Deadline: April 1, 2023
TEFL/English Education Teacher–Primary or Secondary
English Education Volunteers work as primary and secondary school English teachers. Volunteers will be paired with a local English language teacher in a co-teaching classroom setting, with a focus on integrating student-centered methodologies, improving lesson planning, and classroom management. In addition to classroom teaching, Volunteers will work with the school administration to identify school needs, share resources, develop teaching materials, and become involved in community and school-based projects. By the end of their service, Volunteers are encouraged to develop a resource toolkit to share with their school for future use. Volunteers are also required to organize and facilitate extracurricular activities to develop life skills among students and youth, which may include clubs and/or camps in their communities.
Volunteer duties consist of the following:
• Co-teach with Kosovar teachers in the classroom;
• Prepare joint lesson plans with other teachers;
• Prepare interactive teaching aids, games, classroom materials using locally available resources;
• Develop English language-centered extra-curricular activities such as English clubs, youth clubs, drama clubs, summer youth camps, and other youth leadership activities that promote volunteerism;
• Co-facilitate school and/or community-based projects;
• Share American traditions and culture with students and colleagues;
• Participate in school events and events connected with Kosovo’s traditions.
Other expectations include:
• Demonstrate independence, self-initiative, flexibility, open-mindedness, and commitment to serve.
• Possess an attitude of humility and curiosity towards other cultures.
• Exhibit adaptability and a willingness to sensitively communicate when confronting challenges.
• Demonstrate empathy and a willingness to view situations from multiple perspectives.
Community Organizational Development Volunteer
Community Organizational Development Volunteers work with local government and civic society organizations to promote citizen participation, especially among youth and women. Volunteers work in partnership with community members to strengthen the organizational capacity of local institutions and non-governmental organizations. They also encourage volunteerism through community-based projects. To support the economic upward mobility of youth and women, Volunteers organize employment skills training (networking, resume writing, interviewing, etc.).
Volunteer duties often consist of the following:
• Co-facilitate with local partners a community needs assessment to determine local needs and priorities;
• Co-facilitate community-based projects based on locally identified needs;
• Plan and facilitate extracurricular programs that strengthen employability skills;
• Coordinate youth programming including clubs, camps, sports and other extra-curricular activities that support life skills, leadership, and volunteerism;
• Implement workshops to raise awareness about key issues and concerns in the community, (e.g. environmental protection, gender equality and property rights);
• Support organizations’ preparation and submission of project and grant proposals;
• Mentor youth and/or women in life skills and employability skills.
Other expectations include:
• Demonstrate independence, self-initiative, flexibility, open-mindedness, and commitment to serve.
• Possess an attitude of humility and curiosity towards other cultures.
• Exhibit adaptability and a willingness to sensitively communicate when confronting challenges.
• Demonstrate empathy and a willingness to view situations from multiple perspectives.