Animator

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Ensure the juveniles follow the Center’s rules and regulations.
• Create educational and recreational activities for the juveniles and provide them with character building exercises.
• Wake up all juveniles at eight o'clock in the morning to start their day.
• Be with them during the four meals and help them acquire table manners.
• Be present with them during the completion of the tasks twice a day, in the morning and after eating.
• Ensure that their rooms and closets are in properly arranged.
• Take care of arranging their external appearance and personal hygiene.
• Manage the task of washing juvenile clothes according to a specific program appointed by the program officer.
• Record the needs of the juveniles and the center on a weekly basis and give them to the Correctional Center Team Leader.
• Deal with minors in a diplomatic manner, far from violent behavior.
• Integrate new juveniles and inspect their personal belongings.
• Cooperate with the Correctional Center Team Leader and inform them directly of any emergency or strange events.
• Send daily and detailed report on the course of the day.
• Accompany juveniles outside the center and to specialists when needed.
• Build a calm and loving spirit between all minors.
• Act with justice and balance between all minors, without discrimination.
• Support management in intervening when needed in cases of emergency.
• Technical Competencies
• Experience in care taking, schools, orphanages, or organizations working specifically with children and youth is highly valued.
• Experience in working with international NGOs is a plus.

• Behavioral Competencies

• Candidates ought to be patient, able to work under pressure, strong communicators, able to deal with emotional situations and capable of following agreed on protocols and procedures.
• Candidate ought to know how to be decisive, fair and just in all situations.

• Job Environment

  Job Requirements & Complexities

• Work has to be face-to-face and cannot be implemented remotely.
• Work environment is safe and pleasant in an indoor setting.

• Internal & External Contacts

• Daily interaction with Correctional Center Staff Members
• Ongoing interaction with juveniles in the correctional center.
• Sporadic interaction with parents or guardians with juveniles.
• Limited interaction with specialists, doctors or external stakeholders.