Psychosocial Support Activities Facilitators for its Emergency Response Project.

Job Purpose / Main Functions:

The Psychosocial Support activities Facilitator has the knowledge and practical skills to carry out psychosocial and recreational support activities with children and youth at high risk of vulnerability in child Friendly Spaces. The PSS activities will be carried out in line with individual organization and interagency guidelines. The intention of this position is to build the resilience of most vulnerable children and youth through psychosocial support activities and raise their awareness regarding CP concerns. The PSS facilitator implements the activities in a manner that leaves considerable positive impact on children and youth and promote their wellbeing.

Aim of position:

• Develop and implement age and gender appropriate psychosocial and recreational activities for children and youth.
• Strengthen and improve the resilience and wellbeing of children at risk.
• Ensure that parents and caregivers receive frequent feedback about their child’s participation during the sessions.
• Work directly with CP team members in order to develop intervention, plans and follow up.
• Ensure that the children/youth feel safe, comfortable and respected all the time.

Duties & Responsibilities / Context  (Tasks) :

• Planning and Implementation of Activities:

• Plan, organize and run activities with children while facilitate and encourage the participation of all children.
• Develop an action plan of PSS activities, topics and other type of interventions with the group based on a “Group intervention approach”.
• Ensure activities run in a timely manner to ensure the successful implementation of the project.
• Implement these sessions on a periodical manner and evaluate each session with the children as well as with the project coordinator.
• Revise sessions according to each feedback/evaluation and constantly adapt approaches and exercises.
• Deal with difficult behaviors (conflict, aggressiveness, introversion) and understand the reason behind the behavior to positively communicate with the situation.
• Ensure Children under her/his responsibility are not exposed to any form of harm or stress during the activities.
• Promote and ensure the children and youth participation in all activities.
• Ensure that all activities are done in an appropriate location in line with the minimum standards.
• Document all necessary feedback and provide regular monitoring report to the project manager on the progress of children and youth.
• Ensure that parents receive regular feedback and advice on their children progress and interaction.
• Ensure that all children and caregivers are aware of any accountability/ complaint mechanism.
• Plan and identify materials and any kind of support required for every intervention on weekly basis.
• Assist in the development of new PSS methodologies or/ and new PSS M&E tools.
• Review and adjust PSS tools to make sure the relevant, accurate and up-to-date information is always presented in accordance to Tdh and the Inter Agency guidelines.
• Suggest modifications of sessions and exercises in order to adapt to changes occuring in the work environment, based on the feedback of the caregivers and children.
• Support the identification and packaging of PSS advocacy issues.
• Prepare all the necessary for the various activities well in advance, paying attention to details
• Ensure that the activities are done in a clean, safe and hazard free location.
• Collaborate in ensuring that the material appropriately used and later stored in a safe way at the end of the day.
• Establish a calendar/agenda for intervention for each group of children/youth concerned.
• Be able to identify children at risk of harm or being harmed and being able to refer them as per the Tdh procedures.
• Verify the beneficiaries list and presence.
• 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).
• Attend weekly, monthly and urgent meetings with team.
• Be able to provide a correct use of guidelines, tools, material and games once agreed with technical team.
• Ensure effective engagement of children with disabilities in the PSS activities.
•  Reporting:
• Assist in analysing the data collected and reports both quantitatively and qualitatively.
• Provide information about progress when required.
• Report and support the constant evaluation process about the impact of activities on children/youth.
• Ensure a daily proper recording of data (# of children, youth, adults participating, activities delivered, etc).
• Provide official and on time report for any security and safety incident.
• Communication and Coordination:
• Ensure close coordination and update with the case workers and community mobilizers
• Contribute to create a positive atmosphere interacting constructively with colleagues and children/youth and caregivers
• Communicate efficiently with technical team and managers conveying to them ideas and new proposals according to daily observation in dealing with children.
• Participate with in donor visits and promote proper preparation and implementation.
• Conduct communication with the stakeholders, partners and municipalities through regular visits.
• Organiztional Policies:
• Respect the Tdh Child Safeguarding Policy (CSP) and its principles of child protection, ensuring it’s the policy’s implementation and prompt notification of the CSP Focal Point with any information regarding potential breachs of the policy;
• Is aware of, abides by and promotes the practices and values set out in all other Tdh policies and procedures such as the Internal Regualtions, Standard Operating Procedures and other policies.
• Undertake all other duties that may be requested by the line-manager and that are compatible with the job.
• Participate actively in weekly and monthly coordination meeting with the line managers.
• Ensure Do No Harm analysis are carried out and the principle of Do No Harm is observed and upheld in all the engagements.
• Others:
• Support the other teams and his/her line manager
• Undertake all other duties that may be requested by the line-manager and that are compatible with the job.

Job requirements:

Academic Background: Bachelor Degree in relevant field (Psychology, social work…).  Master’s degree is a plus but not mandatory.

Experience: 2 years of experience in relevant work.

Technical Competencies:

1. Good knowledge in Child Protection
2. Able to deal with young females from different backgrounds
3. Quality, monitoring and reporting
4. Innovation and Development
5. Respect for the institutional framework

Other Skills:

1. Good communication and facilitation skills
2. Self-management
3. Mission orientation
4. Teamwork
5. English and Arabic (written, read and spoken - not mandatory)
6. Computer Skills
7. Driving license (not mandatory)

Reports to: Project Manager (Project: Stand up for Social Change) & Senior Child Protection Technical Officer (Tdh delegation – Technical Line Manager)

Tdh Foundation, Lausanne has a zero tolerance to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of beneficiaries.  Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) is everyone’s responsibility and all staff are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct, that enshrines principles of PSEA, always (both during work hours and outside work hours).  Familiarization with, and adherence to, the Code of Conduct is an essential requirement of all staff.