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Child Friendly Space Facilitators Blueprint

Job Description

Scope of work:
CESVI is recruiting CFS (Child Friendly Space) facilitators to be responsible for delivering age and culturally appropriate activities for children whose parents/caregivers are attending protection services at the Community Day Center (CDC). The CFS Facilitator will deliver activities for children 2 to 12 years old, in order for them to feel safe, develop their social and emotional skills and learn.
Main objectives:

• Use child-centered approaches and provide a safe environment for playing, socializing and learning according to established schedules and routines in the educational center or in different environments when needed;
• Keep accurate and safe records of children/youth daily attendance;
• Closely follow up individual child participation in activities and identify children with special needs, internal/external referral according to needs identified
• Ensure activities are appropriate for the developmental stage of the children present at any given day in the CFs and promote inclusive participation to the proposed activities

Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead games and activities and regularly revise them and adapt them to the needs of the children;
• Help in setting schedules for daily/weekly activities for children;
• Closely supervise children during group play and ensure they are safe while receiving services in the CFS;
• Appropriately handle any problems that arise in the CFS;
• Create a positive and trustful atmosphere while interacting with children and parents, encouraging them to express their needs and ensuring their feeling of safety;
• Observe children with special needs and ensure they are well integrated into the activities and if needed refer them to relevant services;
• Take children’s attendance for each session, keep accurate, daily updated records and safely store them;
• Answer questions from community members and parents about what activities are taking place in the CFS;
• Ensure inclusive participation in the activities
• Promote, ensure and establish the child as a central actor in the activities
• Liaise with parents and caregivers present at the CDC, carry out awareness raising activities on key Child protection issues
• Establish internal and external referral pathway for children and caregivers, according to the needs identified
• Ability to work under changing and difficult circumstances on the field, maintaining composure and be flexible to conduct activities under any circumstances.
• Maintain effective communication with parents/caregivers and establish professionals but caring relationships with them and their children;
• Identify and provide materials required for activities preferred by children, in coordination with relevant departments and procurement procedures;
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop CESVI programs

Benefits

• Social Security
• Health Insurance

Job Requirements

1. Requirements: Bachelor/Diploma from accredited university in a related field (education, social work, psychology);
2. Minimum of 2 years of experience in a similar position;
3. Experience in teaching children or implementing recreational activities with children;
4. Experience in implementing psychosocial support activities is an advantage;
5. Sensitivity to and awareness of the psychosocial and developmental needs of children;
6. Possession of technical skills such as painting, music e.tc. are considered as an asset;
7. Understanding of child safeguarding policies and of safe behaviors around and towards children;
8. Cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity;
9. Good interpersonal and communication skills;
10. Ability to work in challenging environments and ability to adapt in a changing context are required;

How To Apply

Please Submit Your CV to tripoli_recruitment@cesvioversea.org

Note: Email Subject must include position title