About Teach for Lebanon
Teach For Lebanon (TFL) is
an NGO working to ensure that all children in Lebanon, regardless of
socioeconomic background, have access to quality education. The model of Teach
For Lebanon is an education innovation that focuses on youth capacity building
to provide quality intervention and systemic support for students. TFL employs
and trains Lebanon’s most promising graduates, “TFL Fellows”, and places them
in schools serving underprivileged refugee and Lebanese children. These Fellows
receive on-going training and support to address educational disadvantages by
providing transformational teaching that places their students on a path of
academic success. Along the way, they become leaders and advocates for a better
Lebanon.
Learn More: www.teachforlebanon.org
Role Summary
The Teach For Lebanon Fellowship is a
program that offers the chance to passionate students to give back to
their communities through a professional development opportunity that can
impact their lives and those of underprivileged students in Lebanon. TFL is looking for empathetic individuals who are self-driven, eager to learn and work on their professional development, resilient, compassionate with strong cultural sensitivity and passionate about serving in underprivileged communities
Main Accountabilities
Responsibilities include, but are not limited
to:
·
Facilitate
learning by creating a positive environment in his classroom and organizing his
learning resources
·
Foster
the appropriate social skills to enable the optimum development of children
according to their age and aptitude
·
Challenge
and inspire pupils to help them think critically and deepen their knowledge of
subjects
·
Spend
extra hours to work on establishing team-building activities, projects, and
clubs
·
Help the
pupils with their self-esteem by enabling them to express their thoughts and
feelings in a safe environment
·
Encourage
tolerance in his classroom, on the basis of racial, social, economic,
religious, and gender equality
·
Raise
the level of awareness of his pupils regarding their involvement in
environmental and global issues
Whom Are We Looking For?
- Age Limit: Since the Teach For Lebanon Fellowship aims at building future leaders, applicants will have to be younger than 31 years old
- Undergraduate Degree: Students in the final year of their undergraduate or graduate degree and young professionals are encouraged to apply. Applicants must have completed all coursework required for the undergraduate degree from an accredited university by the spring of the recruitment year.
- Lebanese national/foreign national status: Teach For Lebanon readily accepts applications from Lebanese applicants. Others will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
- Bachelor degree in any field
- 0 to 1 year of experience in the education field
- Proficiency in English/French and Arabic
- Strong command of Microsoft Office Applications
- Organizational ability
- Communication skills
Working
Conditions
Location: The chosen candidate will be teaching in a partner school in the
same region as their area of residence.
Package:
· A two-year contract with $500 stipend
· Continuous
leadership training and skills development throughout the program.
· Medical-life insurance
· Opportunity to apply for a scholarship to
undergo a Master’s Program at one of the following universities: AUB, LAU, NDU,
University of Balamand, and Haigazian University, after successful completion
of the fellowship.
Duration: A two-year contract renewable after the successful completion of the first year