VSOJD-Inclusive Education Adviser – Kilifi (National Volunteer) Active Project

Role Overview Summary

The overall placement objective is to implement inclusive education strategies to enable access to quality education for children

Ideal Applicant Summary

Knowledge/qualifications:

• Degree in Inclusive Education (IE) and a qualified Teacher Trainer- a graduate degree in IE is an added advantage.

• Expertise in using a range of assessment and intervention strategies to enhance student academic skills.

• Knowledge and experience in curriculum adaptation and differentiation.

• Experience training others in inclusive education.

• Minimum of five years’ experience supporting the inclusion of learners with disabilities and special educational needs.

• Experience in adult learning methodologies and in training teachers in learner-centred pedagogies, lesson planning and schemes of work, positive discipline, inclusive classroom management and curriculum strategies, and formative and summative assessment.

• Experience in assessing capacity, designing capacity development strategies through participatory mechanisms, and delivering staff development through a variety of means, including formal and informal training, mentoring, and workshop facilitation.

• Experience in psychosocial support and child protection.

• Ability to rapidly understand the policy, strategic and institutional environment and to provide contextually appropriate, relevant, achievable, and accurate technical advice.

Desirable Criteria:

• Ability to use ICT software to develop basic work plans, budgets, training plans and monitoring and evaluation tools, and the ability to write concise, accurate reports in easily understood language.

• Ability to use evidence to inform programme development and management and work in difficult environments.

• Basic Sign Language.

Competencies and Behaviour

At VSO we believe progress is only possible by working together. Whether you want to join us as an employee, or as a volunteer working in your own country, overseas or online, our selection process includes an assessment based on these core competencies:

• Ability to be open minded and respectful

• Ability to be resilient and adaptive to new situations

• Ability to facilitate positive change and build sustainable working relationships

• Ability to seek and share knowledge

Equal Opportunities

VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce.

Equal Opportunities: VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce.

VSO reserves the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.