ECD Facilitators x5 - Bekaa & North (Remote)

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LB Home-based; Bekaa (Lebanon)

Job Description

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC works with people forced to flee from war, conflict, and disaster and the host communities that support them, as well as with those who remain within their homes and communities. At-work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. IRC reaches over a million children annually with education and child protection programs in 25 countries around the world.

In response to the influx of Syrian refugees to Lebanon in mid-2012, IRC opened a country office and launched humanitarian assistance programming. IRC operates throughout Lebanon, with the main office in Beirut and field offices in Qobayat, Zahle, Tripoli, Tyre and Mount Lebanon. IRC’s programs assist Syrian refugees and vulnerable Lebanese in host communities across multiple sectors: education, livelihoods, protection, women's protection and empowerment and child protection in close coordination with the Lebanese Government and broader Humanitarian Community.

High-quality Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs provide the foundation for children’s future academic success, health, prosperity and wellbeing. A large body of scientific evidence emphasizes the need

for increased investment in early childhood, particularly for children experiencing conflict, crisis and displacement; these children are extremely vulnerable to the long-lasting effects that prolonged stress has on the developing brain.

In December 2017, Sesame Workshop and the IRC were awarded the MacArthur Foundation’s inaugural 100&Change grant to make real progress toward solving a critical problem of our time. With the extraordinary investment of $100 million, our partnership will transform the language, early reading, math, and socioemotional skills of a generation of children ages 0-8 affected by the Syrian war. Focusing on children in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria over the next five years, the inclusive plan combines the depth of in-person services, reaching 1.5 million children, with the breadth of mass media, reaching 9.4 million children. For more information, please visit: http://refugee.sesameinternational.org/.

As part of the programming, the IRC ECD Lebanon research team is conducting an impact evaluation of its remote Early Childhood Education (ECE) program to determine its effectiveness on children’s development. The research will span over 9 months with a team of educators to be hired to provide the children with remote ECE content during the research timeline.

ECD facilitators will be working on the provision of Ahlan Simsim Families content to caregivers of children who will participate in the research, as well as supporting the educators in the logistical aspects of the ECE program delivery during the research under the supervision of the IRC’s ECD Field Managers in each of Bekaa and the North. The ECD facilitator will also perform other associated duties as assigned by the ECD Field Managers, thereby providing a safe, secure, stimulating environment in which each child achieves his or her full potential.

Major Responsibilities:

- Ensure the high quality of the delivery of the Ahlan Simsim Families content. - Responsible for keeping track of caregivers’ attendance. - Ensure that caregivers feel comfortable, safe and respected. - Continuously monitor and evaluate the caregivers’ progress and welfare. - Demonstrate and encourage inclusive work practices. - Ensure all materials and equipment are accounted for every day. - Support the ECD assistant in program implementation through the different assigned platforms. - Follow up with parents regarding attendance of children when necessary and where applicable. - Deliver community awareness sessions on the importance of ECD as directed by the ECD Assistant. - As directed by the ECD Assistant, support the distribution of the necessary materials. - Support M&E team in data collection and data entry with relevant tools, as needed. - Collect needed documentation from the field such as timesheets or distribution lists. - Support in collecting needed documentation from the field such as timesheets or distribution lists. - Attend meetings and trainings as directed by the ECD Assistant. - Perform any other relevant task as directed by the ECD Assistant.

Qualifications

Work Experience:

- Prior experience supervising and interacting with children between the ages of 0 and 8. - Experience working at community level. - Prior experience in a similar position with a local or international NGO.

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

- Good understanding of the ECD context, including nurturing care, child-centered approaches, inclusive and active learning methods, and willingness to continuously update his/her skills. - Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills. - Demonstrated understanding and experience working with caregivers and their children and particularly vulnerable families. - Demonstrated understanding of child safeguarding policies. - Interpersonal qualities: team player, very flexible, network-builder, able to handle pressure well, work well in a cross-cultural setting, positive role model and demonstrate conflict-solving behaviors. - Fluency in written and spoken Arabic. - Basic written and spoken English. - Schedule flexibility: workload never exceeds a total of 104 hours per month, on a schedule to be determined according to the needs of the program. - Commitment to and understanding of the International Rescue Committee’s standards, aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches.

Working Environment:

Remote Implementation: Facilitators will be working from home with access to the communities during distribution, outreach and awareness raising activities.

Added 2 years ago - Updated 11 months ago - Source: rescue.org