Center Supervisor-Qarooun-Bekaa

PURPOSE OF POSITION
The purpose of this position is to supervise ECE and PSS staff in the centers/schools as applicable. To oversee the implementation of the activities while ensuring that quality and standards are applicable. As many centers are located within school facilities, the center supervisor will have to ensure that there is a smooth coordination between World Vision and the schools regarding the implementation of education and Child Protection programmes.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
% Time Major Activities Desciption
35% Monitoring & Supervision
• Monitor time, attendance and leave request for completeness and accuracy of supervised employees. Confer with staff as needed, regarding regular and punctual attendance.
• Establish and maintain work schedules that meet program goals and objectives
• Recognize and share teacher’s accomplishments and foster positive staff morale. Provide appropriate feedback and support to enhance job performance.
• Communicate emerging educational and CP issues to the project coordinator on an ongoing basis, and submit regular monitoring report summarizing the updates in the centre.
• Submit all reports in a timely manner. Follow through on insufficient progress on performance standard compliance.
20% Education Operations
• Assure quality educational and child protection services by regularly observing classrooms, providing feedback, providing early childhood education and psychosocial resources information and guidance to staff.
• Document activities. : Provide teachers with educational resources; helping teacher’s problem solve and develop strategies that help children improve their learning outcomes.
• Provide ongoing support for improving the educational programming ensuring that all implementation practices are developmentally appropriate.
• Support teachers in the collection and input of child outcomes data three times a year. Work with Director of Child Development to analyse reports and plan for program improvement based on outcomes data.
• Communicate effectively by checking in with teachers on a daily basis to troubleshoot and evaluate needs, facilitate centre education staff meetings, provide written materials
• Work with the Project Coordinator in developing partnerships with local community organizations/agencies who can further the educational opportunities of the children.
• Find substitutes for classrooms to maintain required ratios at all times. Substitute in the classroom if other subs cannot be found.
• Support teachers in the implementation of developmental screenings, home visits and conferences
• Participate in program planning by offering suggestions for improvements, engaging in discussions, planning and implementing new directions.
• Identify needed materials, equipment and supplies to enable staff to complete their job responsibilities.
• Submit all receipts and purchasing documentation to the project coordinator
15% Development
• Develop professional development plans for site staff and monitor progress.
• Assist staff in the identification of resources to support professional development needs, including information, training, activities, community resources, etc.
• Regularly observe in classrooms, review children’s files and team with teachers to assess and support curriculum implementation. Assist in supervising and training classroom substitutes and volunteers
• Review and monitor weekly lesson plans in advance of implementation and provide feedback
15% Ensure children’s safety and protection
• Work in compliance with and respect of the principles of Child Protection and confidentiality, working with refugee and host communities with sensitivity
• Identify key protection threats affecting the children and raise them to the centre supervisor.
• Identify safety issues and follow-up with the centre supervisor on the safety and security of the chosen locations
• Inform the Center Supervisor about any health issues that could arise among children
• Identify children requiring case management and ensure safe referral to case management agencies or service providers
10% Handle tracking, reporting on activities and filing • Assist in the closing of files by ensuring that all child development information is complete and organized according to the file checklist.
• Attend all meetings as required, both individual and group. Identify and attend meetings, conferences, and trainings which relate to job description and promote professional development.
• Collect data on the activities organized and ensure that all the relevant forms are duly filled
• Ensure all project means of verifications (MOV) including registration sheets, attendance sheets, SDQs, evaluation documents… are in place.
• Support the PSS and ECE caregivers in administering Ages and stages Questionnaires (ASQ) and School readiness test (SRT) at the beginning and the end of each cycle
• Enter all project related MOV into the system..
5% Other duties: • Security management responsibilities:
a. Responsible for the security of project staff, ensuring that staff abides by WVL security procedures and policies. Report any security breaches as necessary.
b. Participate in personal safety training as required
• Undertake any other duties as shall be delegated by the supervisor.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Minimum education, training and experience requirements to qualify for the position:
• Capable of dealing with children who have experienced war distress (education in emergency preferable
• Knowledge on Child Protection and Psychosocial Support Programs
• Excellent organization and time management skills
• Ability to work flexible schedule,
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to create and work as a team.
• Creative and able to come up, embrace and coordinate innovative thinking, and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated understanding of working with children and particularly vulnerable children
• Knowledge of English
• Computer proficiency