Recreational Activities Educator - Chiah

Project Background

Children in crisis-affected contexts continue to face significant barriers to accessing safe, inclusive, and quality education due to displacement, economic hardship, and repeated learning interruptions. These challenges have led to learning gaps, increased risks of school dropout, and heightened psychosocial distress, particularly among vulnerable children with limited access to learning materials, supportive environments, and adequately trained educators.

SATR سطر (Safe Access to Resilient Learning) aims to ensure the continuity and quality of education for vulnerable children through an integrated approach that combines academic support, psychosocial well-being, and community engagement. The project focuses on strengthening literacy and numeracy skills, supporting children at risk of dropping out, building teachers’ capacities through inclusive and crisis-sensitive pedagogy, and addressing access barriers through education kits, transportation, and awareness activities. By fostering safe, supportive, and child-centered learning environments, SATR contributes to improved learning outcomes, well-being, and social cohesion in crisis-affected communities.

Primary Purpose:

The Recreational Activities Educator is responsible for designing, facilitating, and supervising engaging recreational activities that promote the social, emotional, and cognitive development of children and youth, contributing to their overall well-being, resilience, and reintegration into a structured educational and supportive environment.

Task #1: Providing high-quality and structured recreational activities:

• Designs and implements a diverse range of recreational activities, including sports, arts; theater and STEAM activities.
• Plans, prepares, and delivers session plans and learning materials to address different learning abilities;
• Adapts activities to meet the needs and abilities of various age groups and skill levels, ensuring an inclusive and supportive environment.
• Leads children and youth through creative play and hands-on activities.
• Leads group sessions, motivating and encouraging participants to engage fully in the activities.
• Maintains and organizes activity materials, equipment, and spaces, ensuring they are safe, clean, and ready for use.
• Develops and prepares a variety of materials and resources;
• Performs all tasks assigned within the scope of his/her role.

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 and youth feel comfortable, safe and respected;
• Designs and organizes occasional activities (such as community events, distribution, etc.) in coordination with other team members according to community needs;
• Supports the organization of specific activities in response to urgent needs;

Task #3: Monitoring & evaluation:

• Follows up and fills in relevant tools to assess the activities’ results;
• Monitors the attendance of the children daily;
• Reports to the field officer on time.

Task #4: Coordination:

• Coordinates daily with the project’s team members to ensure a collective response to children’s needs;
• Attends and actively participates in staff meetings;
• Takes initiative to find collective solutions to challenges due to context/situation changes and adapts the project’s activities according to the retention support project goal (coordination meetings);
• Ensures smooth referrals with the field officer/social worker/psychologist for individual cases through the internal referral pathways;

Task #5: Professional Development:

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

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Arts Education, Theater, or any related field.
• 3-4 years of experience working with children and youth in educational, recreational, or community-based settings, preferably within an NGO setting.
• Good knowledge and previous experience in facilitating sports, creative arts, and theater/drama activities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Languages: Proficiency in English and Arabic.

Working Hours: 3-4 days a week, 3 hours a day, in addition to preparation hours, coordination meetings, events, etc.

Monthly incentive: 450$ per month 

Location: Beirut, Chiah