Job description
The NRC Horn of Africa & Yemen mission is an expanding programme. NRC started its operations in Kenya in the refugee camps in Dadaab in February 2007. NRC has WASH, Shelter, Education, Food Security and Livelihood and Information Counselling and Legal Assistant programmes implemented in the refugee camps in Dadaab, Kakuma and Mandera. The Project Skill teacher is responsible for teaching students in journalism skills in Youth Education Pack Centers in Dadaab
Responsibilities
Plan and implement instructional activities for the students as per the syllabus to ensure active and meaningful learning experience
Use of training materials according to procedures
Assist the assistant teachers in their work
Suggest new methods and approaches in order to improve the quality of the activities
Report all protection related concerns
Carry out data collection as required
Prepare field reports as required/ directed.
Prepare and file relevant documents as required by line manager
Preparing and maintain teacher professional records not limited to schemes of work, lesson plans, lesson notes, record of work covered and other records
Assess and evaluate students continuously as per the training program requirements and maintain students’ progress records.
Provide feedback to parents and project officer on pupil’s progress during education forums and report forms
Responsible for the Registration and conduction of National Examinations.
Prepare and maintain updated inventory for training resources assigned
Ensure that safety precautions are observed always during training.
Participate in mobilization and enrolment of learners.
Carry out basic maintenance of equipment assigned.
•Facilitate placement of learners in various industry enterprises during field practice training and attachments.
Provide Entrepreneurship and business skills training to his learners
Take part in designing, procurement and distribution of basic business start-up capital to YEP graduate.
Guide and mentor assistant teacher in pedagogical competency and professional approach to work.
Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor
Qualifications
Experience from working with education projects in a humanitarian/recovery context
Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
KCSE Certificate
Hold a recognized Diploma in Journalism and media studies.
Holds a recognized certificate in teaching methodology in Technical Education
Two year previous experience in teaching youth in a school/college / Vocational training institution setting
Excellent skills in written and spoken English
Accurate and keen to details
Knowledge of the local Somali language is an added advantage
Ability to tolerate diverse cultural, educational and religious diversity in the work place
Experience in working with underprivileged youth.
A good team player with high degree of initiative, flexibility and tolerance
Dedicated to work
Creative and innovative
Inclusive in working with others
Accountable
Handling insecure environments
Working with people
Planning and delivering results
Communicate with impact and respect
Self-motivated and able to work with minimum supervision
Good interpersonal and Communication skills
Excellent skills in written and spoken English
Accurate and keen to details
A good team player with high degree of initiative, flexibility and tolerance
