Job Description: Structured PSS Facilitator (Female)

Number of positions: 1

Duration: 6 months

Location:  Duhok Governorate, in and out of camp locations  

Publishing Date: 12 Dec 2023

Deadline for submission: 18 Dec 2023

About Us:

The Lotus Flower is a non-governmental organization that empowers vulnerable women and girls so that they are safe, and have opportunities to learn, the tools to become financially independent, and the freedom to lead change. We provide safe social spaces inside refugee camps and implement projects to help them rebuild their lives and earn a living. We run four women’s centers for the IDP, refugee, and host communities in Kurdistan 

Our programs are based on pillars from the UN's 2030 Sustainable Development Goals:

·       Health & Safety

·       Education & Livelihoods

·       Peacebuilding & Human Rights

·       Climate Change

Our centers implement much-needed livelihood training, language courses, computer training, mental health support, fitness and health training, and awareness sessions and advocacy on women's rights and gender-based violence. 

We aim to provide the foundation for women to rebuild themselves, their families, and their futures. As local implementers, we work at the grassroots level to get right into the heart of communities, listening to local needs and employing local women to implement the programs. Our fundamental belief is that women and girls are powerful drivers of change, and we provide the support they need to reach their full potential and rebuild their futures.

About the role:

The Structured PSS Facilitator will be responsible for facilitating PSS sessions for Syrian and non-Syrian in and out of camp locations for youths and parents/caregivers, providing psychosocial support sessions in safe spaces through coordination with case workers, the CYFS team, Non Structured PSS team as well as the with CP facilitators and other services providers. The person will also build a strong relationship with the community members, camp management and assess the psychosocial needs of beneficiaries.

The structured PSS Facilitator will establish and support parent groups composed of caregivers who need support and counseling on caring for their children as well as youth groups with the most at-risk boys and girls, from the age of 13 to 17 by using structured manuals for each group.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Provision of Intervention and Psychosocial support

a)     Ensure a timely and adequate implementation of the structured PSS sessions.

b)    Conduct age-appropriate sessions for each age group of youths and parents/caregivers.

c)     Determine a safe and appropriate place to conduct structured PSS sessions, after coordinating internally and externally to determine the safe and appropriate place.

d)    Ensure the safety of youths while coming to sessions and during the sessions and their departure.

e)     Have strong coordination with case workers to integrate needed cases within PSS sessions as well as parents/caregivers.

f)      Establish trusting relationships with youths and families/caregivers.

g)     Ensure obtaining participants consent from both Youths and parents/caregivers to participate in PSS sessions.

h)    Identify and refer cases of vulnerable children (i.e. children with psychosocial problems, behavior changes, traumas, and other problems), to the TLF case workers.

i)      Participate in training and team meetings as requested by the CP Coordinator and Child Protection Project Manager.

j)      Other tasks as assigned by the CP Coordinator and Child Protection Project Manager.

Reporting

    1. Provide monthly reports to the senior CP Coordinator.

    2. Keep files (attendance, consent forms, Feedback, and final evaluation), records, and documentation up to date, secure and confidential.

    3. Adhere to standard documentation processes and follow best practice guidelines.

Compliance

    1. Ensure compliance with TLF policies and protocols of confidentiality, non-discrimination, consent, respect, and safety.

    2. Ensure that beneficiaries are duly informed on the Complaint Mechanism and can give their feedback on TLF structured PSS activities.

Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree in social, psychology, or other related sciences.

· Minimum of 2 years’ experience in CP with INGO/NGO

· Experience in computer use including Microsoft software, word processing, spreadsheets e-mail, etc.

· Confident communicator, with excellent coordination and communication skills 

· Very well organized and with good reporting skills 

· Able to work under pressure  

· Works well in teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well

· Good Computer skills: MS Word and Excel

· Fluency in Arabic, Kurdish (Kormanji), and good English skills

HOW TO APPLY:

·       Please send your updated CV to careers@thelotusflower.org, mentioning “Structured PSS Facilitator (Female)” as the subject of your email.

·       CVs that are in the form of pictures, and screen-shots will not be accepted.

·       CVs that do not include the subject line will not be considered.

·       Due to limited resources, only successful applicants will be contacted.