WATOTO VOLUNTEER EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORM

Personal Information

Name: Sex:

Marital Status: Date of Birth:

Mailing Address: Country:

Phone: E-mail:

Home Church:

Pastor’s Name:

Phone: E-mail:

Ministry Interest

Which area of Watoto would you like to be involved in? Please be specific, it is difficult for us to place you “anywhere”.The table below is of available opportunities currently. Please pick one you feel best suited. You can highlight, bold, delete other opportunities or type/write in the space below to identify the opportunity you are interested.

Opportunity / Department / Responsibilities / Requirements
Baby Care Giver / Baby Watoto / Caring for the precious babies at the babies home facility / - Commitment of at least 1 month and up to 5 months
-Mature Christian
Volunteer Accessories Designer / Living Hope / Responsible for the design, development &sourcing of materials for a product collection, exclusive to Living Hope, merging current trends with Ugandan culture & design.
Maintain a design development package by collection, including sketches, fabric samples, color palette, costing, etc.
Responsible for training, coaching and mentoring Living Hope Workshop staff and Living Hope ladies. / -Commitment of at least 6 months
- BA in Design, Fashion Design or Fine Arts
- Proficient working on a Mac & PC; including Microsoft Office
- Proficient in Photoshop and/or Illustrator
- Demonstrated creative ability
- Highly organized and detail oriented
- Strong communication skills, a flexible attitude and ability to adapt to change
Children’s Church Facilitators / Watoto Church / Lesson planning, teaching and evaluation of different age groups
Provide care to children’s church goers / -Commitment of at least 1 month
-Mature Christian
Graphic Designer / Watoto Group Communications Services / Print design, Web layouts, general visual consulting for events, major marketing campaigns and photography / -Commitment of 5 months
-Mature Christian
-Experience with Adobe Creative Suite,
Print Standards, Web design basics and excellent eye for detail and a strong grasp of both design principals and current trends.
Opportunity / Department / Responsibilities / Requirements
Medical Professionals and Practitioners / Medical Department / Meeting the medical needs of Watoto Children, Mothers and/or wider community / -Any health/medical profession and
related skills.
-Doctors including specialty in
paediatrics, women health, Nurses, Physiotherapists, Optometrists, pharmacists, laboratory technologists
Photographer / Marketing / Co-ordination and execution of all Watoto photographic projects across various communications mediums for a global audience
Editing all photographic projects
Application for all communications mediums
Ability to archive, intuitive file and systematically organise photo library / - Skilled photography across various genres and styles
- Experience in NGO an added advantage
- An eye for artistic expression, composition and texture
- Ability to translate photography into broader Marketing mix with application across various communications mediums
- Born again Christian committed to building God's house with your skill
Producer / Editor / Watoto / Co-ordination and implementation of all Watoto video production for global audience across various communications mediums
Editing of all video projects within Watoto including music DVDs, documentary features, sponsorship campaigns, infomercials, etc. / - Related academic qualification
- At least 3 years related video production experience - NGO experience an added advantage
- The ability to interpret vision and strategy for audiovisual application
- Experience on multi-platform marketing campaigns an added advantage
- Animation and excellent handle on graphics within the marketing mix an advantage
- Born again Christian committed to building God's house with your skill
Commitment should be minimum one month.
Opportunity / Department / Responsibilities / Requirements
Special Needs Teacher / Watoto Education Department / Teach children with conditions like Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy and Global Development Delays / -Commitment of at least 1 year
-Mature Christian
-Broad Special Education Experience
will be an added advantage.
Speech / Oral Therapist / Baby Watoto / Working with babies with feeding difficulties or oral aversions
Training staff and volunteers to do the same / - Training and experience with oral motor problems and oral aversion in neonates and infants.
Watoto Fundraiser / Watoto Finance Department / Fundraising with corporate companies and other initiatives / -Commitment of at least 1 month
-Mature Christian
-Marketing experience
-Proposal writing experience
Physiotherapist / Medical – Special Needs / Assessment, Treatment and referral of Physiotherapy cases of children and adults with various conditions. / -Commitment of at least 5 months
-Mature Christian
-Effective communication skills
-More than 5yrs experience working in
the area of paediatric, Neurological conditions s well as adults with all kinds of conditions
Clinical Psychologists / Medical-Special needs / Psychological management of children and adults. / -Commitment of at least 6months
year
-Mature Christian
-More than 5 years experience working
in the area of trauma, mental illnesses, abuse and addictions
If you have a skill, talent, experience or training that could be helpful in child growth and development please propose it.

2017 Arrival Dates:

December 2017: 10th - 16th Last Dates of Arrival 2017

January:9th - 16th / July: 25th - 31st
February:20th - 27th / August:25th - 31st
March: 24th–30th / September:24th –30st
April: 24th - 30th / October: 25th – 31st
May: 25th – 31st / November: 24th–30th
June: 24th - 30th / December:10th - 16th

When would you like to come

(Please note that Watoto offices will close from 24th December to 8th January, please don’t plan to leave or arrive then)

How long would you like to volunteer with Watoto?

Education

Please list your education history and related training

Professional Information

Profession:

Do you have any special skills, talents or service experience that you may be helpful in Uganda? (E.g. Experience with babies, construction skills etc.)

Work Experience

Describe your work experience

Missions Experience

Please list previous missions/volunteer experience

Activity / Organisation / Dates / Country

Please attach your curriculum vitae or résumé with this form

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Updated 12thOctober2016