Mwalimu – specialized training for the long-term unemployed
Biel oder Bern
Year-round
Education
Mwalimu – specialized training for the long-term unemployed
As part of the project “Mwalimu” (Swahili for “teacher”), we are looking for volunteers to support and, if needed, advise participants in the final stages of preparing to enter the world of work.
The participants are all employed in the private sector and are working towards meeting the minimum requirements for a permanent position or formal vocational qualification. We are also looking for volunteers to prepare and deliver remedial classes tailored to participants’ needs. A teaching qualification is desirable but not necessary.
Duration:
- Agreed on an individual basis.
- Two hours on average, but can be more.
Location:
Biel or Bern
How it will work:
Volunteers will provide coaching sessions and/or lessons in business terminology in groups or individually
Introduction:
- We will hold initial discussions with volunteers to explore options for individual assignments and clarify details.
- Initially, co- or team-teaching is conceivable, if requested by volunteers.
Support:
- If you have any questions, concerns or issues, the Lernort Schule coordinator is on hand to provide support at any time.
- Regular team meetings are held with volunteers to exchange ideas and support one another.
- Expenses will be refunded by agreement.
Tasks:
- Preparing and giving lessons, and if needed, passing them on to future volunteers.
- Communicating with the coordinator and other volunteers.
What you'll need:
- You are considerate, open-minded and enjoy working with people from other cultures.
- Good French or German
- You enjoy teaching
- You are a team-player
- Good sense of humor
Note:
Project language
German, French
Root & Branch is a Swiss non-profit organisation and a certified training company, employment agency and recruitment agency in the primary labour market. We are committed to the needs-oriented professional and social integration of the long-term unemployed, especially refugees and late-arrivals, whether in Switzerland or in their country of origin.
With the approach of inclusion, we share successes and failures at eye level and thus promote learning processes across borders and barriers. Root & Branch supports the idea that return assistance must start as a process of reintegration in Switzerland as well, right from the beginning.