ECE 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

Non-formal education educators will be working on the provision of education to Lebanese and refugee children out of school or at risk of dropping out from the formal education system. NRC is addressing the specific needs of those children who are unable - or not ready - to access formal education by providing them with quality education and skills as well as by adequately preparing them to enrol and retain at their correct level in relevant formal schools.

NRC non-formal education programmes include:

• Early Childhood Education (ages 3 – 5) classes;
• Basic Literacy and Numeracy (ages 10 – 14) classes;
• Remedial/Homework Support (ages 6- 15) classes;

The different programmes will follow the unified curriculum and Standard Operating Procedures developed by the Lebanese Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE), when applicable, enriched by NRC mainstreamed classroom based psychosocial and life skills activities.

NRC is setting up learning centres in close proximity to where refugee communities are:

• Within relevant camps or ITS (Informal Tent Settlement)
• In community-based learning centres
• In public schools when approved by MEHE

Job Overview/Summary:

The Non-Formal Education Educator will be responsible to facilitate the overall delivery of the programme in 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 also include regular mentoring 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 trainings facilitated by NRC
• Implement and follow NRC 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 wellbeing)
• Use positive discipline in the classroom.
• Support in programnme outreach and children registration.
• 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.
• Attend educator meetings, participate in Teacher Learning Circles, develop extra material during workshops and adapt them to the need of the students.
• Teach and educate students according to the educational needs and abilities    according to students levels per grade. 
• Prepare and implement recreational activities.
• Follow up on student attendance and absent, by conducting phone calls with parents/caregivers.
• Enhance parental involvement though positive communication channels with parents and PCGs (Parents Community Group) members
• Utilize and protect the educational equipment, such as materials, books, and other learning aid provided by NRC
• Supervise the students upon arrival and departure and between sessions
• Carry out related mainstreaming of protection in programme daily implementation as per the set NRC’s Protection mainstreaming guidelines and ensures reporting any breaches/concerns to the line manager for proper action.

Critical interface

• Education Officer.
• Education Technical Coordinator.
• Education PM.
• Parents.

Qualifications and Relevant Skills:

•  Diploma or bachelor’s degree in Pedagogical sciences/Kindergarten or related fields; 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.