Outreach Worker

The outreach worker will:

• act as the first representative of the project among the beneficiaries, their families and local community. He/she will closely work with local communities to ensure that the project activities have widespread acceptance. He/she will lead all outreach activities for beneficiaries (Home visits, community dialogues, awareness sessions and campaigns).
• be part of the Program Implementation Department, reporting to the Project manager.
• S/he does not manage staff.
• S/he collaborates with the specialists within the Program Development Department

Supporting the needs of children and caregivers

• Foster and maintain positive relationships with communities.
• Identify potential beneficiaries and inform their families about the project activities.
• Carry out field assessments to identify vulnerable communities, potential beneficiaries, etc.
• Carry out home visits, community dialogues, awareness sessions and any other suggested activity to have children enrol, stay in school and complete school by tracing the out of school children and refer them to an appropriate schooling Programme.
• Support in parent’s involvement sessions for parents of children engaged in the project.

Administration tasks

• Formulates monthly reports on awareness sessions, community dialogues and home visits. Contribute to monthly and quarterly reporting on project activity progress and project impact.
• Develop and maintains a filing system of beneficiaries.
• Data entry templates suggested by M&E.
• Any other task assigned by the line manager.

The outreach worker is required to possess the following skills:

• Strong inter-personal skills
• Strong communication skills
• Good computer skills
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as a member of a team
• Fluency in Arabic
• Good English skills
• Flexibility
• Cultural sensitivity

  Minimum education, training and experience requirements to qualify for the position:

  • Degree in social work or related field
  • Experience of supporting education projects
  • Strong understanding of refugee issues in the current Lebanese context
  • At least 2 years of relevant experience working with children/refugees/vulnerable populations