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A SEN Teacher Trainer in the Butare School for the Deaf, Rwanda
What's the context and purpose of the role?
Rwanda's education system saw two-thirds of its qualified teachers killed or exiled during the 1994 genocide. The country has made extraordinary progress since then, with economic growth recently having been the second highest in Africa. Education was prioritised in Rwanda as a means of rebuilding a nation devastated by years of civil conflict and repression. However, the quality of education, particularly for those with special educational needs, remains poor. As an SEN teacher at the Butare Centre for the deaf you'll strengthen teacher capabilities by providing training on inclusion and innovate the content and approach of training programmes.
What does the role involve?
Conducting an assessment of special educational needs in the region
What skills, experience and personal qualities are needed for the role?
You'll be a qualified teacher with at least 3 years' experience in working with children with special educational needs. Experience of developing inclusive teaching methodology is essential, and patience and adaptability are key to living and working in a developing country. You'll need to be able to adapt your knowledge and skills to a new cultural context, be able to work effectively as part of team as well as individually using your own initiative.
And the rest...
Known as the 'Land of the thousand hills', Rwanda is one of the smallest and most beautiful countries in Africa. It's situated on the watershed between Africa's two largest river systems, the Nile and the Congo, and most of the country is impressively mountainous. You'll be based in the small town of Mushubi in the south of Rwanda, which has a cool and pleasant climate all year round. As for food, the staple Rwandan diet is beans, rice, grilled bananas and fast food favourites such as spicy fried meatballs and goat shish kebabs!
We'll ask you to commit to 12 - 24 months to make a sustainable contribution to our development goals. In return, we'll give you comprehensive financial, personal and professional support. We'll provide you with extensive training before your placement, and our financial package includes a local salary, return flights, accommodation, insurance and more. When you return to your home country, we'll help you to resettle and many of our returned volunteers stay involved with us long after their placement ends.
Candidate must be eligible to work in this location, for more information use the help page.
