TEACHER for CONCORDIA TRANZIT CENTRE,
a project of CONCORDIA PROJEKTE SOCIALE KOSOVO

Background

The ASSOCIATION CONCORDIA Projekte Sociale is a non-governmental organization dedicated to helping children, young people, families as well as (socially and ethnically) marginalized groups in need, towards an independent and responsible life. CONCORDIAs mission statement is to “go where the need is greatest…and where others don’t go”!

The program CONCORDIA Tranzit Centre is located in the neighborhood of Tranzit, north of the city Prizren, at the address Rr Lahuta e Malësisë, where groups of different ethnical communities live. The Centre is providing social and educational support to more than 100 children and young people from vulnerable families, as well as for their parents and is licensed as learning centre.

With the overall goal to trigger sustainable positive changes in the lives of the most vulnerable children, young people and families, CONCORDIA focuses on:

• Securing a functioning everyday life that offers protection, belonging and provision;
• Fostering the capacities for self-determination and central „life skills“ (self-confidence, self-efficacy and social skills);
• Mobilising each individual’s (creative) potential;
• Fostering a secure bonding of children and youth (as an important pre-condition for the development of life skills).

Main responsibilities:

• Responsible for the activities of the early childhood education,
• Coordinates meetings with school teachers and parents,
• Creates a successful and exemplary learning environment in classroom activities based on students' needs,
• Implements an inclusive and innovative teaching and learning concept, with special emphasis on the socio-emotional development of each child,
• Cooperates with a multiethnic team, in order to further develop the pedagogical concept of the Centre.

A detailed Job Description will be presented and discussed with the final candidate.

The ideal candidate:

• Graduate of faculty of education – pri-primary program;
• Has over 2 years of teaching experience;
• Has knowledge of remedial education;
• Has knowledge about current pedagogical and legislative trends and changes;
• Has flexibility, enthusiasm and desire to assume responsibilities;
• Has openness to work with people from disadvantaged backgrounds and ethnic minorities;
• Discretion and respect for the confidentiality of the information and data;
• Languages ​​spoken: fluent in Albanian and English (C1 proficiency);
• Commits to respect CONCORDIA Child Protection Policy and all the other policies and procedures of the organization.

Benefits:

• Employment contract, fixed salary
• Private medical insurance
• Working hours 08.30-16.30
• The opportunity to work in a dedicated multiethnic team, where you can innovate and contribute
• Challenging area of ​​activity, with plenty of space for own initiative and development opportunities.

Position start date: June 2023

Duration of the Contract: 1 year (with possibility of extension)

Location of duty: Prizren

Interested persons are asked to send a CV accompanied by a letter of intent in English by 31.05.2023, to the following e-mail address: office@concordia-kosovo.org

Please mention in the subject of the message: Teacher.

Only people who meet the above requirements and are selected for the interview will be contacted.

Before any hiring is made the candidate will submit:
Two references from previous working places, teachers or other professionals;
Certificate of criminal background check from Kosovo Police;
Certificate of medical report.