Skills Development and Life Skills Coach - STEP Project- BAS Baddawi camp

STEP Project: The Skills Training and Empowerment for Palestinian Youth – STEP is contributing to building adolescents and youth’ skills and education which are relevant to the new market opportunities through a play-based life-skills, career guidance, job readiness, and employability package.

The STEP Project targets vulnerable and school dropout adolescents and youth who will develop essential 21st-century skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, creativity, and collaboration, while also addressing their specific learning needs and interests. Also, it will stem from a rights-based, integrated, child-centered approaches to reach Palestinian young people, aged 14 to 24 with a package that promotes their learning, upskilling their vocational training and accessing job opportunities.

The project is implemented within Palestinian 7 Camps and 3 Gatherings: North Lebanon: Nahr El Bared, Beddawi, South Lebanon: Saida: Miyeh ou Miyeh and Ein El Hilweh, & Tyre: Burj El Shemali, Rashidieh, El-Buss, Maachouq, Chabriha, Jal El Bahr.

Responsibilites : 

The Coach will be under the direct supervision of the Project Coordinator. The incumbent will be compensated on monthly basis and will be responsible to:

• Conduct training skills development and life skills sessions to all beneficiaries (youth and adolescents)
• Coordinate the proper logistics for the training sessions in coordination with the field worker or volunteer
• Facilitate group discussions and activities
• Track and assess the progress of youth and adolescents throughout the sessions
• Document project’s activities through videos and photos

additional info: 

• The trianer/ coach will receive Training of Trainers (ToT) on skills development & life skills, and training delivery.
• The trainer/ coach will be expected to deliver 2 to 3 sessions / week to adolescents & youth groups at the partner’s center.

qualifications:

• Vocational or bachelor’s degree, in Social Work, Sociology, Community Development, Psychology, Counseling, Education, or any related field
• At least three years of cumulative experience in training / teaching in classrooms
• Experience working with adolescents & youth.
• Ability to work with diverse groups of young people.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Residing in Baddwi  Palestinian Refugee Camps and/or Gatherings is a must
• Good command of written and spoken English and Arabic

In addition to the qualifications above, the selected candidate should be able to work under pressure, especially during emergencies.