TEACHING JOB ADVERTISEMENT

WE ARE LOOKING FOR A PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME TEACHER FOR OUR MEMKWA PROGRAMME.

Watoto Foundation founded in 2003 has already given service to more than 1200 hard-core street children aged between 13 and 18 years old. We are working with a team of 17 teachers to change their lives with a future of a paid job before leaving the center. We are located at Makumira/Kilala on 17 acres of beautiful land with our own Primary morning MEMKWA program/school, and vocational training center including agriculture, livestock, horticulture, and training for the tourism industry. Our program is very successful, with in the end a paid job for all our graduated boys. Very few can continue their study in secondary- high school and even University. We have also a Drop-In center in Njiro Arusha with a maximum of 12 boys. We are closely related to Uraki primary school and WF Kiboko Lodge, which gives training to our graduated boys for the tourism industry.

THE CANDIDATE WITH A DIPLOMA/ DEGREE MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:

-Your age should be between 28 and 35 year

-Likes teaching by playing (Montessori system) and likes ALSO to teach mathematics.

-You should have recommendation letters from your former employers.

-You should sleep for at least 2 nights at the center as a patron like to join some sports.

-You must have also experience in counseling, in the afternoon you supervise the vocational training activities.

-You must have a lot of experience in computer teaching

-You must speak and write very good English

-you must know that ‘beaten’ is strictly forbidden in our center.

– You should oversee the center in a well-organized way.

-You should be a team player and very good at communication.

-Working hours are from 07:30 Am to 04:30 Pm (30min breakfast, and 1hr lunch)

–Self-confidence – Focus and discipline are our main starting points for students and also teachers

-Your living place should be no further than 10km around Makumira (Usa River)

-The recruitment place is Arusha Meru. Makumira/Kilala

-Not taking alcohol/smoking

-Must have a national identity card.

we can offer you:

-A good gross starting salary depending on work experience.

-A well-organized center with a unique concept of changing the most difficult youth in society.

– A beautiful environment and garden.

-To be part of a fantastic team of 15 teachers who are working by heart, making fun, and laughing, because that is the best medicine to forget the traumatic past of our students.

-28 holidays per year+ Public Holidays, yearly bonus for doing well, NSSF, WCF, and monthly phone bundle (head teacher), cheap buying from the center, free food.

If you are interested see our website and write a motivational letter BUT ONLY WHEN YOU MEET THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS with a CV (shortlisted) don’t send copies of certificates, we like to see the originals and will make copies ourselves.

Your CV should be complete, honest, and include tribe, religion, marital status, children, etc. Your references should not come from friends or relatives! Recommendation letters are necessary. Due to the nature of our work males are highly encouraged to apply.

Send an email to andreamodest@yahoo.com Andrea Modest (Director) and copy to watotofoiundation@hotmail.com Noud van Hout (Founder/BOD chairman) for more information you can call our Head Teacher (Andule Mwakabana) 0719407882 or visit our website: www.watotofoundation.nl

With regards,