PSS Monitor

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES

1. Develop and implement age-appropriate psychosocial activities and awareness sessions for children, youth, and caregivers in the SIF Safe Centers, according to SIF curricula.
2. Monitor, supervise and mentor PSS community members while providing children, youth, & caregivers with community based PSS, in a participatory and empowering manner

• Ensure/ monitor that all beneficiaries participate in the activities that are non-discriminatory as well as age and gender sensitive and appropriate.
• Ensure / monitor that beneficiaries can participate in FGD in order to understand and better answer to their needs, and to provide them the opportunity of feedback/evaluation at the end of each cycle.
• Ensure / monitor that parents/caregivers are involved in ensuring the safe access of the minors in SIF activities and they are getting informed whenever there is the need  following the best interest of the child.
• Contribute to create a positive atmosphere interacting constructively with colleagues and children, youth or caregivers.
• Ensure/ monitor that the children /youth /caregivers feel safe, comfortable and respected all the time.
• Ensure / monitor that the activities are done in a clean and hazard free location.
• Verify the beneficiaries list and presence / monitor the verification process of the list and presence.
• Collaborate in ensuring / monitor that the material is appropriately used and later stored in a safe way at the end of the day.
• Prepare / monitor all the necessary for the various activities well in advance, paying attention to details. Co-plan all activities /implementation etc with the Co-Facilitator.
• Establish / monitor a calendar/agenda for each intervention for the children/youth/caregivers concerned.

3. Support and train PSS community based members on planning a session and writing the daily report of the PSS activities.
4. Provide regular & timely performance feedback to line manager and TU by filling evaluation form.
5. Work directly with the SIF technical unit and Protection team to develop intervention plans and follow up in the SIF Safe Center.
6. Communicating efficiently with technical team and field officer conveying to them ideas and new proposals according to daily observation in dealing with children, youth and caregivers.
7. Be able to identify children, youth and caregivers at risk of harm or being harmed and being able to refer them as per the SIF procedure to the organization’s focal point.
8. Ensure PSS community based members & PSS support volunteers identify and refer beneficiaries in need for case management and other services to SIF referral focal point on daily basis.
9. Report any observed problem of a child to the Technical Unit and field officer for further assistance.
10. Contribute to spread the messages to the community and beneficiaries (be able to orient and support beneficiaries on services available in the mapping of services and establish positive relationships with beneficiaries).
11. Attend weekly meetings with the Technical Unit, field officer and program manager.
12. Be able to provide a correct use of guidelines, tools, material and games in the SSC once agreed with the technical unit.
13. Be flexible in replacing other PSS facilitators / monitor when asked by the line manager.

Any additional task requested by line manager

REPORTING

• Ensure a daily proper recording of data (# of children, youth, care givers participating, activities delivered, etc) / monitor the recording of data.
• Centralize all information (appropriate narrative reports, weekly updates etc.) gathered in the field and consolidate a daily report into the proper reporting format to be delivered to the field officer and technical unit for all technical aspects.
• Provide regular reporting on your activities to the PM and Program Coordinator upon solicitation.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Education: University degree in Psychology, social workers, specialized education or related degree
• Experience: Minimum 1 year of experience in a similar position and more specifically experience in working with Children, youth and adults.
• Languages: Advanced in English and Arabic. French would be a plus.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

• Strong Experience in providing psychosocial and recreational activities Basic understanding of Child protection mainstreaming
• Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills
• Experience within another NGO desired, but not mandatory
• Confident and proficient in the use of MS Office, especially Excel and Word
• Experience of a flexible approach in prioritizing a high workload and multiple tasks in environment with tight deadlines;
• Proven problem solving and organizational skills

ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

• Openness to working with refugees as well as with Lebanese beneficiaries.
• Respect and promote SIF’s Policies and procedures
• Abide and sign SIF’s code of conduct, Child Protection and PSEA Policies
• Report to your line manager any discrepancies of SIF’s policies among the team or partners
• Report any incident or act that causes any harm to beneficiary or to others
• Always interact with children in the presence of their parents or caregivers or their trusted adult when taking consent for referral purposes.
• Always respect the beneficiaries will of not accepting assistance