PSS Volunteer - Beqaa

Responsibilities:

• Support the team in mapping and assessing children to attend PSS activities.
• Assess the main similar needs/issues faced by the targeted community group of children.
• Plan, organize, and run activities with children while facilitating and encouraging the participation of all children.
• Develop an action plan of PSS activities, topics, and other types of interventions with the group based on a “Group intervention approach”.
• Ensure activities run in a timely manner to ensure the successful implementation of the project.
• Implement these sessions on a periodical manner and evaluate each session with the children.
• Revise sessions according to each feedback/evaluation and constantly adapt approaches and exercises.
• Deal with difficult behaviors (conflict, aggressiveness, introversion) and understand the reason behind the behavior to positively communicate with the situation.
• Ensure Children under her/his responsibility are not exposed to any form of harm or stress during the activities.
• Promote and ensure the Children's participation in all activities.
• Document all necessary feedback and provide regular monitoring reports to the project manager on the progress of children and youth.
• Ensure that all children and caregivers are aware of any accountability/ complaint mechanism.
• Plan and identify materials and any kind of support required for every intervention on weekly basis.

Skill:

• At least 1 year experience working with children and preferably high-risk children and/or refugee/vulnerable population (PSS program)
• Knowledge in Child Protection
• Strong facilitation and organizational skills
• Motivated-and ability to work in a team
• Strong interpersonal skill
• Excellent communication skills (including active listening)

Islamic Relief considers the welfare and protection of children, young people and people at risk to be paramount to the organization. With a zero-tolerance approach Islamic Relief have is committed to safeguarding people within our programs and projects from Exploitation and Abuse which also describe standards in behavior expected from the organization, its staff and representatives towards each other and those we serve. Any candidate offered a job with Islamic relief will be expected to sign Islamic Relief Safeguarding Policies and code of conduct alongside to their contract of employment