PSS Officer
To apply, please send your CV to [email protected] and make sure to mention the job title in the subject line. Preference is given to applicants who can join immediately.
Please apply ONLY if your qualifications meet the job requirements, namely the education background and relevant experience.
Due to the large number of applications received, only short-listed candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. We reserve the right to remove the vacancy ad if we appoint a suitable candidate before the given closing date. Any résumés received after that time will not be considered.
Ana Aqra is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment against any applicant because of individual differences and disabilities. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, or any other protected group.
Ana Aqra and its employees and stakeholders are committed to the core principles regarding protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse laid out by the UN Secretary-General and the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) and adhere to the Safeguarding and Child Protection policies at all times.
Under the direct supervision of the PSS Program Manager, the PSS Officer will oversee screening, identifying and following up on psychosocial support (PSS) interventions in all schools/centers. S/he will promote and ensure safe learning environments for all involved stakeholders. S/he will support teachers on site to deal with children and issues that will interfere with teaching and learning and will risk the wellbeing of the child and other stakeholders. S/he will promote and ensure protection, safeguarding and PSS principles are understood, maintained and enforced. S/he will identify families and learners’ problems and difficulties and support them. S/he will design, follow-up, document, evaluate and report the psychosocial and emotional intervention plan with the concerned families/ learners and other stakeholders.
Duties and responsibilities
The PSS Officer will perform frequent field visits to schools/ centers.
The tasks and responsibilities can evolve depending on the project’s needs.
► Identification of the most vulnerable stakeholders in need
- Support field teams during field visits in order to identify PSS needs, understand the environment and apply follow up.
- Ensure PSS needs assessment including environmental, social, emotional, and behavioral factors as well as resources and strengths that impact mainly the child well- being but all stakeholders as well.
- Coach, train, and mentor staff with the aim of strengthening their technical capacity, exchanging knowledge within the team and providing professional development guidance.
► Assessment and follow-up of stakeholders, mainly the learners, to ensure social and emotional support
- Assess the needs of the stakeholders, mainly the learners, and their families giving particular attention to protection and psycho social concerns
- Listen with respect and attention to the stakeholders.
- Establish a PSS folder for each family to note the family situation, plan of intervention, follow up and updates.
- Promote the development and empowerment of teachers by providing psychosocial support to facilitate integration and adaptation.
- Monitor and follow up the outcome of the assistance provided.
- Plan at the level of the community any needed intervention to sustain the improvement plan
- Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security of beneficiaries, and accordingly reports concerns/incidents.
► Reporting
- To actively participate in preparing and writing the PSS reports as needed.
- Provide weekly and monthly activity reports to the PSS Program Manager.
- Provide support to the PSS implementing weekly PSS Activities through: the planning of structured PSS activities, special events, basic literacy classes.
- Ensure that any case of PSS need or CP and all specialized support cases are immediately reported to the PSS Program Manager and following the internl referral mechanism.
- Cultivate and facilitate contact with local organizations related to the position, in close collaboration with the PSS Program Manager.
- Design an action plan resulting from needs assessments.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Educational Psychologist/Social Sciences or equivalent
- Fluent in Arabic and very good command of English (speaking, reading, writing).
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience of implementing Psychosocial Support programs including, child protection, social work or case management, in humanitarian or development settings.
- Knowledge and experience in using and updating databases.
- Demonstrated experience in planning and conducting children’s PSS activities.
- Experience in working with refugees is a plus.
- Ability to communicate and to listen
- Good analytical skills
- Ability to work in a team
- Good organizational and reporting skills
- Respect of professional confidentiality
- Patience and willing to make a change
NOTE:
Daleel Madani, the civil society network, serves as a platform for organisations to post their professional opportunities, but is not involved in the recruitment process. The hiring organisation is solely responsible for the job and candidate selection.
- Lebanon