Animator - Baalbek

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a humanitarian, non-governmental and nonprofit organization, founded in 1956, that works in more than 30 countries around the world. DRC has been operating in Lebanon since 2004, working with Palestinian and Iraqi refugees, as well as Lebanese communities affected by the war in 2006. DRC is committed to basic humanitarian principles; including impartiality and neutrality, and offers the highest standards of accountability to the people it serves. DRC Lebanon has been assisting the Syrian displaced, fleeing Syria into northern Lebanon, since May 2011. This assistance has come through the provision of food and non-food items, various outreach activities (registration, follow-up and awareness sessions) rehabilitation of collective shelters and the implementation of quick impact projects. DRC is inviting local candidates to apply for the position of Animator - Baalbek to support its activities under the project “Emergency Response for Displaced Syrians in Northern Lebanon” in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and  The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).   Reporting to Child Protection Officer   Child friendly spaces and recreational activities:  Define psychosocial activities to be implemented according to the children’s ages and situation and contribute to the development of a child friendly space curriculum; Prepare and implement recreational activities for targeted children (large events or small groups); Deliver the CFS curriculum and other recreational activities to the children with/or without their parents; Identify within the activities the children in need of further assistance. Act in the best interest of the child; Promote, ensure and establish the child as a central actor in the activities; Communicate with children in a protective manner ensuring the respect of their rights; Create a positive and trustful atmosphere while interacting with children encouraging them to express their needs and ensuring their feeling of safety; Understand children as the main actors in their own development and encourage them in decision making of matters that affects them; Listen to whatever children would like to say, help them express their feelings and needs and respond to it positively; Closely follow up individual child participation in activities and identify children with special needs; Report any observed problem of a child to the social worker for necessary support or referral to other supportive network; Ensure that a child is not alone in the center/location of activity at all times; Identify materials required for activities preferred by children and request for procurement; Actively attend supportive trainings and experience sharing meetings; Accomplish individual and collective assignments given by her/his supervisors; Accomplish her/his duty of care protecting children from any form of maltreatment/abuse; Reports to the social worker and/supervisors as soon as she/he suspect or observe or informed a child or children are at risk of abuse or being mistreated; Close supervision on young children during group plays and avoid harmful exercises; Ensures activities are appropriate for the physical and mental capacity of children;   Other Child protection activities:  Assist in the coordination of Child Protection awareness raising events; Organize joint events with children from the host communities for community harmonization; Requirements:  Experience working with children; Social work experience and/or experience in humanitarian work preferably in emergencies; Strong experience in providing recreational activities to children (drama, play, games, circus, sport, storytelling, drawing/painting, artistic activities, music, dancing); Ability to work with refugees in underprivileged settings; Excellent creativity skills; Computer skills; Excellent communication skills especially with children; Excellent interpersonal skills; Dynamic personality and ability to work under pressure; Commitment to the values, vision and mission of DRC; Commitment and respect of the DRC code of conduct; Commitment and respect of the UNICEF child protection policy; Conditions Availability: ASAP Duty station: Baalbek Contract: Local, until the 31st of December, renewable (Based on Performance and availability of funds)