Life skills and psycho-social support Educator - North

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water, sanitation and hygiene sectors

Job Overview/Summary:

The Life skills and psycho-social support educator will be responsible for facilitating the overall delivery of the PSS sessions in a safe, child-friendly environment, upholding the standards of the NRC’s Code of Conduct, while ensuring full inclusion and protection of the vulnerable children as a key responsibility of this role and following NRC’s Protection Policy The position holder will work in close connection with Education Officers (EOs) and will receive a pre­service training on topics specific to the context. This will include regular monitoring and observation visits from EOs and other NRC technical staff.

Responsibilities:

• Provide effective teaching and facilitation to refugees and vulnerable host community children by employing a variety of methodologies in teaching students, including demonstrations, discussions, and lectures

• Attend and actively participate in all training assigned by NRC
• Implement and follow standard curriculum and inform content development where needed, including the production and dissemination of teaching handouts and activities sheets.
• Maintain a child-friendly and safe teaching/learning environment in the classroom while adopting a holistic approach to teaching (physical, emotional, and intellectual well-being)
• Support in outreach and children registration as needed.
• Responsible for classroom adaptation and decoration relevant to the age/class group
• Conduct learning achievement exercises pre, post and periodic assessments during the cycle.
• Working on learners’ files, data entry, and learner evaluation.
• Plan and implement lessons as per the directions of the subject coordinator.
• Attending educator meetings, participating in Teacher Learning Circles, develop extra material during workshops and adapt them to the needs of the students.
• Teach and educate students according to their educational needs and abilities according to students’ levels per class/grade. 
• Prepare, implement, and supervise recreational activities.
• Follow up on student attendance and absence, by conducting phone calls with parents/caregivers.
• Enhance parental involvement through positive communication channels with parents and PCGs (Parents Community Group) members
• Utilize and protect the educational equipment, such as materials, books, and other learning aids provided by NRC
• Supervise the students upon arrival and departure and between sessions
• Apply/mainstream child protection guidelines following the training provided by NRC.

Critical interface

• Education Officer.
• Educator coordinator (Educator+)
• Education Technical Coordinator.
• Education PM.
• Parents.

Qualifications and Relevant Skills:

• Diploma or bachelor’s degree in psychology, social studies or related field; certification/license in teaching is a plus. 1 to 2 years working experience in education or Non-Formal teaching.
• Honesty and trustworthiness, and responsive to constructive feedback and advice.
• Ability to work systematically and organized manner
• Ability to listen actively, understand, communicate effectively, and discuss with supervisors and parents on children's learning problems and psychosocial requirements
• Ability to respect and maintain confidentiality
• Fluent in Arabic.