Samos Volunteers (SV) is an independent group of volunteers providing non-formal education and psychosocial support to displaced persons living on Samos.

The Psychosocial and Field Coordinator runs SV’s psychosocial services at Alpha Land, our main community space: English classes, recreational activities and the LGBTQIA+ support group. They coordinate the teachers and activity volunteers, with the Volunteer Coordinator, and support field coordination.

Starting date: 1st December 2026

Location: Samos, Greece

Status: Full-time, minimum 6 months commitment

Application deadline: Sunday, 15th November 2026

Key responsibilities include:

Education program

Keeping the curriculum up to date and context-appropriate
Supporting teachers: inductions, teaching resources, check-ins and attendance
Opening and closing classes based on demand
Running class registration and keeping the class list up to date
Recruiting community teachers, with the Volunteer Coordinator
Collecting student and teacher feedback
Alpha Land and Alpha City

Leading field coordination at Alpha Land (by the CCAC), our main community space, and overseeing Alpha City (in town), our office and storage base
Designing and running psychosocial activities based on community needs and volunteer capacity
Support the development of the Woman Space and Child Friendly Space programmes
Working with other NGOs and actors to join up services, with oversight from the PM
Supporting activity volunteers: check-ins, activity design and liaison with the Logistics Coordinator
Inducting volunteers, overseeing shifts and leading daily debriefs
Keeping our spaces safe: shift guidelines, first aid kits, weekly cleaning and stock checks liaising with the Logistics Coordinator
Leading emergency protocols when needed
Supporting community initiatives
LGBTQIA+ group

Planning and co-facilitating the weekly group meeting
Liaising with the group’s volunteer and external LGBTQIA+ actors
Taking part in the national working group
Advocacy and awareness raising, with the Sustainability Coordinator
Referrals to and from other organisations
Admin

Keeping key documents current, including your handover document (passwords and access details)
Monitoring the education and psychosocial projects and providing data and updates for the monthly report
Attending the weekly field coordination meeting
Keeping shared platforms organised (Google Drive)
Attending quarterly board committee meetings
Finance: staying within the education budget, keeping receipts and telling the Sustainability Coordinator about donations needed
Helping keep the risk register up to date
Providing updates and stories for fundraising and social media
Key Requirements:

Minimum 6 months’ commitment and ability to stay in Greece without visa support
Excellent communication, management and conflict resolution skills
At least 6 months’ experience in psychosocial support or education, paid or volunteer
Grassroots experience, preferably in Greece
Flexibility: Samos changes constantly and no two days are the same. You’ll need to adapt quickly and understand the challenges of humanitarian work
Awareness of cultural sensitivity and displaced communities
Driving licence
Fluent in written and spoken English
Desirable skills, knowledge, experience:

Bengali, Farsi, Turkish, Amharic, Tigrinya, Wolof, Kurdish, Arabic, Greek, French or Somali
Good understanding of the asylum process in Greece
Background in education, mental health support or safe space facilitation

Please send your resume/CV