Education Director - Dominican Republic Orphanage Outreach Glendale, AZ Category: Missions Posted on: April 06, 2010
Job Description:
Orphanage Outreach hosts 2000 short term American and Canadian volunteers each year in the Dominican Republic. Volunteers join us each week of the year - high school teams, college teams, church teams, families, interns, individuals. Volunteers conduct vacation bible school, teach English and literacy in schools, conduct medical and dental clinics, get involved in agriculture projects, and more. Both Christian teams and secular volunteers are involved.
Orphanage Outreach is looking for an Education Director. The primary role of the Education Director is to lead our English Institute. Currently our English Institute provides English education to 200 5th-8th graders. The education is free. The teachers are primarily American and Canadian college students interning for several months. Children learn in a traditional classroom setting during the school year. In the summer, we provide themed English camps for the students - geography, health, environment, etc. - all in English. Short term mission teams conduct the camps.
A second responsibility of our Education Director is to oversee Orphanage Outreach short term volunteers provide introductory English classes in Dominican grade schools.
The job can be compared to a school principal. The Education Leader's responsibilities include training and supervising the Orphanage Outreach volunteers, and interfacing with the children's parents and the community. The job will challenge whatever leadership and management skills you have. You will be working with other Orphanage Outreach leaders.
This is a great opportunity to share Christ's love with the Dominican people, Christian volunteers, and unchurched volunteers. It can be an unbelievably fulfilling job.
Requirements include strong work experience, strong leadership experience, strong communication skills, Spanish fluency, and the ability to drive a stick shift. Really. Job term expectation - 5 years plus.
Position includes room and board, excellent insurance, a monthly stipend of $1000, and a one month-long trip home each year.
Applicants with children are strongly discouraged from applying due to the extreme workload, extreme flexibility required, very limited living space, and limited educational opportunities.
