Educator Position(s) - Arabic, English, Mathematics - PM shift - Saida

Project Description

The educational project implemented by Amel Association in Saida aims to improve access to education, school retention, and psychosocial well-being for vulnerable children affected by displacement and socio-economic hardship. The project targets children living in collective shelters as well as those attending activities at Amel’s community center in Saida.

The intervention combines educational support, psychosocial and recreational activities, awareness sessions, and referral services through an integrated child-centered approach. The project includes face-to-face retention support sessions, light educational and recreational activities in shelters, distribution of educational kits, social-emotional learning (SEL) activities, awareness sessions for children and caregivers, and vocational guidance activities for adolescents.

In addition, the project strengthens the capacities of educators and facilitators through continuous training and ensures the identification and referral of vulnerable children to specialized child protection and mental health services when needed. Community engagement is also promoted through events, parent involvement, and child participation committees to foster a safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environment.

The project is expected to support around 800 conflict-affected individuals, including 600 children and 200 caregivers, through educational and psychosocial interventions implemented in Saida community center and collective shelters.

Primary Purpose:

The educator is responsible for support and guidance to children who are at risk of dropping out of school, and for delivering literacy and numeracy sessions for children and youth, by improving their academic performance in a supportive active learning environment.

Task #1: Providing high-quality education for children and youth

- Ensures that all children and youth have grasped all the learning acquirements from the respective curriculum;

- Plans, prepares, and delivers comprehensive lesson plans and instructional materials to address the different learning abilities;

- Develops and prepares a variety of learning materials and resources (worksheets and activities);

- Implements and adapts various teaching methods and differentiated instructions to meet children and youth’s learning abilities and interests (ex: active learning, learning by doing / playing, etc.);

- Increases children’s autonomy in completing their homework/tasks and ensures they grasped the lessons’ objectives from the school;

- Participates actively in the development and creation of remedial/education materials by providing feedback, participating in focus group discussions, or any other request by the Learning Development Coordinator (LDC);

- Performs all the tasks assigned within the scope of his/her job.

Task #2: Protection:

- Ensures the implementation of Amel’s Code of Conduct, Child protection policy, PSEAH standards and Safeguarding policies and procedures;

- Establishes classroom rules and procedures to maintain a safe, respectful, and inclusive classroom environment;

- Adopts positive discipline practices ensuring that children feel comfortable, safe, and respected;

- Oversees children and youth during recess and activities;

- Supports the social worker/psychologist in engaging the community members in the children’s learning (communication skills);

- Supports the organization of any specific activities to respond to urgent needs;

Task #3: Monitoring & evaluation

- Designs relevant tools to assess the children progress (Diagnostics tests, pre/post-tests, formative assessment, etc.);

-  Conducts pre-and post-assessments to evaluate the children academic process and adapt the adopted teaching strategies;

- Reports the children results to the field officer on time.

- Monitors the attendance of the children daily.

Task #4: Coordination:

- Coordinates daily with the project’s team members to adopt the collective response to the children needs (coherent response with animator, social worker, psychologist, etc.);

- Attends and takes part in staff meetings;

- Ensures smooth referrals with the social worker/psychologist;

Task #5: Professional Development:

- Participates in internal and external professional development activities (20 training hours).

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in any relevant subject from an accredited university
• Teaching diploma is a plus
• 3-4 years of teaching experience, preferably within an NGO setting
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Languages: Proficiency in English and Arabic.

Working Hours: 6 days a week, 3 hours a day, in addition to preparation hours, coordination meetings, events, etc.

Monthly incentive: 750$ per month 

Location: Saida (Shelters and Community Centers)