Itinerant Teachers

RE-VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Seto Gurans National Child Development Services, Lalitpur (SGNCDS) is a long-standing organization committed for Early Childhood Development. It is registered as an Educational Non-Government organization. Seto Guras in partnership with Handicap International is implementing the program entitled "Strengthening the Inclusion of Children with disabilities in Early Childhood Education and Development (ECED) for Inclusive ECED", therefore vacancy announcement to fulfill the following positions.

Itinerant Teachers – 6 Positions 

Terms & Conditions: Fixed Term Contract 

Location: Kritipur Municipality, Kathmandu (1), Chandrapur Municipality, Rautahat (2) and Mangalsen Municipality, Achham (3).

Key Responsibilities: 

• Develops short and long-range plans consistent with curriculum goals, Childrens' diversity, and learning theory.
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of functional assessments, utilization of assistive devices, supports transitions within the educationally setting; while supporting the transference of skills across settings including home and community.
• Prepare IFSP and IELP plan focusing the children with disabilities and families.
• Provides in-service (formal and informal) for mainstream teachers and other support personnel as appropriate, including suggestions for environmental modifications, preferential seating, communication, understanding the impact of disabilities, and use of assistive technology or devices.
• Use of social model of disability and UDL approaches in children learning process.
• Prepares and utilizes assessment methodologies to adapt for individual students as appropriate, including physical adaptations to meet a student's individual needs.
• Effectively communicates/consults with parents and teachers, including HT SMC PTA members and others including related personnel and school nurses general education and special education teachers, related services personnel and school nurse.
• Regular evaluation and progress tracking to the children with disabilities and reporting to MEAL officer with actual data.
• Serve children who require educational services due to functional limitation.
• Address the educational, communication, functional and socio-emotional needs of the children and provide guidance to the parents and school personnel.
• Travel to multiple community to directly serve children and effectively consults with a variety of people to identify children with functional limitations and address the individual children needs.

Qualification and Skills Required: 

• + 2/Bachelor preferred In Inclusive Education/ Child Development/social work.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience providing direct support to ECD teachers specific target to children with disabilities.
• Have understanding of disability inclusive education with practical strategics to apply UDL approaches and basic knowledge on braille and sign language and strategics related to developmental disability.  
• Required knowledge and experience on effective facilitation skills for capacity building initiatives.
• Skilled on electronic communication, office packages i.e.  MS WORD, EXCEL AND POWER POINT and having valid driving license of two-wheeler is additional value.

To Apply: 

Send a cover letter and an updated CV, with PP size photograph, contact number and e-mail address to setoguransncds.vacancy@gmail.com no later than June 16, 2023 before 4 PM. Seto Gurans NCDS reserves the right to cancel, postpone or modify the whole recruitment process and reject any application without specifying any reasons whatsoever.

SGNCDS firmly believe in the importance of ECED, inclusion and diversity within our organization. We committed to a disability policy to encourage the inclusion and integration of people with disabilities. Please indicate if you require any special accommodations, including participation in the first interview.  

Seto Gurans National child Development Services (SGNCDS) is committed to diversity & inclusion therefore women, Dalit, Madheshi, Janajati and persons with disabilities are strongly encourage to apply.

Candidates applying for a job with SGNCDS must be ready to comply with our Child Protection Policy, and Policy on Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment. SGNCDS has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the values and mission of SGNCDS, hence, all selected candidates are expected to adhere to these standards and principles.