Education Coach at War Child Holland

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Title: EDUCATION COACH – 1 POSITION

Duty Station: West Nile Region

Start Date: As soon as possible

Salary Range: UGX Gross (2,400,000 –  3,694,690)

Reports to: Team Leader

Contract Duration: 7 months (June – December)

General

War Child Holland (WCH) is an International NGO investing in a peaceful future for children and youth affected by armed conflict. WCH has been working in Uganda since 2004.

The aim of CORE for Teachers is to have a positive impact on classroom climate by providing teachers with the skills and knowledge to create an enabling, impactful and safe, learning environment for their students. It will build teachers capacity in two areas.

1. Teacher social-emotional competences:

2. Teacher wellbeing

The objective of the Job

The coach will provide support and mentoring to teachers primarily in the classroom but also providing some workshop-based training. The coaches will focus on teacher wellbeing and building of social, emotional competencies in order to create safe, compassionate and enabling learning environments.

Position in the organization and essential functional relations

The Education Coach reports to the Team Leader with dotted lines to the Project Coordinator-West Nile.

Other essential working relations include; Project Support Officer, Facilitators, Project Officers, and other project staff.

Roles and Responsibilities

The coaches will carry out the following activities:

• Take part in up to two months trainings over the duration of the contract

• Be responsible for building and maintaining a good relationship with the teachers and management in the school

• Provide daily support and mentoring to all the teachers in the school both in the classroom and after school

• Facilitate Psychosocial Support Workshop’s, two afternoons a week for the duration of three weeks.

• Collect data as requested including reflection diaries and fidelity checklists during the duration of the period in the schools and during the facilitation of the workshops

• Take part in any data collection activity as requested by coordinator including focus group discussion and training reflection.

• Support the improved skills and knowledge of teachers on wellbeing which will include social emotional core competencies, stress reduction and self-care strategies.

• If needed provide other support to the research during school holidays which may include the development of new activities and adaptation of methodology.

• Liaise with teachers and headteacher to coordinate timetables and individual reflection sessions, and whole school learnings.

• Undertake process observations in order to support reflection sessions with the teachers.
• Ensure that the activities are carried out as planned and that findings and differences are methodically documented.Any other duties as assigned in fulfillment of the tasks.

  Qualifications, Experiences & Skills

• A degree in Education, Social sciences, Development studies etc.

• -3 years demonstrated knowledge and experience of education and the education system and/or coaching and mentoring

• -2 years’ experience of facilitation and running group and/or one on one training sessions

• Knowledge and experience of using different instructional approaches particularly in an educational setting.

• Work experience in rural settings and in particular refugee settings is desirable

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and conflict resolution skills

• Demonstrated creativity and problem‐solving skills in a fast‐paced, multi‐task environment

• Ability to work independently and in a team environment

• Ability to set work priorities and initiatives and keep clear and regular records.

• Is trustworthy and has the ability to build and maintain strong and equal relationships.

• Shows commitment to professional growth and development

• Demonstrates interpersonal, problem solving, and organizational skills
• Personal qualities: Team player, flexible, network-builder, able to handle pressure, enjoys working in the field, values diversity, encourages openness and transparency, honest, good communications skills.

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