Duration of placement: Initially for 4 months (November 2012 - February 2013) with potential for extension.

Placement location:  Jirapa, Talensi or Walewale

A reputable NGO that works through volunteers and partners to fight poverty around the world is implementing an education programme aimed at improving quality, retention and transition for all children particularly girls and children with disabilities in the three northern regions of Ghana.

To deliver this quality a key strategy is using volunteers to building the capacity of teachers to make their teaching more child-centered, gender sensitive and inclusive in approach whilst mentoring and supporting District Education Officers and head teachers to develop their leadership and management skills to effectively address the barriers to quality education and retention of children in school.

To this end we are looking at recruiting matured and experienced Ghanaians who believe in giving back to their societies and who want to see positive changes in the way education is delivered in basic schools in Ghana.

There are two kinds of positions we are aiming at filling as follows: Teacher Support Officer (TSO)

The goal of this placement is to improve the capacity of all basic school teachers in the district  in inclusive; child-centred teaching methods so these teachers can adequately deliver quality teaching in the classroom. The TSO will be expected to work together with an international volunteer. The TSO is expected to;

•  Provide ongoing coaching and mentoring to District Teacher Support Team (DTST) members so they can in turn provide coaching and in service training for teachers and head teachers on child-centred and inclusive methodologies.
•  Assist DTST members and District Training officer to support teachers in making lesson plans and lesson delivery to enhance quality education.
•  Demonstrate how  (Teaching and learning Materials) TLMs can be developed/used using  local materials
•  Support Ghana Education Service (GES) Training Officer and Assistant Director (AD) in charge of supervision to develop and implement effective system for monitoring teacher delivery
•  Support GES District office (through the AD Supervision and District INSET Committee) to link district in service training  work with the national plan on in service training
•  Provide information to GES on current developments on the nationwide plan for INSET
•  Identify and provide teacher capacity needs to Management Support officers and Director for inclusion in district development plans

Qualification Required & Experience

Person specification
Qualification/experience:

•  Diploma/First degree in Education (Masters degree in Education will be a plus)
•  Proven record as an educationist with at least 5 years experience in teaching
•  Experience in adult training, coaching and mentoring will be an added advantage
•  Should not be below 45 years and not above 65years

Personal qualities:

•  Must be of good moral standing and exemplary before other teachers and pupils
•  Willingness to live in a rural district
•  Willingness and ability to ride a motorbike
•  Should be energetic
•  Should be Self-motivated
•  Should be patient and persistent
•  Ability to demonstrate that you are adding value to what leadership of GES is already doing

How To Apply For The Job

Detailed applications together with CVs including 2 referees should be addressed to;

The Programme Manager
P.O. Box 2060
Tamale

Or email to:  vsoghana@vsoint.org

Please ensure that your CV has your email address and contact phone numbers

Closing Date: 07 November, 2012