Educator

Organization: Passerelles numériques
Reporting to: Education Manager
Status: Full time
Project: Passerelles numériques Vietnam
Start date/duration: As soon as possible / 1 year local contract
Location: Da Nang, Vietnam

1. BACKGROUND

Passerelles numériques (PN), a non-profit organisation, is dedicated to enabling highly disadvantaged youths, through their abilities and their commitment, to access education and technical and vocational training, in the sector of Information Technology. We work to build strong employability which will allow them and their families to sustainably escape poverty, and contribute to the social and economic development of their countries.

Established in Cambodia, the Philippines and Vietnam, Passerelles numériques currently trains 513 students. PN employs 100 people based in these three countries including a small team in France.

Passerelles numériques relies on the financial and skills sponsorship of several corporate partners such as Accenture, Econocom-Osiatis, CA Technologies, Microsoft and Société Générale and also receives support from individual donors.

In Vietnam, Passerelles numériques started its mission in 2010, with a training centre based in Da Nang, in Central Vietnam. In 2012, the first class graduated with 27 students, and most of them had a job just after graduation. Today, PN Vietnam (PNV) trains 100 students and graduated 163 young disadvantaged since 2010. 

Website: http://www.passerellesnumeriques.org/en
             http://www.passerellesnumeriques.org/vietnam

2. CONTEXT AND MISSION

Under the direct supervision of the Education Manager and with the support of the other team members, the Educator is responsible to encourage community spirit among the students, create groups activities and stimulate their curiosity and initiative. Besides, s/he is in charge to supervise and follow-up of the students’ life and s/he also organizes and facilitates various activities with the students during evenings and weekends. Detail of schedule will be discussed in the interview.

3. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Students’ supervision

• Help the students to become fully aware of their responsibilities towards PN program.
• Contribute to maintain good relationships and spirit among students.
• Conduct individual meetings with students to discuss arising difficulties or issues.
• Follow-up the students’ health care and inform the team about the situation.
• Notify immediately any important issue related to students’ life to the manager.
• Support and coordinate the team to solve disciplinary issues.
• Support and coordinate the two others educators to ensure the daily follow-up of students in terms of behaviours & misconducts at PN Vietnam centre.
• Deal with any type of on-call emergencies that are related to students (might include going to hospital and dealing with local authorities)

Boarding House

• Visit weekly all the boarding houses during evenings and Saturdays.
• Organize daily activities with the students: support students with their homework, practice English, play games, group talk, cooking...
• Coordinate dinners and activities with staffs, volunteers and/or partners.
• Ensure the good management of boarding houses: ensure the students respect the rules and comply their duties.
• Supervise the good condition of the house and collaborate with Finance & Admin department to ensure the reparation of equipment and facilities.

Education activities

• Participate to create and organize big events: preparation, logistic and facilitation.
• Organize activities with the students during weekends such as sport, games, cinema clubs, bicycle tour, visits…
• Support the team to prepare and facilitate developmental activities at PN Vietnam centre to help students develop soft and life skills.

Reporting

• Ensure weekly report for the Boarding house visits including information related to house condition, activities organized, individual meetings, specific situation...
• Participate to the weekly meeting with the team.
• Update follow up files on a regular basis and exhaustive manner.

Others:

• Participate to the selection trips on the field
• Be dedicated to PN project
• Contribute actively to the teamwork spirit
• Be available for evening and Saturday shifts
• Participate to trainings for staffs

4. SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

• Bachelor degree in Humanities or Social work would be highly appreciate

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Supervision of youth groups & activities
• Organizing events

SKILLS

• Strong sense of responsibility and initiative
• Creative and innovative: artistic skills would be a plus
• Rigorous and demanding
• Confident and patient to handle complex situation
• Good capacity of adaptation and flexibility
• IT skills: Microsoft office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint...)

LANGUAGES

• Fluent Vietnamese
• Good level of English (spoken and written language is English at the office)

5. HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please send your CV and cover letter in English to: Ms. Dinh Thi Thanh with “Application to Educator Position” in the subject field of the email to: [email protected] by 04th of Apr.

Only short-listed applicants shall be contacted for interview. Early-submitted applications will be prioritized.