Education Assistant

Main duties & responsibilities:

-       Diagnose learning needs of the youth.
-       Discuss youth’s state of vulnerability.
-       Supervise the respect of the Child Protection Policy in the center.
-       Assist in preparing materials, creating displays and undertaking other supportive activities.
-       Evaluate youth progress.
-       Assist in setting the center schedule.
-       Share youth concerns alongside with the youth council with the center coordinator.
-       Apply session monitoring to make sure that the set curriculum is being accomplished.
-       Advice coaches regarding curriculum and dealing with youth.
-       Contribute to ongoing assessment and data collection through observation.
-       Promote the safety and wellbeing of youth in the center.
-       Assist in the organization and implementation of awareness sessions for children, parents and communities at large.
-       Facilitate, collect and report information regarding the overall situation of the youth and their families in the community, with specific attention paid to the programme targeted youth and programme objectives.
-       Support quality implementation of the education activities through being actively present at the center.
-       Support the center coordinator in management of the center coaches
-       The educational assistant will give training on curricula for coaches or any other related trainings
-       Any other related tasks as needed
 
Monitoring and Evaluation:
 
-       Participate in regular monitoring and evaluation activities of the Education in Youth for tomorrow program.
-       Produce timely reports for internal use on the activities in each session, highlighting challenges, best practices and lessons learnt.
-       Maintain records, reports problems or concerns to Center Coordinator.
 
Adherence to the Project’s policies and procedures
-       Comply with the Youth for Tomorrow policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
-       At least two years’ experience in education, preferably in an (I) NGO environment or educational setting. Prior teaching experience is an asset.
-       Bachelor’s degree in Education, Development/Humanitarian Studies or Social Science.
-       Ability to analyse information, evaluate options and to plan strategically.
-       Strength in interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
-       Fluency in written and spoken English.
-       Flexibility and willingness to change work practices and hours and capability to work in insecure volatile environment.
-       Commitment  to  and  understanding  of  Youth for tomorrow’s  aims,  values  and principles  including rights-based approaches.
 
Mercy Corps is a leading global humanitarian agency saving and improving lives in the world’s toughest places. With a presence in more than 40 countries, we partner with local communities to put bold ideas into action to help people recover, overcome hardship and build better lives—now, and for the future.
Mercy Corps is helping vulnerable adolescents between the ages of 12-19 years at a pivotal point in their lives between hope or hopelessness, positive change or negative influence, and possibility or despair. Programming will target Syrian refugees, as well as the host community and Palestinians communities by implementing adolescent projects that improve psychosocial well-being, enhance youth’s ability to identify and develop plans to pursue and achieve short-term goals, and provide life-skill development training to help increase their chances to pursue careers in a specific field and obtain employment.
Mercy Corps has joined the No Lost Generation campaign to mitigate the devastating impact of the Syria crisis on children and young people for Lebanese, Palestinian and Syrian in host and refugee communities. In order to prevent alarming long-term consequences of an entire generation, Mercy Corps’ programming aims to nurture the intellectual and emotional growth of adolescents during this pivotal time in their life to become resilient to the deteriorating economic and political conditions around them.
Association Nabad for Development is a non-profit NGO, founded in 2013. Our organization alleviates poverty, empowers women and youth, and promotes social stability through conflict resolution and peace building programs in Mount Lebanon& Bekaa valley. We work by improving the economic, educational, and social situations of the people in the communities we operate in, and by building the capacity of local initiatives and civil institutions to manage community problems on their own.
Our Vision
Nabad works toward a future in which all people are able to enjoy their rights and exercise their duties as citizens, without being constrained by the social prejudices and economic challenges that they may currently face.