CHILD PROTECTION IN EDUCATION FOCAL POINT

Objective 1: With the support of the CP in Education Officer, designs and delivers child protection activities targeting children with a high level of vulnerability, based on identified needs at the center level:

• Delivers regular psychosocial support activities (structured recreational activities, focused PSS) to vulnerable children attending education activities, including materials preparation beforehand;
• Designs and delivers awareness sessions for children and caregivers (child protection risks, education, nutrition, hygiene awareness), with the support of the Centre Education Focal Point;
• With the support of the Centre Education focal point and Centre Coordinator, organizes and delivers educational recreational and social cohesion activities for children and caregivers;
• Ensures that all recreational and PSS activities are in line with TDH IT and Child Protection minimum standards;
• Ensures that the beneficiaries have the possibility to participate in designing the activity, in order to express themselves and to be heard; supports TDH’s accountability to beneficiaries by helping to organize regular focus groups and feedback sessions;
• Ensures that the beneficiaries are all involved in the activity and that there is possibility for boys and girls to work together and that children with diverse needs are included and supported equally;
• Monitors the child’s progresses, and identifies children in need and refer special cases to the case management team as soon as identified;
• Provides extra support to children expressing difficult behaviors (conflict, aggressiveness, introversion);

Objective 2:. In coordination with teachers, Centre Coordinator and Centre Education focal point, develops a detailed weekly activity plan, indicating specifically the aim and the objectives of the activities and to closely monitor results achieved with the beneficiaries.

Objective 3:  Monitors children during recess times, and before and after activities; support in the distribution of snacks and water.

• Supports the children to embark/disembark buses that are transporting them to the center;

Objective 4: Participates in the trainings provided by TDH IT and ensure that this learning is applied to the education program at center level;

Objective 5 : Reports, Capitalization and Communication

• Ensures data collection and source validation;
• Follows TDH IT procedures regarding the documentation of the activities (assessments, attendance, progress follow up, regular reports;
• Reports weekly recreational activity progress to the Centre Coordinator and Senior Child Protection Officer as a contribution to the weekly center report;
• Communication: contributes to prepare relevant documents (brochure, information notes, information board updates) for targeted communities;
• Complies with the TDH IT CP Policy & Code of Conduct.

And any other duties seemed relevant for the position, assigned by the manager.