Protection Assistant (Community Based Psychosocial Support Assistant)

Requires a Cover Letter?: 
yes
Application Submissions Guideline: 

Interested? Then apply for this position by sending your CV to: [email protected].
All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English.
Closing date for applications: 10 April 2020.

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Description: 

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

  • Ensure CBPSS is delivered in line with global minimum standards and national inter-agency SOPs/standards.
  • Identify safe spaces to provide community based PSS (CB PSS) that adhere to the quality checklists for center-based and outreach activities shared at the inter-agency level.
  • Identify vulnerable children and caregivers in need of CB PSS in line with inter-agency selection criteria, identify Community Focal Points and members of Community Based Groups to deliver CB PSS as facilitators.
  • Provide coaching, mentoring and training to CB PSS Facilitators during a 2-month training program on CB PSS curriculum for children and caregivers.
  • Deliver CB PSS to children and caregivers as part of the CB PSS Facilitators 2-month training program. Successively handing over the direct facilitation of sessions to the facilitator, deliver Parenting curriculum to caregivers of children attending the CBPSS
  • Follow-up on the capacity building of CB PSS Facilitators’ facilitation skills, adult and child learning and development basic principles and developing new sessions throughout the year using the methodology provided by the Community Based PSS sub-committee and incorporating key CP and GBV messages as necessary.
  • Ensure that CB PSS Facilitators and CBG members identify and refer children and caregivers in need of further specialized/non-specialized services is successfully happening (Focused PSS, case management, etc.), ensure the CB PSS Facilitators are trained to adapt activities and methodologies and take the needed steps to include children with special needs.
  • Review the training and coaching plan together with the Facilitator and agree on areas in need of strengthening on a weekly basis during the first month of the training program and on the final session during the second month of the training program.
  • Continue to provide support to community based groups to conduct sensitization sessions and events on child protection key messages in a participatory and empowering manner.
  • Support community leaders to form “Community of Change” networks to design and implement community campaigns on relevant social norms.

Perform any other duties relating to the nature of the job as directed by the Child protection officer.

About you:

To be successful in this role we expect you to have a Bachelor in social work, teaching, child development or other related fields.

Moreover, we also expect the following:

  • 1 to 2 years of experience in provision of Psychosocial support activities with children and caregivers.
  • At least 1-year experience providing coaching, training and mentoring on PSS activities with children and caregivers.
  • At least 1-year experience working with community based groups implementing protection activities.
  • Excellent knowledge of child protection and GBV and PSS basic principles.
  • Excellent knowledge of child development and adult learning techniques.
  • Excellent communication and psychosocial first aid skills.
  • Excellent facilitation skills.
  • Excellent capacity building, training, coaching and mentoring skills.

Note:

For Non-Lebanese applicants, you need to have a Lebanese Working Residency and Work Permit.

Expired

NOTE:

Daleel Madani, the civil society network, serves as a platform for organisations to post their professional opportunities, but is not involved in the recruitment process. The hiring organisation is solely responsible for the job and candidate selection.

Last modified: 
24 Apr, 2020
Intervention Sector(s):
Children & Youth, Refugees
Application Deadline:
Friday, 10 April 2020
Contract Type:
Full Time
Period of Employment:
End of December 2020
Salary
N/A
Salary Range:
800 to 1200 (USD)
Education Degree:
Bachelor Degree
Education Degree Details:
Experience Requirements:
1 to 2 years
Arabic Language:
Fluent
English Language:
None
French Language:
Fluent
Country/City: 
  • Lebanon
  • North Lebanon
  • Zgharta
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