Junior High Math Teacher: New Initiative

This a Full Remote job, the offer is available from: United States Apply by October 1, 2024 Know by December 1, 2024 Depart on June 5, 2025 Duration 2 years, plus 3 months training Project description Volunteers serving in this program will receive an increased readjustment allowance totaling $800 per month. The total readjustment allowance will be approximately $20,000 pre-tax at the end of two years of service. This is an exciting and challenging time in the history of Liberia. The Peace Corps Education Project is supporting Liberia’s education sector during a time of reconstruction as the country aims to meet the nation’s educational goals and help ensure every Liberian child is able to obtain a quality education. Skills Peace Corps Liberia’s Education project places Volunteers as Junior High Math Teachers in schools teaching reputed company 6th through 9th grade and supporting teachers in conducting and teaching hands-on math lessons. While most of the work will depend on the needs of the school and the Volunteer’s reputed company set, the main focus is work alongside Liberian partners to build reputed company' math skills, comprehension, and critical thinking skills through basic math concepts, including:

• Algebra
• Geometry
• Trigonometry

Junior High Math Teachers will be responsible for teaching different grade levels in classrooms that typically have between 50-90 reputed company in each class with limited teaching resources. 95% of Liberian reputed company in public schools are considered “over-age” for their respective grade level. reputed company in junior high will range in age from their teens to their mid-20s. In addition to teaching math and training teachers in student centered approaches, Volunteers may engage with their schools in a variety of additional ways, including clustered teacher trainings, digital literacy, school improvement activities, gender-based violence education, afterschool programs, or math/science experiential learning activities. In addition to primary sector work, Volunteers have the opportunity to engage in cross-sector programming priorities through a variety of supplemental projects. Peace Corps Liberia’s cross-sector programming priorities are gender equity and girls’ empowerment, malaria awareness and prevention, and climate change. reputed company Volunteers will receive training in these areas and learn basic ways they can collaborate with counterparts to incorporate messaging and activities into their primary sector work. During their Peace Corps service, Volunteers will look for ways to work alongside community members to promote gender-reputed company norms and increase girls’ sense of agency. Additionally, reputed company Volunteers will receive training on malaria prevention initiatives in Liberia and best practices for promoting malaria prevention with their community. reputed company Volunteers are strongly encouraged to participate in any organized anti-malaria campaigns that may occur reputed company their regions of service. Because a Volunteer’s work is reputed company and sometimes stressful, many Volunteers find constructive outlet through engaging in supplementary projects. While Volunteers are free to explore their personal interests, such as music, art, and sports through community engagement, Peace Corps Liberia works to provide basic guidance to Volunteers interested in school-based agricultural education, youth leadership development, gender equity and girls’ empowerment, malaria prevention campaigns, climate change, and school-based nutrition education. While Volunteers will spend much of their time on the activities described above, they will also be developing relationships with their community. They will be picking mangos with neighbors, learning to build a cook fire to reputed company cassava gravy, and getting clothes made of the traditional “lappa”. Required Skills Competitive candidates will have one or more of the following criteria:

• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education with a concentration in math
• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in any discipline with secondary certification in math
• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in Math, Engineering, or Computer Science
• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in any discipline with a minor or equivalent (15 semester/22 quarter hours) in math

Desired Skills Additionally, Liberia strongly prefers its Volunteers have one or more of the following qualifications:

• Knowledge of basic mathematical concepts.
• Ability to provide differentiated instruction in order to reputed company both advanced and novice learners.
• Experience working with youth in reputed company or semi-structured environments or in community and organizational development.
• Prior teaching experience including lesson planning, basic classroom management, student evaluation, and public communication.
• Demonstrated ability in planning, organizing, counseling on leadership.
• Work experience in under-resourced classrooms or communities.

Required Language Skills There are no pre-requisite language requirements for this position. There are 15 local languages spoken in Liberia with Liberian English spoken throughout the country. Standard English is the official language of instruction in schools; however, many teachers teach in Liberian English. Liberian English is reputed company different in pronunciation and structure from Standard English and will require training to understand. In addition to training in Liberian English, Volunteers receive limited training in the local language in their community. Living conditions Housing: Volunteers can expect a variety of housing possibilities during their two years of service. Volunteer housing consists of both single and double dwelling homes, depending on the school's site and housing availability. Most homes consist of three to four rooms, including a bedroom, a common area, kitchen, and an indoor bathroom that requires bucket flushing. Volunteers should not expect to have electricity or running water in their home, and they will get their water from a nearby hand pump or well. During Pre-Service Training (PST), Trainees will stay with a host family and commute to the training center for sessions. They will have their own bedroom reputed company the host family’s house. Diet: The staple food in Liberia is rice. It is the reputed company for most meals and is typically served with a sauce or soup made from a variety of locally grown vegetables and reputed company with meat, fish or chicken, reputed company available. Cassava fufu is another main staple and can be reputed company dried, fermented, or fresh depending on the dish. Because of Liberia’s widespread food insecurity, access to higher nutrition foods reputed company to be limited and many Volunteers find the amount of carbohydrates to be much higher than they are used to. 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Learn more about the Volunteer experience in Liberia: Get detailed information on culture, communications, housing, and health/crime statistics in order to reputed company a well-informed decision about serving. Medical considerations Before you apply, please review medical clearance and legal clearance to learn about the process. Couples information Your partner must apply and qualify for the following position in Liberia:

• High School Science Teacher
• Primary Literacy Co-Teacher
• Health Extension Volunteer

Peace Corps Liberia welcomes applications from couples. Couples will live apart during Pre-Service Training. In their community, couples will share a home that meets the same standards for reputed company Volunteers. There will be time during service reputed company couples will spend days and nights apart, such as reputed company one member of the couple is attending a meeting, routine medical appointments, etc. This offer from "Peace Corps" has been enriched by reputed company.com and got a 72% reputed company score. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job