Child Protection Animator (Volunteer) - North Office

Who We Are:

Save the Children's work saves and improves children's lives around the world. We work to ensure children have healthcare, food and shelter, as well as learning and child protection services when children need it most. We are committed to helping all children achieve their full potential by ensuring they grow up healthy, receive a good education, and stay safe.

Securing children's rights is the foundation of our work. Millions of children around the world are denied their rights, simply because of who they are or where they are from. We know that to ensure every child has the chance for a future their rights must be upheld.

Through our programming, emergency responses and advocacy, we put the most vulnerable children first, tackling the barriers to survival, learning and protection.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Facilitate structured recreational, psychosocial, and life-skills activities for children of different age groups.
• Use creative and play-based methods to promote emotional expression, resilience, and normalization.
• Ensure activities are inclusive and accessible, including for children with disabilities.
• Provide Psychological First Aid (PFA) to affected children and caregivers when needed.
• Contribute to the establishment, organization, and daily support of Child-Friendly Spaces within shelters and community locations.
• Ensure that the space is inclusive, safe where children feel comfortable participating.
• Deliver group psychosocial support (PSS) activities through games, arts, sports, storytelling, and relaxation exercises.
• Support with the distribution of PSS kits, recreational materials, and other child protection‑related items to children and families.
• Check stock levels of materials needed for activities and inform the Case Management Officer of shortages or procurement needs.
• Provide information to families about child protection risks and prevention measures, particularly in preventing child separation and strategies to ensure children’s safety during displacement.
• Observe and identify children at risk of violence, abuse, neglect, exploitation, or distress and report protection concerns immediately to the CP Case Management team following internal procedures.
• Ensure participants are aware of accountability mechanisms and how to access support.
• Safely Recognize and Refer Separated or Unaccompanied Children.
• Support the delivery of information sessions for children and caregivers on available services, child protection risks, and safety practices.
• Disseminate key messages on PSEA (Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) and complaint mechanisms.
• Collect attendance data and complete daily reports on activities and any identified needs.
• Provide regular updates to the Child Protection Officer on activities, observations, and challenges.
• Support monitoring processes and contribute to program quality improvement.

• Coordinate with other team members and service providers to ensure the delivery of child protection services.
• Comply with Save the Children Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct and immediately report any safeguarding concerns or violations.
• Ensure that all activities uphold the best interests of the child and do no harm principles.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Background in Social Work, Education, Psychology, Social Sciences, or related field.
• Good Knowledge of the area of implementation and an understanding of the challenges faced by displaced families.

• Experience in facilitating recreational, psychosocial, and child protection activities for children and caregivers, particularly in emergency or displacement settings is preferable.
• Social work experience and/or experience in humanitarian work preferably in emergencies.
• Ability to communicate effectively and empathetically with children, caregivers, and other stakeholders.