Position title: Senior Teacher (EDU-TEACH-LW)

Role Purpose: ELIX is looking to hire a Primary School/Greek Education Teacher to act as Senior Teacher for its educational activities in the district of Kypseli. The Senior Teacher will undertake the teaching of children, but will also coordinate and support our team of teachers, as well as deal with minor administrative activities.

Location: Athens, Kypseli district

Reports to: Project Coordinator

Duration: Contract duration will be three to six months, depending on the funding and ELIX organizational needs. The working schedule is on a five-day basis, Monday to Friday, full time.

Key role and responsibilities:

• Planning, preparing and executing lessons for adults and children.
• Coordinating activities and schedules for education staff,
• Promoting the general progress and wellbeing of individual students and of any class or group of students assigned to her/him.
• Assessing the educational needs of the children, keeping records and making reports on those educational needs, thus managing and planning better educational material.
• Assessing other needs of the children and designing the relevant support (activities, lessons/education material, procurement, workshops, reformulate groups etc)
• Communicating and consulting with parents and the community, in order to identify and address any barriers to children accessing education.
• Participating in administrative and organizational tasks related to the duties as described above, including data collection and entry, as well as the allocation of equipment and materials.
• Preparing and maintaining a conducive learning environment.
• Recording attendance of children on a daily basis.
• Supporting the behavior and organization of children inside and outside the classroom (when not teaching).
• Supporting the registration procedure through placement tests

Qualifications and experience:

• University Degree in Primary Education or Greek Literature and Philosophy.
• Qualification to teach Greek as a Second Language.
• A minimum of three years professional experience as a qualified teacher.
• Permission to teach in Greece with a recognized qualification.

Essentials:

• Ability to teach children between the ages of 6 and 17 years old.
• Teachers with experience teaching an adapted curriculum, catch-up classes, non-formal education or basic literacy and numeracy to refugee and migrant children.
• Strong organizational skills, with experience of administration.
• Demonstrated commitment to improving the lives of children in the school and community.
• Experience teaching children for whom Greek is a second language.
• Experience teaching refugee or migrant children, or other minority groups.
• Proven technical knowledge and skills in the field of teaching, including classroom management, positive discipline, active learning and inclusive education.
• Experience engaging with parents and communities in order to improve attendance, and to address students’ needs.
• Experience adapting teaching and learning material to the needs of students, particularly children with limited language or literacy.
• The ability to engage children of different ages and abilities with innovative activities and teaching methods.
• Knowledge of the national Greek educational system.
• Strong understanding of the current context for refugees and migrants in Greece.
• Strong organizational skills, with experience of administration.
• Strong verbal and written English skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with others.
• Commitment to the aims and principles of ELIX. In particular, a good understanding of the ELIX mandate and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support.

Desired:

• Postgraduate degree (Masters) in Teaching Greek as a Second Language.
• Experience delivering classes in non-traditional contexts, outside of the formal school system.
• Experience working in an emergency/humanitarian context.
• Specialization in teaching Greek as a second language, Language Education for Refugees and Migrants, Education through Art or similar.

Competencies for this role: Behaviors (Values in practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modeling ELIX values.
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same.
• Widely shares their personal vision for ELIX, engages and motivates others.
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
• Thrives in a hectic and challenging work environment and is able to cope with the hardship of a humanitarian emergency setting.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters.
• Values diversity and sees it as a source of competitive strength.
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

Interested? Then apply for this position by filling in the form below.

All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in English. CV only applications will not be considered.

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Disclaimer Clause: The above job description is not an exhaustive list of the skills, effort, duties and responsibilities associated with the relevant positions.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Applications close on 31^th January 2024: