About
Jubilee Action
Jubilee Action
Jubilee
Action is a UK based charity which provides vulnerable children access to
fundamental human rights of education, family life and freedom from abuse in
line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Specifically, we help
child-headed households, street children, child soldiers and those traumatised
by violence and conflict, and children born into trafficking and prostitution.
Action is a UK based charity which provides vulnerable children access to
fundamental human rights of education, family life and freedom from abuse in
line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Specifically, we help
child-headed households, street children, child soldiers and those traumatised
by violence and conflict, and children born into trafficking and prostitution.
We
seek to strengthen and empower local communities, increasing their capacity to
protect children facing the gravest violations to their human rights. Our
tailored and flexible social and educational rights-based programmes aim to
engage the community to equip vulnerable children with skills, knowledge and
capacity to become active agents of change within their own communities.
seek to strengthen and empower local communities, increasing their capacity to
protect children facing the gravest violations to their human rights. Our
tailored and flexible social and educational rights-based programmes aim to
engage the community to equip vulnerable children with skills, knowledge and
capacity to become active agents of change within their own communities.
Our
programmes focus on three thematic areas:
programmes focus on three thematic areas:
- Protecting
children from the psychological impact of physical, sexual and emotional
abuse through psycho-social support and counselling. - Promoting
alternative models of care such as foster care and small family units for
children who need to be kept safe. - Proving
innovative forms of education for children who have missed out due to
abuse, neglect or stigmatisation.
About
Fair Children / Youth
Foundation
Fair Children / Youth
Foundation
FCYF
is committed to end poverty of all community members and to work in
partnership with all stakeholders who are accountable and committed to
development. We promote strong community-based initiatives to solve problems
and strengthen the capacity of our members – including and especially children,
youth and women – to access the psychosocial, educational and economic
resources they need to flourish. We believe that strong mothers create strong
children and youth, who are the future of Rwanda and our world. We are
dedicated to create a collaborative community where people share and live
together in dignity and grace
is committed to end poverty of all community members and to work in
partnership with all stakeholders who are accountable and committed to
development. We promote strong community-based initiatives to solve problems
and strengthen the capacity of our members – including and especially children,
youth and women – to access the psychosocial, educational and economic
resources they need to flourish. We believe that strong mothers create strong
children and youth, who are the future of Rwanda and our world. We are
dedicated to create a collaborative community where people share and live
together in dignity and grace
Jubilee
Action and FCYF work together since 2008 delivering services to children of
child headed households (CHH) through a traditional community mentors programme
and also basic education services to children with hearing impairments.
Action and FCYF work together since 2008 delivering services to children of
child headed households (CHH) through a traditional community mentors programme
and also basic education services to children with hearing impairments.
Job
Title:
Teacher of the Deaf and special needs education teacher
Title:
Teacher of the Deaf and special needs education teacher
Reporting
to:
FCYF Director
to:
FCYF Director
Commitment:
Full
time (Musanze)
Full
time (Musanze)
Job
Purpose:
Purpose:
To
play a key role in the “Empowerment, Equality and Education in Northern Rwanda”
Programme, funded by Comic Relief, delivered by FCYF in partnership with
Jubilee Action. This community based programme has four main objectives as
follows:
play a key role in the “Empowerment, Equality and Education in Northern Rwanda”
Programme, funded by Comic Relief, delivered by FCYF in partnership with
Jubilee Action. This community based programme has four main objectives as
follows:
- To
empower and enhance the capacity of the Rwandan government to deliver high
quality education interventions to children with special learning needs - To
provide communication methods and transitional education to children and
young people with mild to severe hearing impairments and communication
disorders and children with other special learning needs in the Musanze
district of Northern Rwanda in order to equip them fully for mainstream
education and functional integration into their communities - Create
an environment which would enable children with disabilities in three
districts of Musanze, Gakenke and Burera, Northern Rwanda to claim an
equal place in society and to build a positive future, free from social
stigma through advocacy, outreach, and community events - To
enable FCYF to establish a cadre of specialist staff to support state and
non-state actors to deliver high quality special education interventions
to support children and young people in the Northern and Western Provinces
of Rwanda by providing examples of best practice, advice and training.
