Sports Training (Social Impact Program)

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Job Summary: A Teach For Portugal mentor will join an educational community, supporting teachers and developing projects to promote greater opportunities for students in vulnerable contexts. Key Highlights: 1. Transform your knowledge into social impact through sport 2. Develop discipline, resilience, and teamwork in children 3. Join an educational community to promote opportunities for students Transform your Sports Science knowledge into impact! Work full-time on your own development, invest in requalifying and expanding your skills, and apply them to create a more just and equitable future. About the role: Teach For Portugal (TFP), part of the global Teach For All network, works to ensure all children reach their full potential. As a TFP Mentor, you will join, for two years, an educational community located in a context of vulnerability, supporting teachers and developing projects that promote greater opportunities for students. We want you to apply your expertise in sports science, sports training, sport and leisure, or related fields in a new role: that of a Teach For Portugal Mentor. You will help children from disadvantaged backgrounds develop discipline, resilience, teamwork, and essential life skills by applying sports principles as an educational and inclusive tool. You will also gain contextual knowledge applicable later in your career in education, coaching, community intervention, youth development, or social impact. What do we offer? A two-year formative, professional, and paid Leadership Development Program; Gross remuneration of €29,000, distributed over the 22 months of the full-time contract; 300 hours of training, including four weeks of initial intensive residential training (theoretical and practical); Individualized pedagogical and leadership mentoring by a pedagogical tutor; Internal and external job shadowing: opportunity to explore other contexts related to education or social impact during the summer between the two program years; Career mentoring; Benefits policy (in accordance with organizational agreements); Real and direct impact inside and outside the classroom. This Program is for you if: You possess these five competencies: Alignment with TFP’s mission and vision; Growth mindset; Collaboration; Constructive discontent; Emotional intelligence. You hold a completed bachelor’s degree by September 2026; You have geographical availability for the regions where we are recruiting; You are fluent in Portuguese and have an intermediate level of English; You intend to contribute long-term to the fields of Education, Youth Development, Community Intervention, Sport-Based Education, or similar areas through your career. Do you want to be part of change? Start with yourself. Apply the power of sport to transform lives. Transform your future and the futures of children in Portugal. Join the movement! “A child’s postal code should not determine their future.” At Teach For Portugal, we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental to building this future. Therefore, we value diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, fostering an environment where everyone feels welcome and has the opportunity to contribute. Locations: Alto Minho; CIM Ave; CIM Tâmega e Sousa; CIM Viseu, Dão e Lafões; CIM Alto do Alentejo; Lisbon Metropolitan Area; CIM Alentejo Central; CIM Algarve