The Mother Teresa Children’s Centre is a first of its kind in Malawi; set in the beautiful and peaceful township of Chilomoni, just outside of the largest city- Blantyre, it will help to transform the lives of hundreds of families and help children to have the best possible start in life.
The centre is unique in Malawi as it is the first to be based on the UK SureStart model.
• There will be day care for up to 250 children, with UK staffing and space ratios
• Staff will have completed a full year of training delivered by UK volunteers who are experienced early years trainers
• We aim for a comprehensive outreach and family support service, bringing preventative child protection to the community for the first time
• Early years healthcare provision
• The centre is situated on a newly developed “campus” of enterprise and learning: along with the primary school, an IT Training Academy and small social-enterprise units, parents will be able to train and work supported by access to subsidised childcare places and knowing their children are safe.
To support the opening of the centre and to join our existing team of experienced volunteers already living in Malawi we urgently seek:
1 x Childcare Trainer
Start date: January 2011
Duration: 9 months minimum
Terms: Expenses paid- flights, medical vaccinations, insurance. Full board and private accommodation provided in our beautiful volunteers’ village, non-salaried voluntary.
So that we can offer top-quality childcare, two wonderful volunteers have spent a year in Malawi writing and delivering our “Early Years Development and Professional Childcare” course. Prior to this the main training available for early years carers in Malawi was a two week course.
The new training interweaves the very best of UK theory and practise with Malawian early years curriculum and milestones. It is taught through a variety of methods, partly in a classroom setting and partly “NVQ style” with children in the setting.
It has been fully documented over the past year and our existing trainers remain in post until Spring 2012.
Our new volunteer trainer will deliver this established training course to a second cohort of trainees within the children’s centre.
It’s a challenging, but exciting opportunity. The students are eager to learn new skills and 100’s of children will benefit greatly from having skilled professional carers.
The successful candidate will be:
• An experienced and dedicated early years professional
• Qualified to at least degree level in early years or a related educational area
• Experienced in delivering training to large audiences
• A skilled communicator and motivational mentor
• A creative problem solver
• Prepared to work with all the difficulties, frustrations and also joys of a developing country
All applicants must be available for interview in our Staffordshire based UK office.
Email: george.furnival@krizevac.org
Phone for more information 0845 003 6004
