Teacher - Chance for Children

Our Mission is to empower street connected children and their families in Ghana and beyond to live healthier, happier, and, better.

Since our inception 20 years ago, we nurtured an inclusive environment that embraces the diversity and uniqueness of everyone. Irrespective of gender, role or background, we pride our relationships on highest levels of integrity and trust.

We are seeking for a passionate new member for our growing and close-knit group, to join us as

Teacher

In this role, you will be reporting to the Department Manager/Educational Programme Coordinator and your responsibilities are:

• As a Teacher, You will teach children with various learning challenges (street children) at the basic level whiles also organising playful activities for them. You are also expected to perform educational assessments. Your role will also involve organizing workshops for social workers who teach at the center, training them on teaching skills, whiles also supervising/coaching them on their teaching activities. You will also be expected to perform some administrative roles.

In order to thrive in this role, you should bring:

• At least a Degree in Education, Special Education
• Minimum of 5 years teaching experience in a school
• Age: Not below 30 years
• Proficient knowledge of general IT systems and applications including MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Good organizational skills, friendly and approachable manner
• High accuracy and quality focused mind-set
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to prioritize a demanding workload, multi-tasking and to work autonomously
• Curiosity and willingness to learn and develop
• Knowledge about teaching children with learning and behaviour difficulties at the basic level.
• Good observational skills and reflective skills
• Ability to organise workshops for teachers
• Experience in training adults about teaching skills
• And, a passion for teaching and also our Mission

You will work at our Drop In Centre, feeling the spirit of who we are and why we exist – every day.