Inclusion Officer

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

1. Inclusive Education environment:

• Identify the most effective teaching approaches for children with disabilities and ensure their adoption by NFE teachers
• Monitor teaching and learning activities ensuring that the needs of children with disabilities and/or special educational needs are met.
• Monitor the progress of the children with disabilities and/or special educational needs and discuss support needed with educators and caregivers;
• Collect data and maintain records of children’s progress and development.
• Liaise with AVSI CP Officers for identification of children in need and for their referral

1. Training and Capacity Building:

• Support NFE teachers in planning differentiated instruction that caters for children’s individual needs and support finding solution to remove barriers related to teaching methods
• Train and coach AVSI Education staff and NFE teachers on disability inclusion practices.
• Provide coaching and support to the Education staff during the implementation of parental engagement awareness sessions for caregivers of children with disabilities
• Support the outreach team in the review of the developed materials and E-flyers aiming to have inclusive key messages

1. Knowledge management, communication and reporting:

• Submit internal and external quantitative and qualitative reports on children with disabilities
• Contribute to narrative reports for donors describing Inclusion activities
• Support in writing success stories and developing communication materials related to children with disabilities
• Report on project indicators concerning inclusion of children with special needs programs activities in collaboration with the MEAL department,

4. Specialized services for children with disabilities:

• Support the mapping of Specialized Services per Governorate identifying and visiting potential centers or CBOs
• Identify the specialized services needed for each child with disabilities
• Prepare the relevant ToRs and conduct interviews for the selection of Therapists providing specialized services
• Prepare the budget forecast of the specialized services needed for each child with disabilities
• Supervise the technical aspects of the specialized services provided
• Communicate with caregivers about therapies and progress
• Report to MEAL department the monthly number of specialized services sessions provided per child, governorate and type of disabilities

1. Coordination and representation:

• Liaise with public schools to ensure continuity of support and learning to the reffered children with disabilities
• Participate in Education Department meetings
• Represent AVSI in Inclusion related meetings with donors and/or at the national level