Future Leaders Program Assistant

CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND

Our Future Leaders students attend supplementary classes at Anjali to guide them after finishing high school and to help them to develop as blooming and independent grown-ups. Our coordinator needs support in running this program.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist the students’ classes
• Conduct workshops or training with young adult students to improve their skills: behavior, job orientation, leadership, health, values, personal and professional integrity
• Raise their awareness of the challenges faced by their community, country and the world (social issues, climate change, access to clean water, hygiene, etc.)
• Conduct student assessments (their personal academic strengths, weaknesses and possibilities for how they can pursue their interests with further education or apprenticeships)
• Work with students who have long term difficulties
• Support Anjali House staff
• Develop curriculum and materials
• Monitor and evaluate the program
• Source scholarship opportunities
• Improve Anjali’s connection with other NGOs
• Compile a database of NGO programs in Siem Reap to highlight different training opportunities when the students have completed school
• Connect with NGO partners which have similar projects or services

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Background in social work environment
• Experience working with young adults and teenagers
• Willing to take the lead and conclude projects
• Great communication skills
• Patience to work with a diverse group of children with a range of ability to communicate in English
• Understanding of our child protection policy
• Willing and able to live in a developing country with limited resources and standards of living
• Understanding and respect of Cambodian culture

DURATION

Minimum 3 months.

OTHER INFORMATION

• Volunteers and interns can apply to this mission
• The volunteer/intern must be covered by medical insurance for the duration of the mission
• The volunteer/intern shall not receive any remuneration and shall be responsible for covering all costs incurred during the mission as we do not have the capacity to pay for these allowances
• As this role will involve direct contact with children a criminal background check will be required
• We ask volunteers for a one-off donation of $250 to go into our general budget, which supports our programs. The $250 contribution is to offset administrative expenses for volunteers and serves as a general contribution to our NGO; a standard practice at most charities in Southeast Asia.

Note: The missions are general and can be changed according to to the current needs of the organisation.