Outreach Assistant

Aim: The Outreach Assistant has the responsibility of leading recreational and sensitization activities at field level and ensuring participation of caregivers and children, in all phases of project implementation, he /she will receive support, supervision and direct technical guidance from the Child Protection Officer/Coordinator, and Program Manager.

Reports to: CP Officer

Duty station: Bekaa - Lebanon

Major Responsibilities:

• Support the planning and coordinate the implementation of the childhood recreational activities, ensuring deliverables and targets are met;
• Creates a friendly space where children have access to recreational activities, according to the children’s ages and situation;
• Prepare and implement recreational activities for targeted children with/or without their parents; (large events or small groups);
• Organize and implement  the awareness sessions for children, caregivers and adolescents, based on the needs and the protection risks identified in the community;
• Promote, ensure and establish the child as a central actor in the activities;
• Communicate with children in a protective manner ensuring the respect of their rights;
• Create a positive and trustful atmosphere while interacting with children encouraging them to express their needs and ensuring their feeling of safety;
• Listen to whatever children would like to say, help them express their feelings and needs and respond to it positively;
• The outreach assistant will be responsible to support the identification of suitable sites location to set up and conduct activities to children.
• Conduct sensitization and information provision sessions and events on PSS in a participatory and empowering manner.
• Organize joint events with children from the host communities for community harmonization;
• Ensures activities are appropriate for the physical and mental capacity of children;

• Ensure that all girls/boys in need of further assistance are referred to other protection  services(CM, CBPSS, FPSS …) Act in the best interest of the child;
• Report any observed problem of a child to the  CP Officer for necessary support or referral to other supportive network;
• Ensure that a child is not alone in the center/location of activity at all times;
• Identify materials required for activities preferred by children;
• Accomplish individual and collective assignments given by her/his supervisors, such as the daily report;

• Ensure the proper documentation of data collected (hard and soft copies) during recreational activities/awareness sessions (attendance sheets, parental consent, referrals, observations etc.…)
• Maintain positive relations with local implementing actors, local authorities and other international and local stakeholders.
• Participate in training as required (e.g. Safe Identification and Referral, Dealing with Disclosures, community engagement etc.)
•  Closely follow up individual child participation in activities and Support the inclusion of boys and girls with special needs.
• Reach out to the most vulnerable children and their families to provide information about Early Childhood Development
• Schedule the activities with children producing daily, weekly and monthly recreational /awareness sessions activity schedules.
• Perform any other duties relating to the nature of the job as directed by the CP officer.

Essential attributes:

Written and Verbal Communication Skills: Most of an Outreach Worker’s day is spent communicating. They mostly rely on their verbal communication skills to clearly articulate program benefits to potential participants. They rely on their written communication skills when the outreach process involves writing professional emails.

Active Listening Skills: Outreach Workers have to be great listeners. They call upon their Active Listening skills to understand the specific situation of each potential candidate, and to recall this information in a follow-up conversation. It is a key skill for building relationships.

Social Perceptiveness: Most Outreach Workers are employed by programs that deal with people who live in a dangerous environment. They must be socially aware of the socio-economic situation of their area and how it affects their targeted group.

Interpersonal Skills: Interpersonal skills include things like compassion, positivity and patience. All three of these skills are used daily by Outreach Workers. They call upon their Interpersonal Skills to build authentic relationships with program participants.

Organizational Skills: Outreach Workers have to maintain the program’s pipeline of potential candidates. This takes someone who is highly organized, as it involves using spreadsheet software to keep track of potential candidates and where they are in the recruitment process.

Commitment to the values, vision and mission of Nabad and respect   Nabad’s code of conduct and child protection policy

Essential experience:

• • Experience working with children;
  • Experience in humanitarian work preferably in emergencies;
  • Strong experience in providing recreational activities to children (drama, play, games, circus, sport, storytelling, drawing/painting, artistic activities, music, dancing)
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Preferred attributes

1. Preferred qualifications:
   • Computer skills

2. Preferred experience
   • Social work experience
   • Scouts experience
   • Youth clubs experience
3. Languages: Arabic, English