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17-8-2017 : Get involved! - 2017 Volunteer Recruitment Announcement

You are now offered a self-challenging, experience-savoring and differences-creating registration form. Would you like to grasp this chance?  Become part of Vietnam and friends now!

This autumn, to support and develop VAF’s on-going projects, we are calling for volunteers for these following positions:

  • Teaching English for Visually Impaired People (TE).
  • Making Teaching Materials (MTM).
  • Media & Communication (MC).
  • Graphic Designer and Filmmaker

WORKING LOCATION:

  • For TE: Nguyen Dinh Chieu School – 21 Lac Trung street - Hai Ba Trung district - Hanoi.
  • For the others: VAF – 4th floor – 44 Lac Trung Street, Hai Ba Trung distric – Hanoi

WORKING TIME:

  • For TE: (12:45 – 13:45) | Monday – Thursday.
  • For the others: Morning: (09:00 – 11:00) and/or Afternoon (14:00 – 16:00)

*Note: Every volunteer is required to participate in at least two sessions per week.

TASKS DESCRIPTION:

1.Teaching English:

This promises to not be your average teaching experience as our visually-impaired students are always full of surprise!

Responsibilities:

  • Teach English to visually impaired students as a teacher yourself and/or a teaching assistant for International Volunteers.
  • Participate in conducting curriculum.
  • Evaluate students’ performance
  • Supporting side event of VAF.

2. Making Teaching Materials:
A job that will test your patience, meticulousness and hand dexterity.

Responsibilities:

  • Making tactile English, Math teaching materials and Geographical maps.
  • Design and develop other classroom supplies for visually impaired students.
  • Supporting side event of VAF.

3. Media & Communication:
Let’s express your skills on communication fields and creativeness with your designing work!

Responsibilities:

  • Elaborating VAF's communication strategies
  • Enhancing social media sites
  • Designing promotional materials (event posters, invitation cards, etc.), photographing, filming, etc.
  • Supporting side events of VAF.

REQUIREMENTS:

General requirements for our volunteers:

  • Enthusiastic, compassionate and willing to improve social integration of people in need
  • Responsible, willing to adopt new knowledge.
  • Commit to actively participate in VAF’s project for at least 80 hours.

Specific requirements for different positions:

  • For TE: good commands of English and good English teaching methods (preferred but not required), patience, and understanding.
  • For MTM: interest in arts and crafts, creativity, meticulosity.
  • For MC: familiarity with social media, good writing skills, strategic mind, and experience in MC (preferred but not required).

ENTITLEMENTS:

Volunteers will:

1. Receive training on

  • Necessary skills for working with visually impaired students, including Teaching, Orientation and Mobility and Braille.
  • Content Management System (CMS)
  • Other media and communication skills.

2. Have the chance to be part of a great team, enhance the ability to operate in a professional and multi-cultural environment.

3. Enlarge their circle of friends and broaden their horizon working with local and international volunteers

4. Receive a qualification certificate as evidence of their hard work and devotion.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Now that you know what position(s) you want to be in, your next step is to send in your application.

There are 3 steps in this application process: Application, Interview and Decision

Step 1: Application

Your first step is to fill in this application form. It is a straight-forward form which will not take too much time.

Step 2: Interview

We will call you for  an interview if we feel like you are a good fit for the organization. Attending an interview at 44 Lac Trung Street, Hanoi is required if you want to be a volunteer of VAF.

Step 3: Decision

The hardest parts are now over, and there’s only one thing left for you to do - to wait. Careful consideration are made during this time to choose the best candidates;

 

INQUIRIES:

Should you have further questions, please don’t hesitateyou can contact us via:

Email: xinchao@vietnamandfriends.org

Facebook fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/vietnamandfriends/

Visit our Website: www.vietnamandfriends.org