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Director of Teacher Training Grades K-6

Director of Teacher Training Grades K-6
Location: Siem Reap, Cambodia

Job Overview:

Caring for Cambodia (CFC) is seeking a Full-Time Director of Teacher Training Grades K-6 for the 2010-2011 school year (July ‘10-July ‘11). Caring for Cambodia, founded in 2003, is an NGO that supports five government schools in Siem Reap, Cambodia serving more than 5,000 of Cambodia’s poorest students. Teacher Training has become a cornerstone of CFC’s work to improve basic education in Cambodia’s government schools. Over the last three years, CFC has developed an effective, hands-on model for teacher training that supports our teachers in the effective delivery of the Ministry of Education Youth and Sport (MoEYS) recently revised curriculum for primary schools. Additionally, CFC has established a Teacher Training Center to develop curriculum resources and conduct training workshops for Cambodian teachers from neighboring schools. This training is part of a capacity building “Train the Trainer” project where CFC’s most promising teachers are trained to conduct workshops for fellow teachers.

CFC’s schools are positioned as model schools in Siem Reap Province. Likewise, our teacher training efforts have been acknowledged by MoEYS and fellow NGOs as a model for effective teacher training. CFC’s Director of Teacher Training Grades K-6 will report to CFC’s Cambodia-based Country Director/Superintendant of Schools and CFC’s Singapore-based President. She or he will have the opportunity to take a well-established project and deepen its impact.

Job Duties:

Collaborate with CFC’s Country Director/ Superintendant of Schools to establish teacher training priorities for the 2010-2011 school year. Priorities will be based on goals set forth in MoEYS government curriculum.

Design and deliver a two-week professional development seminar for teachers K-6 in Sept 2010. This annual seminar kicks off the new school year and serves to establish annual teacher training goals with CFC teachers and administrators.

Conduct daily, on site teacher training support to CFC teachers--to include, classroom observations and facilitation of weekly staff meetings. The 2010-2011 school year will direct specific attention to teachers of Grade 5 and 6.

Continue the development of CFC’s English language program using Rosetta Stone software and the “Let’s Go” language learning curriculum as a foundation.

Oversee the development of twice-yearly teacher training workshops to be delivered by teams of international teachers based in Singapore.

Direct CFC’s “Train the Trainer” capacity building project to develop CFC mentor teachers capable of delivering teacher training workshops for Cambodian teachers from neighboring schools.

Identify and define school-based projects to be completed by visiting volunteers, and oversee their completion.

Oversee the management and further development of CFC’s Teacher Training Center.

Write weekly progress reports to CFC President and periodic newsletter updates to be disseminated to the CFC membership.

Travel to Singapore as directed by CFC to liase with Singapore based staff and volunteers.


Qualified candidates must have:

A four year bachelor’s degree and certified teaching credential (master’s degree highly desirable).*
5 years (minimum) relevant teaching experience
An ability to work collaboratively as a team member with Cambodian counterparts
The flexibility and heartiness required to live and work in a developing country
All candidates will be subject to extensive criminal background checks.

*While CELTA and TEFOL certifications are applicable, they do not qualify as a classroom teaching credential

Benefits:

Salary commensurate with experience
Housing allowance
Health Benefits

Shortlisted candidates will be notified to schedule interviews.

Candidates should email an introductory letter, resume and references to: Teacher.training@caringforcambodia.org