SOS Children’s Villages Uganda is an indigenous non-government, social development organisation with membership to SOS Children’s Villages International, a worldwide child care organisation that provides children who have lost parental care, and those at risk of losing parental care with a permanent home and educational opportunities. Established 60 years ago, SOS Children’s Villages International currently runs Children’s Villages and other projects in 135 countries around the world. We run two major programmes i.e Family Based Care based at SOS Children’s Villages and Family Strengthening Programmes supporting families in local communities. SOS has been working in Uganda since 1991, and runs Children’s Villages and other projects at Kakiri, Entebbe (Abaita Ababiri), Gulu and in Fort Portal – Kabarole district. SOS Uganda subscribes to a child protection policy.
The Village Educator is responsible for planning and implementing educational programmes for individual children within the SOS Children’s Village and Youth Homes. The position reports to the Village Director (overall manager) and works closely with Youth development coworkers and teachers.
Responsibilities shall include, but limited to:
• Support SOS mothers (care givers) to make development plans for individual
children in a stimulating learning environment.
• Coordinates all education needs for SOS children and acts as a link between SOS families, teachers and management of the schools attended by the children under our care.
• Takes charge of educational needs of each child, providing career guidance and ensuring that the children get meaningful assistance with remedial exercises/homework.
• Organise and implement children’s holiday programmes and other extracurricular activities.
• Provides regular sensitisation on the SOS child protection policy including other child rights guidelines.
• Establishes avenues (opportunities) for the overall development of each child/group of children.
Minimum Requirements:
• A mature individual aged between 25-33 years.
• A University degree in Education, Development Studies, Social Work, Social Sciences or an equivalent qualification.
• Experience in practical teaching or education liaison/coordination of at
least 3 years in a modern, well founded education institution. Qualification and experience in special needs education, counselling/guidance and psychosocial management of children.
• Sound knowledge of Uganda’s educational curriculum across all levels.
• Career guidance skills and involvement in music, drama, sports, or children’s clubs is required.
• Excellent knowledge of child rights and child protection issues.
• Good communications skills, written & spoken English language skills.
• S/he must be youthful, display much interest in educational matters and development of children, with a desire to help them attain greater educational and career development.
• Display much interest in various aspects of child development
Application letters enclosing a detailed Curriculum Vita, current salary information, copies of academic transcripts and certificates, a passport size photograph, telephone contact and details of at least 3 references should be addressed to:
The Human Resource Coordinator,
SOS Children’s Villages Uganda,
P. O. Box 27510, Kampala
OR
Physically drop off your application at the gate, SOS National Office Entebbe, Abaita Ababiri – 25 Kms, Entebbe road. Closing date for receiving applications is
Friday 24th May 2013 Only Short listed applicants will be contacted.
“A loving home for very child
Responsibilities shall include, but limited to:
• Support SOS mothers (care givers) to make development plans for individual
children in a stimulating learning environment.
• Coordinates all education needs for SOS children and acts as a link between SOS families, teachers and management of the schools attended by the children under our care.
• Takes charge of educational needs of each child, providing career guidance and ensuring that the children get meaningful assistance with remedial exercises/homework.
• Organise and implement children’s holiday programmes and other extracurricular activities.
• Provides regular sensitisation on the SOS child protection policy including other child rights guidelines.
• Establishes avenues (opportunities) for the overall development of each child/group of children.
Minimum Requirements:
• A mature individual aged between 25-33 years.
• A University degree in Education, Development Studies, Social Work, Social Sciences or an equivalent qualification.
• Experience in practical teaching or education liaison/coordination of at
least 3 years in a modern, well founded education institution. Qualification and experience in special needs education, counselling/guidance and psychosocial management of children.
• Sound knowledge of Uganda’s educational curriculum across all levels.
• Career guidance skills and involvement in music, drama, sports, or children’s clubs is required.
• Excellent knowledge of child rights and child protection issues.
• Good communications skills, written & spoken English language skills.
• S/he must be youthful, display much interest in educational matters and development of children, with a desire to help them attain greater educational and career development.
• Display much interest in various aspects of child development
Application letters enclosing a detailed Curriculum Vita, current salary information, copies of academic transcripts and certificates, a passport size photograph, telephone contact and details of at least 3 references should be addressed to:
The Human Resource Coordinator,
SOS Children’s Villages Uganda,
P. O. Box 27510, Kampala
OR
Physically drop off your application at the gate, SOS National Office Entebbe, Abaita Ababiri – 25 Kms, Entebbe road. Closing date for receiving applications is
Friday 24th May 2013 Only Short listed applicants will be contacted.
“A loving home for very child