TEAM/PROGRAMME:  ECCD/ early learning

LOCATION: Syrian refugee camps - Jordan

POST TYPE: National

External representation and communications: Level (1)

No regular contact with any external partner

CHILD SAFEGUARDING: Level (3) – the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to youth or young people in different stages. 

 ROLE PURPOSE: The Early learning facilitator will be responsible for groups of at least 25 of young children under 6 years enrolled in the Early Learning Centers in Camps for two shifts daily with 25 child at the morning and another 25 children at afternoon.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Support the delivery of effective management of the Early learning Center/ ELC class for Syrian refugee children by:

• Being responsible for different groups of 25 children in ELC for – running 5 days a week in 2 shift, one in the morning and one in the afternoon from Sunday through Thursday.
• Responsible for initiating play, game and educational activities for children.
• Report weekly verbal and in writing on the progress of the running of the group he/she is responsible.
• Insure the implemented activities cover all the developmental domains of the young children including psychosocial support and protection.
• Ensure a safe and child-friendly atmosphere within the group and in the Centre.
• Ensure effective co-operation with other early learning facilitators and volunteers in the Centre.
• Establish a rotation system to promote the sharing of equipment and games between children
• Be a positive and cooperative role model and demonstrate conflict-solving behaviors
• Ensure that all games and equipment are accounted for and stored securely at the end of the day.
• Address and refer protection issues in the ELC to the supervisor.
• Create and develop the educational and developmental materials/aids.
• Participate in assessments held by SC either in camps or outside camps, as needed.
• Attend trainings / meeting/workshops and any activities conducted, organized or supported by SC.
• Participate in developing ELC technical materials such as books, manuals related to this job where needed.
• Identify children with disabilities and refer them to field coordinator.
• Ensure that the activities provided to children are inclusive and meet all learning types of children as well as the environment and learning aids.
• Build good relationships with parents and provide them with regular feedback and positive guides in how to enhance children’s learning and development.
• Evaluate children’s learning outcomes regularly and build remedial learning plans for children in need for more kind of support and follow up.
• Ensure that child safeguarding standards are met in dealing with children.
• Follow up on children’s books, activities, and home work on daily basis and support children.
• Plan the daily lesson for children’s activity ahead on daily basis.
• Follow up on children’s absence and find out the ways to keep them attending ELC.
• Ready to cover or switch to any location in camps according to work need.
• Understand that working in camps required being resilient regarding working hours and responsibilities.
• Ensure participate all the trainings courses which be held either in and out Amman .
• Any other tasks required to ensure all the objectives are met

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (Our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Takes responsibility for decision-making in the group of children in a participatory way including the children;
• Creates a managerial environment in order to enable and maintain Save the Children culture of child safeguarding, achieving results together with children and role modelling Save the Children values.

Ambition:

• Sets realistic goals for the group of children and takes responsibility for implementation of developing activities;
• Engages and motivates the children;
• Secure and protect children in a safe learning environment

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues, parents and SC staff;
• Values diversity as a source of competitive strength;
• Well-developed listening skills and conflict solving among children.

Creativity:

• Encourages and initiate game, play and humour together with children.

Integrity:

• Honesty, openness, and transparency;
• A strong commitment to Save the Children’s vision of a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development, and participation.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• Requires a pre-school teacher degree , early childhood , psychology or related field
• Demonstrated experience in working as a pre-school teacher.  (2 years )
• Excellent communication and co-operation skills.
• Good in initiating activities together with young children.
• Ability to work under pressure, multi-task with many children.
• Ability and willingness to travel from Amman or any governorate to camps
• Excellent knowledge of Arabic and good English.
• Very good computer skills.

Desirable:

• Demonstrated experience as pre-school teacher in a kindergarten or Nursery / day care centre.
• Very good knowledge of safe environment and safety places for children

***Qualified male and female candidates are welcome to apply.