VSO-Early Years Adivser

Various Locations, Various Countries
Placements are typically 12 to 24 months

About VSO

VSO is the world's leading independent international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries. Our high-impact approach brings people together to share skills, build capabilities, promote international understanding and action to change lives and make the world a fairer place.

Role overview

Teacher Training Colleges and Education Development Centres will host you as a volunteer. As a specialist in early years education you'll advise methodology tutors how to train students in active and child-centred methods of teaching. You'll support and offer training to in-service teachers on active methods and resource development. You'll monitor and report the inputs and outputs of programme interventions. The emphasis of your position will depend on the key objectives of the local partner.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You have a pre-primary teaching or primary teaching qualification and have 3 years experience with children aged 3-6 years old. Experience of teacher training and teacher coaching is not always essential and we will consider applicants without this experience. VSO will assess all candidates against the following competencies, which make up VSO's volunteer competency framework. You're open minded and respectful. You're resilient and adapt well to new situations. You're able to facilitate positive change and build sustainable working relationships. But most of all, as this is the vision of VSO, you're competent to seek and share knowledge.

Please note that this is a generic advert. Please apply and when a specific position arises that matches your skills and availability, we'll contact you directly.

How to applyTo submit your application, click on 'Apply now' and complete all relevant fields on the online application form. http://www.vso.org.uk/volunteer/vacancies