Key responsabilites:
Duties: The following duties are requested from the position holder:
- Plan and coordinate the weekly and daily programs for the shelter’s residents (awareness sessions, group therapy, and capacity building and life skills sessions);
- Conduct life skills and socio-educational programs for the residents of the shelter (indoors and outdoors);
- Engage and follow up the residents’ indoor and outdoor educational activities and accompany residents on individual visits outside the shelter when needed;
- Facilitate communication and coordination between residents and manage tensions or conflicts if any;
- Present a consistent, positive and appropriate role model for the residents of the shelter;
- Achieve the program’s desired outcomes as put by the Kafa management;
- Prepare weekly report for the management of the shelter and daily de-briefs;
- Assist with office-related tasks when need, and attend team meetings.
Key competencies:
Qualifications:
- Social Education university degree or other university degree or certified experience in social work;
- A minimum of 7 years of practical experience in the required field;
- Ability to plan and deliver life skills and social education program and activities;
- Ability to quickly build trust and rapport in interpersonal relationships;
- Demonstrated ability to deal effectively with challenging social problems and behaviors;
- High level of flexibility;
- Ability to work with and strong respect to people of diverse socio-economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds;
- Understanding of and sensitivity to the needs of the victims of trafficking;
- Abilities to be part of a coordinated team;
- Fluent in Arabic, French, and English.
Contract terms:
This vacancy is for a female social educator. The contract is one year renewable, with a probation period of 3 months.
Submission guidelines: Interested candidates should send their CV and a motivation letter to kafa@kafa.org.lb with the subject line: Social Educator Vacancy no later than Thursday the 13th of August 2015. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
