Change your scene and become a VSA Volunteer and share your experience, knowledge, and skills to transform the lives of many. Work with our partner organisation to create a fair future for all.
VSA will organise and fund, flights, visas, insurance, accommodation, living allowance and utilities while on assignment.
Please note VSA Volunteers must be a NZ citizen or permanent resident.
Volunteering with VSA
Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA) is not your typical volunteering agency, we are committed to building sustainable communities across the Pacific. If you’re an experienced School Library Adviser looking for an extraordinary overseas experience in the Pacific to build into your field of expertise – working collaboratively with the SANMA Education Office, Ministry of Education & Training then read on, as we have an exciting opportunity in store for you!
Our Partner Organisation - SANMA Education Office, Ministry of Education & Training
The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has a vision for a caring education system which provides every young person with the lifelong skills, values, and confidence to be self-reliant. Working in partnership with all stakeholders to provide well-managed schools, the MoET mission is to provide student-centred education that is accessible, relevant, sustainable, responsive, and of good quality, to guarantee every young person:
1. Pre-school and basic education to year 10, including literacy, numeracy, life skills, and livelihood skills, respect for our history and culture, and respect for human rights.
2. Expanded opportunities for secondary, technical, tertiary and higher education.
3. Support for parents and communities to participate in and manage their schools.
4. A well-managed and accountable education system which focuses on building the human resources of Vanuatu, improving learning, living, and working opportunities, and enabling young people to contribute to the productive sectors in both rural and urban areas.
The SANMA Education Office serves the ‘SANMA Province’ comprising the islands of Santo and
Malo.
The Assignment
This assignment is a partnership assignment between VSA and the SANMA Education Office, Ministry of Education & Training.
In this assignment a VSA Volunteer will work with the allocated trainee librarians to train educate and mentor them in the necessary skills of a qualified librarian, benefiting the individual, the students, the teachers and the
wider school community who can also utilise the new library space.
If successful the school community will see increased literacy rates and increased learner agency students having the independence to choose their own reading, and to find resources that help them develop their interests and strengths at their own pace, hopefully encouraging them to go on to higher education.
The VSA volunteer will report directly to the SANMA Education Office Support staff (Susan Balesa) and will be accountable to the SANMA Provincial Education Officer (PEO). On a day-to-day basis, the volunteer will predominately work with the Trainee Librarian within each school.
The VSA volunteer and the SANMA Education Office will have an ongoing relationship with the VSA Programme Manager in terms of assignment monitoring, reporting, professional advice and personal support.
The Volunteer
Are you someone who wants to make a difference, have a sense of adventure and like the challenge of being outside your comfort zone? VSA Volunteers are technical experts who impart their skills and knowledge to the local community. You will need to be flexible, adaptable, resourceful, resilient with a passion for Aotearoa and the wider Pacific community.
We're looking for a volunteer with the following:
Vanuatu is an independent republic consisting of 83 islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It is located about 3,500 miles southeast of Hawaii and about 1,500 miles northeast of Australia.
The capital and largest city is Port Vila, located on the island of Efaté. As a subtropical archipelago of volcanic origin, Vanuatu is characterised by steep peaks and little permanent fresh water.
Fresh water sources are endangered, and many upland watersheds are being deforested and degraded. Deforestation has made the land susceptible to soil erosion and landslides.
Apply Now!
Apply for this amazing opportunity through our website. For more information on this assignment, email volunteer@vsa.org.nz.
To review the full assignment description please copy and paste the below link into your browser:
If you are on the VSA website, please click on the download assignment description tab above.
VSA will organise and fund, flights, visas, insurance, accommodation, living allowance and utilities while on assignment.
Please note VSA Volunteers must be a NZ citizen or permanent resident.
Volunteering with VSA
Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA) is not your typical volunteering agency, we are committed to building sustainable communities across the Pacific. If you’re an experienced School Library Adviser looking for an extraordinary overseas experience in the Pacific to build into your field of expertise – working collaboratively with the SANMA Education Office, Ministry of Education & Training then read on, as we have an exciting opportunity in store for you!
Our Partner Organisation - SANMA Education Office, Ministry of Education & Training
The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has a vision for a caring education system which provides every young person with the lifelong skills, values, and confidence to be self-reliant. Working in partnership with all stakeholders to provide well-managed schools, the MoET mission is to provide student-centred education that is accessible, relevant, sustainable, responsive, and of good quality, to guarantee every young person:
1. Pre-school and basic education to year 10, including literacy, numeracy, life skills, and livelihood skills, respect for our history and culture, and respect for human rights.
2. Expanded opportunities for secondary, technical, tertiary and higher education.
3. Support for parents and communities to participate in and manage their schools.
4. A well-managed and accountable education system which focuses on building the human resources of Vanuatu, improving learning, living, and working opportunities, and enabling young people to contribute to the productive sectors in both rural and urban areas.
The SANMA Education Office serves the ‘SANMA Province’ comprising the islands of Santo and
Malo.
The Assignment
This assignment is a partnership assignment between VSA and the SANMA Education Office, Ministry of Education & Training.
In this assignment a VSA Volunteer will work with the allocated trainee librarians to train educate and mentor them in the necessary skills of a qualified librarian, benefiting the individual, the students, the teachers and the
wider school community who can also utilise the new library space.
If successful the school community will see increased literacy rates and increased learner agency students having the independence to choose their own reading, and to find resources that help them develop their interests and strengths at their own pace, hopefully encouraging them to go on to higher education.
The VSA volunteer will report directly to the SANMA Education Office Support staff (Susan Balesa) and will be accountable to the SANMA Provincial Education Officer (PEO). On a day-to-day basis, the volunteer will predominately work with the Trainee Librarian within each school.
The VSA volunteer and the SANMA Education Office will have an ongoing relationship with the VSA Programme Manager in terms of assignment monitoring, reporting, professional advice and personal support.
The Volunteer
Are you someone who wants to make a difference, have a sense of adventure and like the challenge of being outside your comfort zone? VSA Volunteers are technical experts who impart their skills and knowledge to the local community. You will need to be flexible, adaptable, resourceful, resilient with a passion for Aotearoa and the wider Pacific community.
We're looking for a volunteer with the following:
- Bachelor’s degree in library/information management/education or related field
- 5 years working in a Library.
- Professional registration with the Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA)
- Good at project management and planning
- Ability to think analytically and to develop new or revised systems, procedures, in a low resource environment.
Vanuatu is an independent republic consisting of 83 islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It is located about 3,500 miles southeast of Hawaii and about 1,500 miles northeast of Australia.
The capital and largest city is Port Vila, located on the island of Efaté. As a subtropical archipelago of volcanic origin, Vanuatu is characterised by steep peaks and little permanent fresh water.
Fresh water sources are endangered, and many upland watersheds are being deforested and degraded. Deforestation has made the land susceptible to soil erosion and landslides.
Apply Now!
Apply for this amazing opportunity through our website. For more information on this assignment, email volunteer@vsa.org.nz.
To review the full assignment description please copy and paste the below link into your browser:
If you are on the VSA website, please click on the download assignment description tab above.
We are looking for a volunteer with:
- Full time 12-month Volunteering opportunity in Espiritu, Santo
- Flights, accommodation and other expenses covered by VSA
- Open the world of books to school students in Vanuatu.
VSA covers flights, accommodation, insurance and some expenses. A living allowance is also provided.
Does volunteering with one of the largest and most experienced agency in international development interest you?