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Job Title:  Early Childhood Literacy Teacher (Volunteer Jobs)

Organisation: United States Peace Corps

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About US:

The Peace Corps is an agency of the United States Government, which sends American Volunteer development workers to assist in capacity building and technical assistance activities in over 70 countries worldwide.  The United States has enjoyed diplomatic relations with Uganda for over 30 years.  Ambassador Natalie E. Brown currently heads the U.S Mission to Uganda.  The Mission is composed of several offices and organizations all working under the auspices of the Embassy and at the direction of the Ambassador. Among the offices operating under the U.S Mission to Uganda are:

• United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
• Centers for Disease Control
• Peace Corps

About Project:

The Ugandan Ministry of Education has identified literacy as a national priority and is eager to improve the English literacy teaching and learning capacity in Ugandan schools.

Job Summary:  As part of the Early Childhood Literacy Project, Peace Corps Uganda’s Education project seeks to support the Ministry of Education and Sports to realize its strategic objectives through focusing on interventions that aim to improve access to quality early childhood literacy. Volunteers will support teachers to increase knowledge and the application of effective techniques and methods for teaching reading and early literacy skills. Additionally, Volunteers will work with pupils to increase literacy levels and support the development of teaching and learning materials and resources that teachers need to provide high-quality literacy instruction. Finally, Volunteers will further engage parents and community members to encourage children’s literacy and to promote a reading culture within the community.

Volunteers will be assigned to serve as Early Childhood Literacy Teachers for pre-primary (preschool) and primary grades 1 to 3. The day-to-day activities of the Early Childhood Literacy Teacher include:

• Work with teachers to build their capacity for literacy instruction by leading professional development workshops, model and co-teach, assessment and building communities of practice.
• Support/guide Ugandan counterpart/host teachers in the use of techniques promoting gender equity in the classroom.
• Develop resource rooms/libraries/computer labs that enable access and utilization by the learners.
• Develop instructional materials using locally-available materials.
• Implement school-based reading intervention programs for early readers.
• Become involved in community and support school-based projects (e.g., working with schools to establish after-school programs, such as book clubs and readers’ theater etc.)
• Engage parents and other community members in national-level literacy initiatives, such as national Drop Everything and Read Day, My Language Spelling Bee, and promote a safe and friendly school.

Peace Corps Uganda promotes gender awareness, girls’ education, and empowerment. You will receive training on gender challenges in Uganda, and you will have the opportunity to implement gender-related activities that are contextually appropriate. During your service, you will be expected to look for ways to work with community members to promote gender-equitable norms and increase girls’ sense of agency. As part of your work, you will also report on these efforts and their impact.

Following the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Volunteers will contribute to the global fight against COVID-19 by leveraging its unique structure and reach to complement interagency and host country efforts to enable children impacted by COVID-19 to return to learning safely and recover from educational disruptions. Some of the activities will include: Co-training teachers in effective distance and/or digital learning instruction to mitigate school disruption; teaching remedial groups or tutor students whose education has been disrupted by COVID-19 in literacy; guiding teachers to develop, adapt and/or pilot educational resources in the event of an emergency.

COVID-19 Volunteer Activities

As a Volunteer, you will be trained in how to best protect yourself from COVID-19 exposure and understand the impact of and steps to reduce stigma related to COVID-19. You may also have the opportunity to engage with your community on implementing or enhancing COVID-19 mitigation activities, such as COVID-19 prevention and risk reduction strategies including social distancing, hand washing, mask wearing, addressing myths and misconceptions related to these practices, and vaccine hesitancy. Activities will be tailored to address the COVID-19 circumstances in the communities where you will serve.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Competitive candidates will have a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in any discipline and a strong desire to teach English

Desired Skills

Competitive candidates will have one or more of the following criteria:

• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in Preschool, Early Childhood, Elementary or Middle School Education
• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in any discipline with Elementary Education state certificate
• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in any discipline with 1 or more school year classroom teaching experience at the Early Childhood, Elementary or Middle School level. Montessori (full-time) teaching experience.
• 3 months, 10 hours/month, or 30 hours of English or literacy teaching/tutoring experience with primary, middle, or high school students, or adults
• Experience in the following areas: teaching literacy; teaching large multi-level classes; classroom management

How to Apply:

All candidates who wish to join United States Peace Corps in this voluntary position should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 1^st January 2024

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