Lifting Hands International is looking for English Teachers / Facilitators in Greece

About Us

Lifting Hands International operates a community center in Serres, a small city about an hour from Thessaloniki in Northern Greece. We work with a population of 1000+ refugees & asylum seekers at the local camps, providing regular aid distributions and a range of psychosocial support programs.

Program Description

The main goals of the program is to create a safe space where people can enjoy themselves as well as community building. Many classes are supported by community volunteers who either teach / co-teach or help with essential translation. We offer several levels, from ABC to intermediate.

Main Responsibilities

• Teaching several English language classes to groups of up to 15 people
• Assisting in the development of the English curriculum
• Planning lessons that are engaging and enjoyable for our service users
• Creating a safe space where people who may have experienced trauma can feel safe
• Creating lesson plans that focus on group work and community building
• Teaching students that you may not have a shared language with
• Attending weekly program and team meetings

Essential Criteria

• Experience in lesson planning and adhering to a curriculum
• At least an intermediate knowledge of the English Language
• Creativity in teaching low literacy classes
• Are patient, creative, and kind to make students feel comfortable and empowered
• Quick thinker, proactive, motivated, open-minded, able to work in a fast-paced working environment, positive and adaptable to work with limited shared language with program participants
• Excellent communication skills
• Professional attitude, able to remain calm under pressure
• Able to work well in a large, multicultural team
• Fluent English speaker

Desirable criteria

• Experience teaching English language
• Knowledge or motivation to learn about trauma informed approach
• Understanding of the implementation of psychosocial support programs
• Potential to stay on the team for over 2 months
• Previous experience working with refugees, forcibly displaced persons, or at-risk youth

We offer

• Five-day work week + full week break after every 6 weeks of work
• Monthly reimbursement ( 100 euros per month after the fourth month)
• Free accommodation on stays over 6 months, only 50 euros per month for those staying three or more months.
• 5 euros per night for stays less than 3 months