General information
The Oficina de Programas Europeos de Educación en Canarias (OPEEC) is an administrative unit dependent on the Regional Ministry of Education and Universities of the Canary Islands Government (Spain). Its objective is the promotion of the Erasmus+ programme of the EC in our region and it is the link between the educational institutions in the Canaries and the body that manages the funding of actions (the SEPIE our national agency, and the EACEA). Within the Erasmus student mobility for placement projects, our role is to share and facilitate the administrative procedures in order to better match student profiles and educational institutions wishing to host Erasmus students on their placements. Placements available for Erasmus students In the Canary Islands, there are different teaching assistant positions in Primary, Secondary, Vocational Training, Adults and Official Schools of Languages available for Erasmus students wishing to do a placement. These placements in educational institutions are mainly teaching-related positions, but students can also combine the teaching activity with administrative tasks. The OPEEC will find the school that best suits. Tasks to undertake In general terms, the Erasmus will assist and collaborate with the team of teachers in their class routines designing and putting into practice activities and communicative situations promoting the improvement of our students' linguistic competence and participate in the different projects running successfully at school, such as CLIL, European Programmes of Education, Health, Lifelong Learning, active reading, sustainability etc. In short, s/he will be involved in the daily life of the educational institution. Hours per week: Full time (i.e. 25 hours/week maximum). Salary or help towards transport/food, help with accommodation Schools receive public funding and cannot offer any additional payment. However, in-kind support is provided in terms of help in the search of accommodation and help towards transport and food (some schools have a canteen for the student at no cost or at a very reasonable price). A mentor shall be appointed, who will be responsible for welcoming the student and assuring his or her integration into the school and local community and this teacher will be key point of contact in the school. S/he will send the Erasmus documentation on the school and the local area, meet and greet the assistant on arrival, allow time to settle in and help in the integration into the local community, amongst other things.
