Facilitators at Street Child – 30 Openings Contract

Job Title: Facilitator

Locations: Maiduguri – Borno & Adamawa
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Term: 1-year fixed term with possibility of extension
Reports To: Community Based Case Worker
Slots: 30 (15 in Borno and 15 in Adamawa)
Working Hours: Task specific

Job Description

• The Psychosocial Support Facilitator will have the knowledge and practical skills to carry out psychosocial support activities with vulnerable adolescent girls & boys and caregivers.
• The PSS facilitator will implement the activities in a manner that leaves a considerable positive impact on the targeted beneficiaries and promotes their well-being.

Responsibilities

• Provide inclusive age- and gender-appropriate focused psychosocial support (PSS) to vulnerable adolescent girls and boys.
• Provide parenting skills sessions to targeted parents and caregivers.
• Provide age- and gender-appropriate awareness-raising key messages on critical SGBV and CP risks, available services, and gender equality & inclusion, provided to vulnerable adolescent girls and boys.
• Full coordination with senior management to ensure proper implementation of the project.
• Plan, organize, and run activities with adolescents while facilitating and encourage their participation.
• Ensure activities run promptly to ensure the successful implementation of the project.
• Ensure that all beneficiaries are involved in the activities being implemented.
• Deal with difficult behaviors (conflict, aggressiveness, introversion) and understand the reason behind the behavior to positively communicate with the situation.
• Ensure that the adolescents under her/his responsibility are not exposed to any form of harm or stress during the activities.
• Collect data on the activities organized and ensure that all the relevant forms are duly filled.
• Identify key protection issues or threats affecting children and adolescents and raise them to the senior case manager.
• Refer child protection and GBV cases to the case worker(s) of the project.
• Ensure all project means such as attendance sheets and evaluation documents… are in filled in neatly and clearly and are always done promptly.
• Report back to senior staff if requested promptly.
• He / She shall also undertake any other role or responsibility assigned by the line manager.

Reporting:

• He / She as an Animator will work closely with caseworkers and report directly to the reintegration officer.

Qualifications

• Candidates should possess relevant qualifications and work experience.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.