PSS Animator

Key Responsibilities of the PSS Animator:

• Outreach to children through mapping and assessing to attend PSS activities;
• Register and enroll children in PSS activities.
• Develop an action plan of activities, topics, and other types of interventions.
• Ensure that all activities are done in an appropriate, accessible, and safe location in line with minimum child-friendly standards.
• Attend all required internal and external training and meetings properly;
• Ensure that all children and caregivers are aware of any accountability/complaint mechanism.
• Deal with difficult behaviors (conflict, aggressiveness, introversion) and understand the reason behind the behavior;
• Plan and identify materials and any kind of support required for every intervention on weekly basis;
• Collaborate in ensuring that the material appropriately used and later stored in a safe way at the end of the day;
• Report and support the constant evaluation process about the impact of activities on children/youth;
• Provide information about progress when required;
• Revise sessions according to each feedback/evaluation and constantly adapt approaches and exercises;
• Ensure a daily proper recording of data (# of children, adults participating, activities delivered);
• Provide official and on-time reports for any security and safety incident;
• Ensure effective engagement of children with disabilities in the PSS activities;
• Ensure that the beneficiaries can participate in designing the activity, to express themselves and to be heard.
• Monitor child progress, identify children in need and refer special cases to the CP Officer as soon as identified.
• Ensure children under his/her responsibility are not exposed to any form of harm or stress during the activities;
• Ensure Do No Harm approach;
• Undertake all other duties that may be requested by the line-manager and that are compatible with the job;
• Respect and abide by the Child Protection, Code of Conduct, and PSEA Policy with colleagues, children, and caregivers;

Requirements for the position (Criteria):

• Bachelor's degree or of equivalence in years of experience.
• Minimum of 1 year of work experience in a related field.
• Manages time and priorities, meets deadlines.
• Knowledge of child protection.
• Cooperates and contributes to achieving goals.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Flexibility and readiness to work on weekends and/or holidays (if required).

Required training for the position:

• Safe identification and Referral Training
• Mental health training
• Facilitation skills and child friendly space