Adolescent Girls Caregiver
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Caritas Lebanon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any Kind. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
POSITION OBJECTIVE
A Caregiver contributes to the psychological and physiological well-being of the adolescent girls at the Shelter and provides them with daily learning activities and programs.
DUTIES:
- Look after the basic needs of adolescents, such as dressing, feeding, promoting good hygiene, parenting (for adolescents with kids) and supervising
- Maintain a safe “home away from home”, sanitary and clean environment for the children under their care
- Encourage tidiness and care of personal belongings
- Prepare, organize and supervise mealtimes and snacks
- Supervision of bed times
- Provide a beneficial learning environment; i.e.: read and play with adolescents to introduce social skills and manners and to teach language and vocabulary. Use storytelling, games or creative activities according to the interests of the residents
- Help adolescents with their homework
- Create routines to make sure that girls have a balanced amount of physical activity, rest and playtime
- Engage in active communication, supervise adolescents for any safety concerns and make them feel cared for, especially when they have mental health problems
- Watch carefully for any signs of emotional or psychological issues with children by drawing the attention of the concerned staff regarding any inappropriate behavior that might occur
- Create a positive relationship within the group and other staff
- Assist in implementing conflict resolution methods and support the coordination of crisis responses
- Document any incident that may occur during the shift
- Provide a complete handover at the end of each shift to other staff members
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Immediate Supervisor
SKILLS
Business Skills
- Excellent Communication and Interpersonal Skills
- Active Listening Skills
- Patience, tolerance and empathy with children
- Autonomous and cooperative with specialized staff, specifically in urgent and sensitive matters
- Diplomatic personality that motivates children to feel comfortable around the Caregiver
- Multi-tasking Skills and ability to work with a large group
- Ability to encourage participation in activities and challenge inappropriate behaviors
EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE
- Previous experience in taking care of children and/or refugee children
NOTE:
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- Lebanon
- Mount Lebanon