English Teacher / Education Facilitator

Tags: English translation language Environment
  • Added Date: Tuesday, 11 July 2023
  • Deadline Date: Thursday, 16 July 2026
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Lifting Hands International is looking for English Teachers / Facilitators in Greece

About Us

Lifting Hands International operates a community center in Serres, a small city about an hour from Thessaloniki in Northern Greece. We work with a population of 1000+ refugees & asylum seekers at the local camps, providing regular aid distributions and a range of psychosocial support programs.

Program Description

The main goals of the program is to create a safe space where people can enjoy themselves as well as community building. Many classes are supported by community volunteers who either teach / co-teach or help with essential translation. We offer several levels, from ABC to intermediate.

Main Responsibilities

  • Teaching several English language classes to groups of up to 15 people
  • Assisting in the development of the English curriculum
  • Planning lessons that are engaging and enjoyable for our service users
  • Creating a safe space where people who may have experienced trauma can feel safe
  • Creating lesson plans that focus on group work and community building
  • Teaching students that you may not have a shared language with
  • Attending weekly program and team meetings

Essential Criteria

  • Experience in lesson planning and adhering to a curriculum
  • At least an intermediate knowledge of the English Language
  • Creativity in teaching low literacy classes
  • Are patient, creative, and kind to make students feel comfortable and empowered
  • Quick thinker, proactive, motivated, open-minded, able to work in a fast-paced working environment, positive and adaptable to work with limited shared language with program participants
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Professional attitude, able to remain calm under pressure
  • Able to work well in a large, multicultural team
  • Fluent English speaker

Desirable criteria

  • Experience teaching English language
  • Knowledge or motivation to learn about trauma informed approach
  • Understanding of the implementation of psychosocial support programs
  • Potential to stay on the team for over 2 months
  • Previous experience working with refugees, forcibly displaced persons, or at-risk youth

We offer

  • Five-day work week + full week break after every 6 weeks of work
  • Monthly reimbursement ( 100 euros per month after the fourth month)
  • Free accommodation on stays over 6 months, only 50 euros per month for those staying three or more months.
  • 5 euros per night for stays less than 3 months

To apply, please fill out

https://tinyurl.com/VolunteerLHI

To learn more about Lifting Hands International in Greece and around the globe, visit our site at https://www.liftinghandsinternational.org/.

Please send any questions to our HR Director, Harvey, at volunteers@liftinghandsinternational.org.

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