Child Care Attendant (Aarsal)

Position:   Child Care Attendant

ABAAD PURPOSE:

ABAAD aims at achieving gender equality as an essential condition to sustainable social and economic development in the MENA region. ABAAD has a proven record in working in addressing GBV in emergency settings. “Ending Gender-Based Violence: towards standardization and strengthening quality of services and direct response” is an initiative aiming at reducing the risks of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) through women, boys and girls empowerment and improving the quality of multi-sectorial assistance for women and girls survivors or at risk of GBV among the host and Syrian refugee population.

REPORTING LINES: Post holder reports to: WGSS Coordinator

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:       

• Conduct educational activities such as story-reading and store telling.
• Conduct Art and Crafts activities such as drawing, painting and collage.
• Manage small groups of children by guiding them on the use of table games.
• Identify the need of these children and provide accordingly activities that best fit their age group.

Other Activities:

• Collaborate closely with ABAAD TEAM at the SDC women and girls safe space.
• Prepare and submit weekly, monthly and 3 month work plans in a timely manner.
• Participate in weekly internal meetings if advised to do so.
• Respect for ABAAD Code of Conduct and its PSEA Policy.
• Other tasks as assigned by the supervisor to enable and development.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Experience working directly with children
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Commitment to human rights, gender equality, and non-discrimination
• Flexible pro-active attitude
• Ability to work well as an individual and in a team
• Ability to manage an unpredictable workload in a challenging environment
• Ability to work across socio-cultural and religious contexts
• Belief in ABAAD’s mission and vision
• Languages: Fluency in spoken and written Arabic