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Education Programme Coordinator
Hiring Organization:
Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary
Date Posted:
2009-08-19
Position Description:
We are looking for an education coordinator to work along side the local coordinator and teachers for our Tacugama Kids Programme (TKP). The programme runs through the academic year, working with rural schools in the local area teaching class 5 (age 11-12). TKP provides environmental education for the whole of the academic year and aims to develop understanding of environmental and conservation issues.
The coordinator may also support ongoing staff education at the sanctuary.
Specific activities will include:
- Providing support to the local education coordinator
- Suggesting and implementing new ideas to improve the programme
- Helping improve the teaching skills and methods of the local teachers
- Creating ways to motivate both teachers and pupils and ensure that TKP is enjoyable and as well as educational
- Supporting the continuing education of sanctuary staff
Qualifications/Experience:
- Proven experience working in an educational setting with children
- An interest in teaching the subject of conservation and environmental awareness
- Ability to create and carry out new initiatives independently
- An understanding of key issues impacting primate conservation
- Previous experience living in developing countries and/or in an isolated setting with limited amenities
Salary/funding:
This is an unpaid voluntary position. More detailed information about volunteering at Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary is available on our website.
Support
provided for internship/volunteer positions (travel, meals, lodging):
Accomodation is provided at the sanctuary together with one local meal daily
Term of Appointment:
Volunteers must be available for a minimum period of three months
Application Deadline:
We are ideally looking for a volunteer who will be available by late December 2009.
Comments:
If you are interested in volunteering, please send your resume/cv, 2 reference letters and a statement of intent (300 words maximum) to info@tacugama.com. Please include the following information:
What motivations, expectations & objectives do you have for your stay at Tacugama?
How will your contributions benefit Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary's projects?
Do you have bush experience in developing countries?
Do you have experience living alone in an isolated area?
Do you have any health conditions (allergies, disabilities, asthma, etc...)?
Contact
Information:
Bala Amarasekaran
PO Box 469
Freetown
Sierra Leone
Telephone Number:
+232 76 611211
Website:
http://www.tacugama.com/volunteer.html
E-mail Address:
info@tacugama.com
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