>POSITIONS AVAILABLE > > > >CO-EXISTENCE FACILITATORS > > > >FOR THE SUMMER OF 2000, AT > > > >SEEDS OF PEACE INTERNATIONAL SUMMER CAMP > > > > > >Seeds of Peace brings together teenagers from regions of conflict and war >to > >its summer camp in Maine for a complete co-existence experience in which >the > >teens live, eat, sleep, play and learn together. The intensive month >long > >program combines recreational sports and arts activities with daily >conflict > >transformation sessions in which the young people, with the support of > >professional facilitators, have the opportunity to learn about their > >similarities and differences; confront their conflicts with each other; > >build trust; and explore their hopes and fears about co-existence in a >safe, > >supportive environment. > > > >Founded in 1993 by author and journalist John Wallach, Seeds of Peace has > >been internationally recognized for its work with youth from communities >in > >conflict and has been profiled in such publications as The New York >Times, > >The Washington Post, People Magazine and on the CBS news show 60 Minutes. > >In 1996, Seeds of Peace was awarded the UNESCO Peace Prize for its >efforts > >to internationalize the program. > > > >To date Seeds of Peace has conducted eleven sessions, nine for Arab and > >Israeli youth and two for Greek and Turkish Cypriot youth. In the summer >of > >2000 we plan to expand our focus to include a Balkan and an >Indian-Pakistani > >program. > > > > > >JOB DESCRIPTION > > > >As a co-existence facilitator at Seeds of Peace, you will participate in >a > >Training and Orientation Session for approximately one week prior to >camp. > >You will work intimately with a facilitation partner to plan and conduct > >your sessions (two per day) and monitor the progress of your groups. You > >will be an active member of the facilitation team, which is comprised of > >12-14 human relation professionals, including a director of facilitation. > >Under his/her leadership, facilitators meet once a day for mutual support > >and continuing development and coordination of the sessions. > > > >You will contribute to the refinement of a written philosophical and > >educational framework for the program and will make presentations, as > >needed, to visitors and foreign delegations to help educate them about >the > >nature of co-existence work. On-going dialogue between camp counselors >and > >facilitators about what is happening in other areas of camp will take >place > >so as to assure coordination between bunk life, athletic and arts >activities > >and the co-existence program. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >JOB REQUIREMENTS > > > >As a co-existence facilitator at Seeds of Peace you enjoy working with > >teenagers. You have a clearly articulated approach to facilitating >groups > >and promoting co-existence in communities in conflict. You are able to >work > >in an interdisciplinary environment, which encourages a variety of > >approaches to facilitation. You might bring expertise in a particular > >modality, such as drama, oral history, visual art, etc. You hold one or > >several degrees related to this work and have a basic knowledge of the > >Middle East, Balkan, Cypriot and/or Indian-Pakistani conflicts, their > >histories and cultures. You have yourself explored issues surrounding >your > >own identities and related dynamics of power and are able to function and > >take care of yourself in a camp environment. You are a flexible, >dynamic, > >thoughtful, honest and committed individual with a sense of humor. > > > > > > > >TIME OF EMPLOYMENT Orientation: June 20-June 25 > > Session I: June 26-July 19 (Maine) > > Session II: July 23- August 16 (Maine) > > Session III: August 19- Sept. 6 (Greece) > > > >SALARY RANGE $500.00 to $750.00 per week* plus room and board and > >international travel > > * commensurate with experience > >TO APPLY > > > >Please send your resume and a cover letter, stating your approach to >working > >with youth in conflict and the strengths that you would bring to the >Seeds > >of Peace facilitation team, to: > > > >Marieke van Woerkom Bobbie Gottschalk > >Educational Coordinator Vice President > >Seeds of Peace or Seeds of Peace > >370 Lexington Avenue 1321 Wisconsin Avenue, NW > >Suite 1409 Washington DC 20007 > >New York, NY 10017 > > > >? WE WILL BEGIN TO REVIEW APPLICATIONS ON FEBRUARY 1, 2000 AND WILL GIVE > >PRIORITY TO APPLICATIONS RECEIVED BY THAT DATE > >? WE WILL CONSIDER APPLICATIONS THAT ARE RECEIVED LATER ON AN AS NEEDED > >BASIS, UNTIL POSITIONS ARE FILLED > >? WE WILL CONTACT YOU AND INTERVIEW QUALIFIED CANDIDATES THROUGH THE >MONTH > >OF MARCH > > > > > >FOR QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT > > > >Marieke van Woerkom at 212 573 8040 or Bobbie Gottschalk at 202 337 5530 > >
