2023-08-23 14:48:55

Development Instructor

CVKeskus.ee klient
80 - 400 €/m Gross

Job Description

The Program starts each year in February and August.The program is 24 months long and target people from all over the world without any religious, race and age distinction. 12 months in Denmark at one of our three school centers, 8 months in southern Africa at one of Humana’s projects and 4 months Camp Future: Raising Awareness about Africa in Denmark and exams in Pedagogy & Fighting With The Poor (Double B Certificate).
The purpose is to train Development Instructors to be active and competent creators and instructors in Development both for children with special needs in Denmark, and at their projects in Africa.
Theoretical studies during the first year in Denmark are divided into three different periods: 1. Denmark Period 2. Raising Awareness 3. Africa - Project Skills Practical studies and work: The practical studies and work are carried out at the school of accommodation and consist of various tasks such as: teaching, social work, maintenance and promotion work, but also cleaning and dishwashing. Basically the Development Instructor (DI)will be taking part of running the school in all of its aspects together with the staff at the school. The DIs will also take part in organising cultural-, musical- and sportive events, working with maintenance at a building weekends and put up a theatre plays. In Africa: In the 8-month period as a Development Instructor at a Humana project in Angola, Mozambique or Malawi, the DI will have the possibility to work with people in some of the poorest parts of the world. You will - in a group of three DIs - choose a specific project and will specialize your preparation towards this during the last six months of your stay in Denmark.
. In Africa you work in your "Trio" closely together with the project leader and is expected to take your part of the responsibility for a successful running of the project.

Requirements

Skills required:
- You are open-minded, flexible and motivated to do something good for others.
- You are interested in helping children and young people with special needs and from various backgrounds.
- You are eager to learn and gain experiences in new and unfamiliar work situations.
- Furthermore, you are a hardworking person
- There are no specific academic requirements - but if you want to enroll for the "Double B Certificate in Pedagogy and Fighting With The Poor", you need to have passed 12 years of school. (We do have another DI program which does not have 12 y school requirement)

Company offers

- You will be hired as a volunteer by one of our three schools in Denmark - Your volunteer salary will cover pocket money (700 Dkr) as well as all expenses related to the program. Periods of fund raising are also included in the program. The rest of the money is spent on the studies in Denmark and the flight tickets for Africa, insurance, vaccination etc.
- During the time at the Humana project in Africa you receive food and accommodation and pocket money (about 700 Dkr).
- You pay an enrolment fee. Welcome!

Additional information

You will receive a letter with a booklet attached with a description of the 24-month program in details and if you then fill an application form, you will be contacted by me (Puk) for a skype interview.
Can you start in the February Team 2012?
You will, before final enrolment, have another interview with your future employer at Juelsminde School Center in Denmark. Her name is Ellen Holberg and she has worked with the organisation and training development instructors for many years.
The idea is that I pre-enrol you over Skype and a week before team start you confirm your enrolment at Juelsminde School Center in Denmark in order to stay and start.
Welcome!