Assistant Youth Leader

Mission of the position: The Assistant Youth Leader is responsible for assisting the youth leader in his role and replace him whenever absent. In achieving this, the Assistant Youth Leader should be seen as a peer and a role model providing guidance, support and a positive example to the Youth. The Assistant Youth Leader reports to the Youth Leader and follows Youth Leader's directions in managing the Youth House.

Key performance areas and main responsibilities:

1. Acts as a Role Model for the Youth
2. Guides the Personal Development of the Youth
3. Provides Educational and Career Guidance for Youth
4. Encourages Youth to take Responsibility for Themselves

5. Child Safeguarding (CS)

• Responsible to raise awareness of the SOS Child Protection Policy principles and to prevent and protect children/young people from all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence and discrimination
• Ensures strong focus on CS prevention by organising informal and formal discussions, workshops and other capacity buildings activities for young people to make them understand  CS risks and protection mechanisms 
• Responsible to report any CS suspicion, concern, allegation or incident immediately, following Child Safeguarding reporting procedures. CS reports should be made to the CSA at the national level and/or to the National CS Committee.

6. Protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA)

• Take appropriate actions to prevent and reduce the risk of SEA in areas of operation, including through awareness-raising, training, SEA risk assessments, child safeguarding and other measures;
• Take disciplinary action in response to proven misconduct, in line with relevant internal administrative policies and procedures.
• Take steps to identify and effectively mitigate against SEA in all programme activities

Direct supervisor:

Youth Leader