TEACH Secondary School in Africa!
ORGANIZATION: Children of the Nations
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Summary: We need you to teach in Malawi or Uganda next year! We have a need for specialized teachers to serve the children at the Children of the Nations (COTN) schools. As a Global Volunteer with Children of the Nations, you will witness firsthand the challenges and rewards of education in a developing country. You will share the skills and knowledge gained through your educational and life experience with your students, and you will make a lasting difference in lives, opening eyes to a world beyond the classrooms. Time Commitment: 1 to 2 years. This is a support-raising position.Responsibilities:
- Daily teaching of core specialty subject (math, science, or English at a junior high or high school level)
- Attendance at school-sponsored activities
- Participation in staff development and staff meetings
- Assessment and reporting as required by in-country staff and Children of the Nations International
- Agree with and sign COTN’s Statement of Faith.
- Bachelor's Degree in education.
- Teaching experience.
- Good communication skills, able to effectively capture and convey ideas and communicate well cross-culturally.
- Experience with and ability to work in flexible cross-cultural environment.
- Patient, humble, teachable spirit.
- Emotionally stable and mature.
- Spiritually mature, honest, and transparent.
- Sensitivity to people.
- Organizational skills.
- Passion for each child to reach his or her fullest potential.
- Commitment to Christ with a servant’s heart.
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About Children of the Nations
Location:
11992 Clear Creek Rd, Silverdale, WA 98383, US
Mission Statement
To provide holistic, Christ-centered care for orphaned and destitute children, enabling them to create positive and lasting change in their nations.
Description
Children of the Nations (COTN) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising children who transform nations. Founded in 1995, the organization currently provides holistic care to orphaned and destitute children in Sierra Leone, Malawi, Uganda,Liberia, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. By partnering with nationals, they establish full-care residential Children's Homes (for orphans) and Village Partnership Programs (to benefit orphans and children living with destitute families or caregivers who are unable to properly provide for them). Children of the Nations believes that true, lasting, and meaningful change to a nation begins with the children, and so they are their mission.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
11992 Clear Creek Road NWSilverdale, WA 98383
DATE POSTED
July 8, 2016
SKILLS
- General Education
- Mentoring
- Teaching / Instruction
- Tutoring
- Math / Science Instruction
- Reading / Writing
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Orientation or Training
- 1 to 2 years in Uganda or Sierra Leone
- Bachelor's Degree in Education, Sign COTN's Statement of Faith