🇸🇱 Job Vacancy @ World Hope International – Vocational Trainer
Job description
Job Title: ………….. Vocational Trainer …………………………..
Duty Station: ………………Freetown……………………………
Contract length: ……………. Three Months …………………….
Reporting to: ……………..Protection Manager……………………………….
| WORLD HOPE INTERNATIONAL OBJECTIVE |
World Hope International is a Christian relief and development organization working with vulnerable and exploited communities to alleviate poverty, suffering and injustice. All employees of WHI should play a pivotal role in achieving this objective and every employee should be clear about how their own contribution can help the organization achieve its objective.
World Hope’s aftercare services for survivors of human trafficking and gender-based violence supports people who are recovering from traumatic experiences. World Hope staff offer holistic services, including counseling, education, medical, nutritional and legal support. World Hope seeks to add a vocational training aspect to its offerings, giving survivors something recreational to do in order to build confidence, build relationship and also have a source of livelihood post reintegration.
World Hope International is committed to protecting and safeguarding everyone within our areas of programming, irrespective of ability, ethnicity, faith, gender, sexuality and culture. Sexual abuse and exploitation (SEA) and sexual harassment of anyone—program recipient or not–are never acceptable. WHI has zero tolerance for such actions, and zero tolerance for inaction in reporting incidents of such.
| JOB SUMMARY |
The role of the Vocational Trainer is to provide training on activities to create a livelihood and/or be a source of interest and joy for people to take part in. Trainings will include lecture style, demonstrations, and one-on-one support. They will do this with a kind, compassionate, supportive and professional approach, seeing themselves as supporting people through their healing process and also improving their futures with a potential livelihood. They will be willing to work in a fast-paced environment, based in a shelter-setting. They will keep clear notes on their daily activities and their students’ progress.
| MAJOR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES |
– Developing lesson plans
– Liaising closely with the international Anti-Trafficking and GBV team of World Hope International
– Conducting practical sessions with survivors of skills learnt
– Informing the case management team of survivor’s vocational interest
| RECRUITMENT REQUIREMENTS |
Education
Job description
A diploma in fashion designing or 5 years’ experience as trainer for vocational skills. Higher Teacher certificate in Home Economics with 5 years’ experience
Job related experience and knowledge
Working knowledge of tailoring and sewing machine operation
Experience offering trainings on vocational topics required, including, but not limited to tailoring
Experience working with a protection agency is a plus
Must have a willingness to closely follow Child Protection Policy.
COMPETENCIES
| Essential Character: Compassion Confidence Dedication Personal integrity Analytical thinking Proactivity Result orientation Thoroughness Effective communication | Essential Skills: Information Handling People management Managing own time Planning and Organizing Problem Solving and Decision making Training Team building | Preferred competencies: Conceptual Thinking Independent Thinking Development Orientation Flexibility |
WHI CHILD PROTECTION POLICY & STANDARDS
| WHI has zero tolerance of abuse and exploitation. WHI’s Protection Policy and Prevention from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Code of Conduct are closely adhered to and enforced. The organization continually examines itself to ensure that everything reasonably possible is done to reduce the risk to sponsored and non-sponsored children and vulnerable adults in WHI projects from any form of abuse or exploitation. Employees offered a job with WHI are expected to duly sign and follow the Code of Conduct and Child Protection Policy & Standards as an appendage to their contract of employment. By signing the Child Protection Policy & Standards and Staff Code of Conduct candidates acknowledge that they have understood the contents of both policies and consent to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these two documents. Any breach will result in disciplinary action including possible dismissal and referral to law enforcement. |
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Please download attached Self Declaration Form, complete it and attach as part of you application.
Also include the following in your application:
• National Identification – Copy of Passport/National ID/Voter ID
• Reference Letters from your 2 most recent past employers
• And copies of relevant academic qualifications.
Suitably, qualified, and skilled candidates are advised to send in their letter of application with updated CVs, current telephone number(s) and copies of certificates via email to the following addresses [email protected] and Copy [email protected]
