/ Nursery teaching or related field of study
- Qualified Primary/Nursery school teacher
- Minimum of two years’ experience teaching in the classroom
- An equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience may be substitute
- Basic or fluency in the Karamojong language is an added advantage
Other requirements
- A handwritten application letter with a CV and academic qualifications
- A Pastor’s letter
- LC1 letter
- Two passport size photos
How to Apply:
All qualified candidates Deliver applications to: Dwelling places head office -off Nalukolongo Masaka road near Mutundwe Police Station or, email hr.dwellingplaces@gmail.com Tel: 0312-513701.
Deadline: 22nd November 2019 at 5:00 pm.