IT Teacher

We are looking for a part-time IT Teacher who will help us with our charity project: Teachstream.This project is currently running in three of Bucharest’s Child Daycare Services centres: “Pinocchio” Center, „Sf. Pantelimon” Center “, “Casa din Tei” Center, “Casa Sperantei” Center and “Eu si prietenii mei” Center and one in Cluj-Napoca: "Clujul are Suflet". Its mission is to teach the children of these centres in three domains: Computer Science, Math and English.
The Teachstream vision is to break these children from their social heritage by providing them access to things that wouldn’t otherwise be available to them in regular circumstances: computers, tablets, smartphones and knowledge. We want these kids to be able to access higher grades of education and become an inspiration for their community.

Requirements:

• Possesses a Computer Science or Math High School diploma or is currently an undergraduate student in the Department of Computer Science, Mathematics or Economics;
• Has followed a Psycho-pedagogy module or has previous teaching experience in educational projects that involved working with children (minimum 1 year);
• Excellent communication skills;
• Very good organizing and prioritizing skills;
• Intuition and proactivity;
• Problem-solving attitude;
• Easily adaptable;
• Train the trainer certification is a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Our new Teacher will be helping children coming from difficult families or backgrounds. They will acquire basic computer skills ( peripherals, turning them on and off), using the Windows Operating System and further up to getting basic programming skills (HTML, CSS, Javascript) based on an already established curriculum;
• We aim to help them acquire the necessary skills for them to be able to go through schools with good results and a chance at a better future. This position will make an impact on the children’s lives and educational development;
• Helps children with Math problems and theory up to 4th-grade level knowledge so that they can finish school along with other children their age;
• Facilitates an atmosphere where the children should be safe to try new things and to make mistakes, where they can feel included and valued;
• Prepares materials for trainings and instruction sheets;
• Ensures that children have at their disposal the appropriate tools, hardware and software for assigned tasks;
• Evaluates the educational needs of the children and develop effective children educational experiences that engage and stimulate their school learning;
• Communicates expectations, provides guidance, and shows an active interest in children’s progress;
• Uses formal and informal assessment strategies to manage children’s learning and monitor progress;
• Helps children identify and make use of supplemental instructional/media resources;
• Encourages self-reliance, problem-solving, critical thinking, creativity, and performance skills;
• Maintains a positive learning environment. Facilitates learning activities that encourage collaboration and positive relationships among each other;
• Evaluates children’s achievements and prepare progress reports (to be provided to EveryMatrix).

Benefits:

• Private Medical Insurance – Regina Maria;
• 10 sick leave days per year (without a doctor's note);
• Enjoy 22 annual leave days;
• Frequent free-bar parties, annual whole-company parties;
• Fun Corner: Ping-pong table, PS4, and lots of board games.