Community Based Psychosocial Support Assistant (National Contract)

About the job 

Build the capacity of and empower the community to provide vulnerable children and caregivers with community based PSS, Child Protection (CP) and GBV key messages and information on services and identify and refer vulnerable children andcaregivers. 

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• Ensure CB PSS is delivered in line with global minimum standards and national inter-agency SOPs/standards. 

• Identify safe spaces to provide community based PSS (CB PSS) that adhere to the quality checklists for center-based and outreach activities shared at the inter-agency level, identify and train community focal points and Community Based Group (CBG) members to deliver CB PSS, including SDC facilitators 

• Deliver CB PSS to children and caregivers, hence, successfully handing over to the trained facilitators. 

• Provide coaching, mentoring and training to CB PSS facilitators on DRC’s CB PSS and training curriculum. 

• Ensure that CB PSS Facilitators and CBG members identify and refer children and caregivers in need of further specialized/non-specialized services is successfully happening. 

• Support DRC PSSCBO, partner’s officers and CBGs in leading the sensitization sessions and events, including community-led initiatives.  

• Ensure the proper documentation of data collected (hard and soft copies) during CB PSS (attendance sheets, permission slips, parental consent, referrals etc.) 

• Ensure that ALL children and caregivers accessing CB PSS and identified as being at high risk are referred to focused PSS and case management. 

• Closely coordinate and maintain positive relations with local implementing actors, local authorities, SDCs and other international and local stakeholders.

About you 

• To be successful in this role we expect you to have a Bachelor in social work, teaching, child development or other related field

Moreover, we also expect the following:

Required  

• 1 to 3 years of experience in provision of Psychosocial support activities with children and caregivers  

• At least 1-year experience providing coaching, training and mentoring on PSS activities with children and caregivers 

• At least 1-year experience working with community based groups implementing protection activities 

• Excellent knowledge of child protection and GBV and PSS basic principles, child development and adult learning techniques 

• Excellent communication, psychosocial first aid skills and facilitation skills 

• Excellent capacity building, training, coaching and mentoring skills 

• Good knowledge of CP and GBV case management principles 

• Ability to communicate and write clearly in English

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In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:   

Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process. 

Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.   

Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation. 

Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.   

Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with DRC’s vision and values. 

We offer 

Contract length: 11 months 

Level: B 

Monthly Basic Salary: 1250 USD 

Duty Station: Tripoli 

Start date: Mid March 2018

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Nationals; please refer to drc.ngo under Vacancies. For questions regarding the vacancy please contact dolene.khairallah@drclebanon.dk.

Application process 

Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the apply button or go to www.drc.ngo under current vacancies. 

All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email to Dolene Khairallah will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 7 March 2018 

If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please visit drc.ngo/jobsupport. 

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.