Pss Assistant

Responsibilities• To identify safe locations in outreach and the most vulnerable children and their caregivers in the area to enroll in activities• To set the caregivers and children’s curricula for structured psychosocial support activities based on the best interest and needs of the children• To ensure the safe spaces identified for the provision of PSS adhere to the quality checklists for center-based and outreach activities shared at the inter-agency level• To supervise and monitor the work of the animators and committee members who implement the PSS and recreational activities• To conduct home visits for children at risk identified through the activities, when required• To engage with communities in order to promote children rights and advocate for children participation in PSS activities;• To closely follow up individual child participation in activities and identify children with special needs;• To refer children in needs of case management to CP case workers in case of need and upon the positive written consent from the child and caregiver;• To identify materials required for activities preferred by children and request for procurement;• To report to the Child protection officer as soon as she/he suspects or observe or informed a child or children are at risk of abuse or being mistreated;•  To set up necessary measures and proper environment to ensure confidentiality during identification, intervention and referral of CP cases;• Providing awareness sessions, guidance, emotional support when needed;• Disseminating and sharing information with Persons of Concern on their rights and access to services;• Ensure proper documentation of data collected (hard and soft copies);• Keeping good relations with local implementing actors, local authorities and other international and local stakeholders;• Closely coordinating with other relevant staff on protection issues (in all departments).Essential attributes:a) Essential qualifications: • Bachelor in Social work, Counseling, psychology or other related field,• Full knowledge about child protection and GBV, • Very good communication skills with children, caregivers and local stakeholders
b) Essential experience:• 2 to 3 years of experience in provision of Psychosocial support activities mainly with children; • Experience working as or with animators;Preferred attributesa) Preferred qualifications:• Master degree in Social work, Counseling, psychology or other related field,• Very good Reporting skillsb) Preferred experience:• 5 years of experience in provision of Psychosocial support activities mainly with children; • Working in INGOCompetency profile:• Flexibility• Planning skills• Systematic  • Communication• Teamwork skills• Initiative(proactive)• Result-oriented and accountability• Professionalism