A Few Last Notes…

Age Requirement

Volunteers must be at least 21 years old when they start their volunteering. There are no exceptions, so please don’t ask for one to be made.

Experience Requirement

You must either have experience teaching your subject as a lead teacher or assistant, or have worked with groups of children and youth — preferably both of these.

Timing + Length of Stay

Volunteers are accepted all year round, except during Ramadan. In 2011 we will be closed to all volunteers from July 28th to 1st September.

There are two types of volunteers — short-term volunteers who volunteer for 1-2 months, and long-term volunteers who volunteer for 3 months. We no longer accept volunteers for shorter than one month except in exceptional circumstances. Volunteers wishing to stay for longer than 3 months may only do so under invitation from the staff in Nablus after completing their initial stage of volunteering. Those wishing to volunteer for longer than 3 months should have an alternative plan in case they are not invited to continue.

Accommodations + Cost

Volunteers stay in the Project Hope apartment, which includes single-sex shared bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom, toilet and living space. There is a fee to cover the costs of accommodation that must be paid in advance, as well a contribution for the expenses incurred in hosting volunteers. Please see our Volunteer Contributions document (opens a new window), which explains the costs and rationale behind them in full.

Something to think about…

International Volunteer Application

Instructions

Please complete this application form in full and in as much detail as possible. It is important that you complete all the relevant boxes, as this form will be assessed separately from your CV/résumé. There is no character limit for any of the fields, but please keep information relevant.

Failure to accurately and correctly complete this application form will lead to your application being delayed and/or canceled.

Please note that once you click submit, the form may take some time to upload and send your files. You will receive an email confirmation if your application has been submitted successfully.

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Name: *

E-Mail Address: *

E-Mail Address Confirmation *

Please enter your e-mail address a second time.

Skype ID:

Personal Information

Gender:

Female Male

Date of Birth: *

Please note that you must be at least 21 years of age to volunteer with Project Hope.

Place of birth:

Nationality/Citizenship:

Full Address (including country):

Teaching Experience

Ages:

5-10yrs 11-15yrs 15-19yrs 20+yrs

Languages you've taught:

English French

other languages taught:

Class size(s):

one-on-one tutoring 2-10 students 11-20 students 21+ students

Ability of students:

Beginner Intermediate Advanced Conversational

Duties carried out:

Teaching Assistant
Lead Teacher
Tutoring (i.e. fewer than 5 students)
Curriculum Development

Please note any other subjects you have taught:

CV/Résumé

Please attach your CV/résumé, making sure to include education, work experience, volunteer experience, and other relevant training (teaching qualifications, first aid skills, etc.).

Acceptable file types: doc,docx,pdf,rtf,txt.
Maximum file size: 1mb.

Overseas Experience (please include dates of travel, country visited, and reason for travel):

Special/Additional Skills:

Computer/IT Skills:

Languages

Please list any languages you know and note your level of comprehension:

Language 1:

Speak:

Good Fair Slight

Read:

Good Fair Slight

Write:

Good Fair Slight

Language 2:

Speak:

Good Fair Slight

Read:

Good Fair Slight

Write:

Good Fair Slight

Language 3:

Speak:

Good Fair Slight

Read:

Good Fair Slight

Write:

Good Fair Slight

Language 4:

Speak:

Good Fair Slight

Read:

Good Fair Slight

Write:

Good Fair Slight

Remarks on Health, Special Needs & Diet

You MUST inform us of the basic details of any medical problems you have or have had in the past (both physical and mental). If we later discover you have failed to disclose any information, you may be immediately dismissed from your volunteering position if the staff has reasonable cause to believe that either your health and safety or the health and safety of those in the project may be affected. Your application will not be affected by any disclosures made here, but we may need to discuss either the practicalities of volunteering in Palestine, or we may need to make allowances. We do not discriminate, but we are realistic.

Application Details

Please check which of our core language programs you are applying for:

Teaching English as a Second Language
Teaching French as a Second Language

Please check any other projects you would be interested in teaching in addition to your core language classes. We cannot guarantee these programs will run, but where there is a demand from our students we will endeavor to meet it.

Medial/Journalism
Film
Photography
Graphic Novels
Radio
Music
Dance
Drama
Yoga
First Aid
Computer Science
Gardening
Science
Business

Specific sports or other programs you would be interested in teaching:

Project Hope accepts volunteers all year round, except during Ramadan when there is no demand for our classes. Volunteers all start at the same time of the month (you will be advised of the start dates if you are accepted). The duration of volunteering is 1, 2 or 3 months. If you are flexible in your start date, please check all available months.

Months you can start in:

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Duration:

1 month
2 months
3 months

Personal Statement

Why do you want to volunteer in Palestine?

How have you prepared for volunteering in Palestine, or what will you be doing to prepare?

Why do you want to volunteer at this particular time?

Why do you want to volunteer with Project Hope?

What do you intend to do once you have completed your time volunteering with Project Hope?

What is your long-term commitment to Project Hope and the work we do in Palestine?

Have you applied to volunteer with any other organizations? Please specify.

Additional comments or information:

Criminal Record

Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offence?

Select No Yes

If you have, please provide details in a separate email to recruiter@projecthope.ps with the subject title “CONFIDENTIAL” followed by your name. We will not discriminate against you for having convictions, but we have a duty to our students to ensure that we provide them with suitable teachers. If we find that you have failed to fully disclose any information regarding criminal convictions, we will immediately terminate your volunteer contract.

Database Entry

Please note: Project Hope holds a database of information about the volunteers who work with us. This helps us plan and improve what we do. We would like to use the information you supply on your application form to make a database entry. This will be confidential, secure, and for Project Hope use only. If you do not wish a database entry to be made, please don’t check this box.

I agree to the use of my personal data for the Project Hope database.

Typing your name below indicates that all the information you have given above is complete and accurate. If at a later date we find that you have given false, inaccurate or incomplete information, we are at liberty to initiate disciplinary proceedings which may result in your application being canceled, or your volunteering period being terminated.

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