Kindergarten Phonics Trainer
The role
The Kindergarten is looking for support in developing knowledge and resources for teaching phonics, and would like a volunteer who can help their teachers in the classroom. They will be responsible for training our teachers how to teach phonics to students, co-teaching, preparing training modules, and making teaching materials, so that the classrooms are well resourced and teachers are well knowledged.
Activities can include:
- Observing classes
- Co-teaching and demo teaching with Kindergarten teachers
- Planning and running training sessions with Kindergarten teachers
- Prepare teaching modules (Phonics and related subjects)
- Make teaching materials to support phonics
- One on one support with students as needed
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
- Kindergarten teachers
- Early Years Education Manager
- School Manager
- CCF Kindergarten students
- Wider CCF Education team
OUTCOMES
- Students will have improved abilities
- Classrooms will have new resources
- Teachers will have new understandings of how to use resources
- Teachers will be able to teach phonics in a number of different and new ways, resulting in students identifying letters and the sounds they make when reading a book, matching pictures to words (“There is a cat, there is a dog…”), and getting students to identify rhyming words (CAT, SAT, MAT, BAT, FAT, FLAT etc.)
REQUIREMENTS
- Be knowledgeable and experienced in teaching phonics
- Be open minded and flexible
- Be able to volunteer at least 3 months
The recruiting panel will need to feel confident that the successful candidate understands the CCF values and demonstrates associated behaviors.
- Able to demonstrate CCF values in day-to-day work
- Work well in a team, particularly within different cultures
- Motivated self-starter
- Responsible and accountable
- Report on expected outcomes of placement activities and share any produced materials with CCF
OTHER BITS & PIECES
At CCF we care for a lot of children and their families- but we also care about you. To ensure that everyone is safe we require all confirmed volunteers to provide the following before they arrive at CCF:
- A federal level police screening from your country of residence to ensure you are safe to work with children
- Two references we can contact for additional background checks
- Copy of your valid passport
- A passport photo
- Proof of your relevant qualifications
- Travel Insurance for the duration of your placement at CCF (medical evacuation coverage at a minimum)
TO APPLY
Apply by filling out the Volunteer Application form below.
How to apply