Description

CAPS (Conversation Assistant Programme for Schools) is a programme designed for young persons who would like to spend a year in Spain helping in a School as Conversation Assistant Teacher. This is a work experience programme organize by Home to Home and important school association of Catalonia, Spain.

A good candidate for CAPS programme is:
- Minimum of 18 years old and has English as native language.
- The applicant has had completed A-levels, Secondary Education or equivalent.
- Vocation or and love to work with children, ability to socialize and desire to live in a foreign country.
- Capacity to live with a family, accept Family's requirements and be involved in family life.

Program Description:

As Conversation Assistant (CA) you will be assigned to an infant, primary or secondary or technical school (mostly infant and primary) mainly in Catalonia and you will assist with classes of children between the ages of 3 to 16.

The CA will help in the school 25 hours/week from Monday to Friday in accordance with the timetable provided and having the same holidays as the school.

The CA will assist the teacher and their specific responsibilities will be principally focused on reinforcing and improving the ability of the student in English.

Possible tasks you could be given, under the supervision of the teacher, include:
- Conversation practice
- Help in the language laboratory
- Help in the audiovisual rooms
- Help with oral exams
- Explaining the culture of your own country
- Stimulation of student's speaking skills
- Playing English games, reading, songs
- Help with linguistic questions
- Help in other subjects apart from English such as science, art, sport.
- Preparing displays, complementary material, and conversation activities.
- Any other duty required by the school in order to improve the ability of the student in English.

On a voluntary basis the CA can participate in extra curricular activities such as sport and cultural visits.

The CA will be assigned a tutor from the school, who will help with the CA's integration and attend to any problems they may have within the school and family.

* Dates:
The CA will start in the school at the beginning of October 2011 and will finish on 22nd of June 2012.

* Payment
You will receive an allowance of 150 Euro a month in the form of a grant (accommodation, food and transport to and from the school are covered) which will be paid directly into your Spanish bank account. First month's allowance will be held as deposit which you will receive when you complete the programme on the official date.

* Travel to and from Spain
You will assume the cost of flights at the beginning and end of the programme and for any holidays during the programme. You must organize your flight to Spain to arrive at least two days before starting as CA at the school. A representative of the programme organization will collect you from the airport upon your arrival.

The Spanish School will provide:

* Guidance
The school will designate a tutor from the school who will help the CA with their integration and teething problems that they might have, especially in the first weeks.

* Accommodation
The CA will live in a host family during their time in Spain, family details of which will be sent prior to arrival to Spain. The CA will have their own room and will be given breakfast and evening meal during the week and full board at weekends and on school holidays.

Host families are linked with the school (they have at least one child studding at the school, or are part of the school staff ). They don't receive any payment to host the conversation assistant in their houses. Families participate in the programme in order to have the experience of using your language and learning about your culture which is why they are happy to collaborate with the programme and host you. Therefore, the enthusiastic and active participation of the CA in family life is very important.

The CA will:
- Attend the school and follow the timetable previously designed by the school.
- At all times behave in an appropriate, professional manner, particularly in the presence of children and at school.
- Comply with the rules and time table of the school and with the rules and social habits of your host family, accept family's requirements and be involved in family life.
- Obtain your European social security card which will give you medical cover once you are here in Spain.
- Open a bank account in Spain as soon as you arrive (with the help of your tutor). This will serve as the account where you receive your monthly grant.
- Speak English at all times in school and participate in the cultural exchange with the host family.
- Meet and contact on a regular basis with the programme organization to assess and discuss your progression in the programme.
- Have insurance cover in Spain in case of accident or death to the CA or caused by the CA to a third party.
- Be helped in learning Castilian
- Have the support of a serious and professional organization.

Highlights

- Professional teaching experience for you CV
- Personal enrichment and the experience of living abroad
- Being part of a school with the support of a host family and a professional organization
- To get to know a new language and culture

Qualifications

- Minimum 18 years old
- English as native language
- Completed secondary education to A level or equivalent.
- Vocation for working with children
- Ability to socialize and interact with people
- Desire to live in a foreign country
- Capacity to integrate with a family adapt to their requirements and be involved in family life.

Languages

• English

Languages Used as a Medium of Teaching

• English

Salary/Pay

This programme is free of charges. You will receive a quantity of 150 EURO a month in the form of a grant (accommodation, food and transport to and from the school are covered) which will be paid directly into your Spanish bank account.

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

European Participants.

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently

Application Process Involves

• In-Person Interview Required
• Written Application

Home to Home's Mission Statement

We are a prestigious organization based in Barcelona providing educational services to primary and secondary schools in Spain during the last 20 years. CAPS (Conversation Assistant Program for Schools) is a program designed to bring to Spanish schools English conversation assistants.

Year Founded

1980