Key
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- To
empower and enhance the capacity of the Rwandan government to deliver high
quality education interventions to children with special learning needs.
- Advising
on and contributing to the design of toolkits for state school teachers to
recognise and assess the hearing capabilities of a child - Lead
the design of professional development courses for state school teachers
to deliver inclusive education to children with special learning needs - Support
the development and delivering of a curriculum to train community
volunteers to become classroom learning support assistants - Support
the monitoring activities of progress within state school classrooms of
delivering special needs education by undertaking school visits and
assessments - Contributing
to the design of mapping survey with specific objective of identifying
symptoms of hearing difficulties - Contributing
to the community mapping exercise by visiting villages in the three
districts of Musanze, Gakenke and Burerato undertake raise awareness of
basic interventions to communicate with deaf children and undertake basic
hearing assessments.
- To
provide communication methods and transitional education to children and
young people with mild to severe hearing impairments and communication
disorders and children with other special learning needs in the Musanze
district of Northern Rwanda in order to equip them fully for mainstream
education and functional integration into their communities.
- Work
closely with VSO representatives and the Kigali Institute of Education to
keep up to date with developments in the standardisation of the Rwandan
national sign language - Conduct
hearing assessments using a range of diagnostic equipment, including
audiometer, tympanometer and frequency specific rattles, when available. - Contribute
to assessments of the level of intervention required to equip the child
with the communication tools to communicate and integrate with the family
and their community. - Assess
children’s for preparedness for integration into mainstream school - Educate,
train and support new and existing parents and families about individual
communication tools and hearing loss - Liaise
with parents regarding all aspects of communication to manage a
relationship with their child. - Support
FCYF classroom teachers to make use of alternative communication methods
in a classroom environment - Contribute
to annual reports for all students in FCYF school (review meetings or end
of year reports) - Other
administrative tasks will include: Report writing, Record keeping
- Create
an environment which would enable children with disabilities in three
districts of Musanze, Gakenke and Burera, Northern Rwanda to claim an
equal place in society and to build a positive future, free from social
stigma through advocacy, outreach, and community events.
- Supporting
the creation of promotional materials for campaigns to promote equality
for children with hearing difficulties - Supporting
the outreach team to design workshop / event materials to enhance the
safety of children with hearing difficulties in the community - Promoting
the activities of the FCYF project throughout all work and community
related activities - Lead
community workshops specifically to promote basic sign language skills and
basic knowledge of hearing impairment.
This
job description may be subject to change by mutual consent, according to the
project needs and requirements.
job description may be subject to change by mutual consent, according to the
project needs and requirements.
Person
Specification
Specification
Professional
qualifications, skills and experience
qualifications, skills and experience
Essential
- Degree
or Diploma in Education - Completion
of Kigali Institute of Education Special/Inclusive Education course or
comparable - At
least two years experience in the teaching profession - Experience
of working with children who are hearing impaired/Deaf - Basic
Rwandan Sign Language
Desirable
- Experience
of teaching children who are hearing impaired/Deaf - Fluent
in Rwandan Sign Language - Basic
ICT skills (internet, email, Word, Excel) - Experience
in training.
Personal
qualities
qualities
- Well
organised - Able
to plan in the short and long-term - Able
to work independently - Desire
for continuous professional development - Punctual
- Good
communication skills - Basic
English-speaker - Sensitive
towards people with hearing impairment, knowledgeable about the challenges
they face in life. - Familiarity
with Deaf culture.
How
To Apply
To Apply
Applications
should contain the following: (1) A letter of motivation; (2) Curriculum Vitae;
(3) Supporting documents providing proof regarding educational background and
professional experience; (4) Three references.
should contain the following: (1) A letter of motivation; (2) Curriculum Vitae;
(3) Supporting documents providing proof regarding educational background and
professional experience; (4) Three references.
Interested
applicants should send their applications to FCYF Director Interested
preferably by email to: zaburir@gmail.com the closing date for receiving
applications will be 12:00 hours, 07 Mars 2014.
applicants should send their applications to FCYF Director Interested
preferably by email to: zaburir@gmail.com the closing date for receiving
applications will be 12:00 hours, 07 Mars 2014.
(Only
short listed candidates will be contacted).
short listed candidates will be contacted).