UWC Red Cross Nordic Summer Program Coordinator - Temporary and part time position

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Essential:

• Strong organisational skills and calm coordination under pressure (you can hold details without losing the bigger picture)

• Experience working with young people in a school/residential/youth setting

• Confidence designing non-formal education programmes (learning + community-building) for youth and adapting in real time

• Strong communication skills and intercultural sensitivity

• Recently trained in Safeguarding or have the willingness to undergo training before the delivery of the programme.

Desirable:

• Experience with English language learners / multilingual classrooms or language-support programming

• Familiarity with UWC RCN education and community life

• Outdoor activity coordination experience (appropriate to a Nordic context)

Arbeidsoppgaver

The Coordinator will be responsible for the design, planning and overall implementation of the program, including a clear safeguarding and duty-of-care role during the course period. This is a role for someone who enjoys building a warm, structured landing for students and who can handle logistics while nurturing relationships.

• Familiarity with our campus

• Adjusting to Norway

• Building confidence using English as the language of daily life

• Awareness of expectations for students.

To provide selected incoming students with a well-designed, well-run 3-week early arrival program that:

• supports adjustment to Norway and to boarding school life,

• strengthens confidence using English in both academic and social/residential contexts, and

• builds belonging, routines, and readiness before the rest of the student body arrives

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A flexible working day at the most international workplace and community in our area. You live close to a unique nature in all directions, may attend several activities with your colleagues, have access for your whole family to Haugland Rehabilitation Center's swimming pool and training facilities as well as many social meeting place throughout the year.

UWC RCN is working together with the other 17 UWC schools within several areas, and thus you will have access to an international network in your working field. We are constantly working to improve the professional and personal development, and encourage and facilitates for our employees to take part in training, courses and educational opportunities.