Child Protection Animator Intern - Beirut

Who we are 

Save the Children's work saves and improves children's lives around the world. We work to ensure children have healthcare, food and shelter, as well as learning and child protection services when children need it most. We are committed to helping all children achieve their full potential by ensuring they grow up healthy, receive a good education, and stay safe.

Securing children's rights is the foundation of our work. Millions of children around the world are denied their rights, simply because of who they are or where they are from. We know that to ensure every child has the chance for a future their rights must be upheld.

Through our programming, emergency responses and advocacy, we put the most vulnerable children first, tackling the barriers to survival, learning and protection.

Project/department background

The purpose of a safe space is to provide children ages 3 to 18 with a protected environment in which they can participate in non-structured PSS activities to play, socialize, learn, and express themselves as they rebuild their lives and bounce back from the impact of the explosion. Safe spaces are considered an intervention to protect children from harm and psychosocial distress and to help them continue learning and developing both during and immediately after an emergency.

Safe Spaces are supervised environments in which parents and caregivers can leave their children while they rebuild their homes or seek new income-generating chances. Safe spaces also provide opportunities for parents and caregivers to be actively involved, share information, provide input and guidance, and increase their own self-confidence to protect and care for children.

What you will do

1.         Help with the outreach activities for the children living with the CFS areas.

2.         Implement the activities according to the children’s ages and situation.

3.         Organize and deliver recreational activities for targeted children in the safe spaces.

4.         Promote, ensure and establishe the child as a central actor in the activities.

5.         Promote unity between children through collaboration & cooperation in child-friendly activities.

6.         Identify within the activities the children in need of further assistance and report any observed problem of a child for necessary support or referral to other supportive network.

7.         Implement a variety of structured games and activities within the Child Friendly Space, catering to the needs of children of different ages, genders, and abilities.

8.         Ensure equal participation by girls and boys, children who have mental or physical disabilities.

9.         Ensure that children feel comfortable, safe and respected.

10.       Ensure a safe and child-friendly atmosphere within the CFS including no physical discipline or fighting occurs.

11.       Ensure that children will be safe going to and from the CFS.

12.       Ensure that all games and equipment are accounted for and stored securely at the end of the day.

13.       Serves as Protection Focal Point in the field (protection referral and monitoring), for which training and guidance will be provided.

14.       Conduct phone call assessment to identify beneficiaries eligible for services.

15.       Complete other tasks as requested by the Project focal point.

16.       Comply with SCI’s code of conduct and Child safeguarding and Fraud policies.

Learning opportunities for the Intern

• Gain understanding of child protection principles
• Gain knowledge on psychosocial support interventions
• Gain experience in promoting gender equality through recreational activities
• Gain knowledge on Safe Identification and Early referral

Minimum qualification and experience:

Experience in facilitating recreational activities for children and/or degree in childhood education, social work, psychology or related fields.