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South Asia Volunteer Opportunities

SLSPO – Curriculum Development Facilitator - Bio-mechanics

Posted by Ian Cunningham to South Asia, 6th August 2010, 4:42pm
Location: , Sri Lanka Link to google map
Applications close 6th September 2010


Description     SLSPO students

The Sri Lankan School of Prosthetics and Orthotics (SLSPO) provides prosthetics and orthotics (P&O) education to Sri Lankan graduate students aged 18 – 25.

The SLSPO trains men and women to support and rehabilitate people with physical disabilities. This includes learning to manufacture and fit prosthetic limbs (prostheses) and orthopaedic braces (orthoses) that suit their client’s lives and environment.

 

SLSPO is a part of the Cambodian trust, which has P&O schools across South/Eastern Asia. EWB have been partnered with the Cambodia Trust for over 4 years, assisting with curriculum development and delivery to realise many people’s ambitions to become prosthetist - orthotists. 

 

SLSPO draws on engineering related disciplines such as simple mechanics, materials science and mathematics and combines this knowledge with input from prosthetics and orthotics professionals, technicians and physiotherapists to provide quality courses and clinical facilities for the disabled.

 

The successful Curriculum Development Facilitator will be following on from EWB’s first placement to Sri Lanka who has adapted existing curriculum from Cambodia in collaboration with SLSPO staff. In 2010 they delivered the first in-house version of the course, a great milestone for the school.

 

Working with academic and practical staff at SLSPO, the volunteer facilitator will assist in developing teaching material, experimental exercises and field visits. To build the teaching capacity of the SLSPO local counterparts, the successful candidate will assist and mentor SLSPO staff to deliver these modules to students, design evaluation and identify future opportunities to enhance the course. All classes are delivered in English.

 

This placement will collaborate with the IT Knowledge Management  position that is also being advertised at SLSPO. Like all EWB volunteers the successful candidate will not only be an ambassador for EWB, but will also be responsible of managing the relationship with SLPSO and potentially other organisations in Sri Lanka. This gives the volunteer a superb opportunity to participate in expanding EWB’s collaboration with SLSPO, and the region in general.

 

Timing

The role consists of three important phases beginning October 2010, including a 6 -month field secondment commencing in April 2011.

 

Phase 1: Pre-departure – October 2010

  • Pre-departure preparation (includes medical assessment, police clearances, training, administration)
  • Liaise with the partner organisation, returned volunteers and Australian-based EWB project team as required
  • Liaise with a local EWB chapter to enhance your resources and support networks and create opportunities for sharing your experience with members

Phase 2: Field operations – April 2011 –September 2011

  • Depart to host country and partner organisation
  • Collaborate with EWB Field Officers to develop appropriate ‘Learning & Change’ materials to share with EWB members and partner organisations
  • Undertake specific role within partner organisation
  • Monitor and evaluate progress

Phase 3: Post field alumni –September 2011 Onwards

  • Return to Australia to continue collaborating with the project team, knowledge hub and EWB chapters for a minimum of 12 months
  • Participate in various EWB events including the National Conference
  • Participate in the development and dissemination of ‘Learning & Change’ materials within the EWB community
  • Mentor future field volunteers preparing to work with the partner organisation

Please note, post field alumni tasks are part-time/voluntary.

SLSPO workshop

Criteria

Essential

  • Tertiary qualification in teaching and/or mathematics, physics or engineering and a thorough understanding of concepts related to bio-mechanics, such as kinetics, equilibrium, stresses and strains, and the calculation of bending moments.
  • Ability to communicate complex ideas and methodologies in a clear, concise and easy-to-understand manner
  • Experience in a formal teaching or delivering train-the-trainer materials, including experience in lesson planning and preparation.
  • Evidence of a participatory approach to teamwork.
  • The flexibility to adapt materials within a classroom environment in order to cater for different learning styles.
  • Good interpersonal skills and strong cultural awareness.
  • A proactive and motivated approach to work.

Desirable

  • Experience and understanding of materials science (e.g. plastics and polymers)
  • Experience living and/or working in a developing country
  • Experience creating practical experiments and testing apparatus

 

Allowances

  • Volunteers will receive an allowance for living and basic accommodation.
  • Volunteers will be provided with airfares at the commencement and completion of the placement, plus basic travel insurance and emergency evacuation insurance.

 

Applications

Please complete the volunteer application. We cannot assess applications that do not address the selection criteria.

 

Applications close on 6th September 2010. Please complete and return applications to Ian Cunningham by email:

i.cunningham ‘at’ ewb.org.au

Or to the National Office, PO Box 388, South Melbourne, VICTORIA 3205

Please DO NOT attach CVs, references or any other documentation. For more information contact Ian Cunningham at the National Office; at the email address above or on:

Ph:+61 3 9696 9040, Fax:+61 3 9696 9034

Confirmation of secondment is subject to:

  • Successful interview and reference checks.
  • Formal approval from EWB and the partner organisation.
  • Procurement of visa and work permits.
  • Satisfactory completion of a first aid certificate.
  • Satisfactory participation in a pre-departure briefing run by EWB (in November 2010).
  • A satisfactory medical examination for the applicant.
  • A satisfactory criminal record check by the Australian Police for the applicant and all accompanying adults.

 

EWB adheres to statutory laws in Australia and foreign countries regarding child exploitation, child pornography and the abuse of children. We are committed to the protection of all children from all forms of harm.

 

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