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Child Friendly Space Facilitator

Job Description

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:

1. 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;
2. Keep accurate and safe records of children/youth daily attendance;
3. Closely follow up individual child participation in activities and identify children with special needs, internal/external referral according to needs identified
4. 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:

1.  Lead games and activities and regularly revise them and adapt them to the needs of the children;
2.  Help in setting schedules for daily/weekly activities for children;
3.  Closely supervise children during group play and ensure they are safe while receiving services in   the CFS;
4.  Appropriately handle any problems that arise in the CFS;
5.  Create a positive and trustful atmosphere while interacting with children and parents,   encouraging them to express their needs and ensuring their feeling of safety;
6.  Observe children with special needs and ensure they are well integrated into the activities and if   needed refer them to relevant services;
7.  Take children’s attendance for each session, keep accurate, daily updated records and safely   store  them;
8.  Answer questions from community members and parents about what activities are taking place     in the CFS;
9.  Ensure inclusive participation in the activities
10.  Promote, ensure and establish the child as a central actor in the activities
11.  Liaise with parents and caregivers present at the CDC, carry out awareness raising activities on   key Child protection issues
12.  Establish internal and external referral pathway for children and caregivers, according to the   needs identified
13.  Ability to work under changing and difficult circumstances on the field, maintaining composure   and be flexible to conduct activities under any circumstances.
14.  Maintain effective communication with parents/caregivers and establish professionals but caring    relationships with them and their children;
15.  Identify and provide materials required for activities preferred by children, in coordination with relevant departments and procurement procedures;
16.  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

Submit your CV to Tripoli_recruitment@cesvioverseas.org

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