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Η Οργάνωση Το SolidarityNow αναζητά για την κάλυψη των αναγκών του τις κάτωθι θέσεις εργασίας:

1)Κοινωνικό Επιστήμονα στη Θεσσαλονίκη

Υποβολή Αιτήσεων μέχρι: 12/9/2018    

Position: Social Scientist

Status: Full Time

Location: Thessaloniki

Starting Date: ASAP

Child Safeguarding Policy
Level 3  The job holder will have regular contact with children

Position within the Organization:

Reports to: Team Leader

Main Duties & Responsibilities

    - Focal point of communication and exchange between (a cluster of) hosting and hosted populations;
   - Directly supports and coaches beneficiaries through the usage of simple communication and moral uplifting techniques;
   - Assesses and addresses social needs of the beneficiaries, identifies and follows up cases that require special care;
   - Performs case management in cooperation with other project staff and potentially SN partners involved in services provision;
   - Cooperates with interpreters where needed for the provision of her/his services;
   - Closely cooperates with other team members, passing on the information and expressing the need of action clearly and concisely;
   - Keeps social register files and statistical records of the caseload and services’ provision;
   - Manage individual protection cases including those on SGBV and child protection;
   - Find proper solutions to individuals who are at most risk or victims of violence;
   - Set strategies and operational measures to effectively prevent and respond to SGBV;
   - Conduct needs / gaps and capacity assessments on SGBV in close coordination with any on-going joint / common assessments being conducted in the early stages of emergency response;
   - Performs social work duties and undertakes procedures implementation when referral(s) to other services are required;
   - Regular and ad hoc reporting and fact finding.

Qualifications & skills

Required

   - University degree from an accredited academic in Humanities or Social Sciences;
   - Experience in social work within the civil society sector, preferably working with vulnerable groups and refugees/migrants;
   - Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary team;
   - Ability to organize and prioritize workload, using initiative when appropriate;
   - Confidence with IT tools and software;
   - Ability to work unsupervised and at flexible working schedules;
   - Ability to troubleshoot and ease potential tensions between the project’s beneficiaries;
  - Ability to perform fact finding tasks; clearly articulate results in a fair and balanced way;
  - Strong communication skills;
   - Basic knowledge of humanitarian sector and stakeholders in Thessaloniki;
   -Previous experience in street-work and/or a job entailing direct contact and exchange with groups of beneficiaries, clients, students etc.;

Desired

   - Understanding and speaking of French, Arabic, Kurdish, Farsi, Pashtu or Urdu.
   - Awareness of the cultural background of Arabic speaking and Asian (i.e. Afghani, Pakistani, Iranian) populations, in the context of the current people on the move emergency.

If you are interested in applying, please fill send your CV and a short motivation letter (in English) to Αυτή η διεύθυνση ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου προστατεύεται από τους αυτοματισμούς αποστολέων ανεπιθύμητων μηνυμάτων. Χρειάζεται να ενεργοποιήσετε τη JavaScript για να μπορέσετε να τη δείτε. by Wednesday, September 12th, 2018, mentioning in the email subject ''Social Scientist_Thess''.

SN is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disabilities and from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

Due to the urgency of recruitment, SN reserves the right to complete the process as soon as the suitable candidate has been identified.

2) Child-friendly Space Facilitator / Early Childhood Educator στη Θήβα.

Υποβολή μέχρι: 05/09/2018

Position: Child-friendly Space Facilitator / Early Childhood Educator

Status: Full Time

Location: Thiva (camp setting)

Transportation to the site will be provided by SolidarityNow

Starting Date: ASAP

Child Safeguarding Policy

Level 3 The job holder will have regular contact with children

Job purpose

The Child-friendly Space facilitator/ Early Childhood Educator is responsible for the social-emotional growth and development of children beneficiaries of the project, which include preschool age children and youth, usually after an emergency or crisis, or during a protracted emergency. Considering the particular characteristics and current living conditions of the children, he/she will be concerned with the provision of support through recreational and early childhood educational activities, following instructions of the respective team leader and according to project’s guidelines. He/she will work closely with parents/caregivers to encourage their active participation in respective activities.

He/She is expected to cultivate an atmosphere of respect and appreciation among beneficiaries, to embrace cultural diversities and encourage development of different skills. He/She should promote learning through play, collaboration, critical thinking, while focusing on rebuilding/strengthening the resilience of the children. Finally, he/she will be responsible for the supervision of the space/classroom in which he/she performs his/her duties during working time.

 Position within the Organization:

Reports to: Team Leader

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides age-appropriate experiences and activities for children, including free play, storytelling, games and songs, and develops activities that promote literacy/math concepts and early education;

• Develops weekly plans and implements age appropriate activities to nurture and stimulate all domains of children’s development under their care, including activities of a creative, imaginative, physical and communicative type;

• Provides a developmentally appropriate environment that reflects the children’s learning and growth, while catering to the needs of children of different ages, genders and capacities;

• Plans and implements activities that meet the physical, intellectual, emotional and social needs of the children, while children with special needs are integrated in a positive and respectful manner;

• Ensures that all children feel comfortable and safe to participate in activities, as well as that their own views are respected and taken into consideration;

• Ensures that activities build children’s self-esteem through positive guidance and nurturing and the space itself acts as a positive role model that promotes friendship, solidarity and conflict-solving behaviors;

• Provides daily care giving routines and plans to the interests and needs of the individual child and each age group.

• Plans parent meetings to discuss children’s developmental progress, supporting needs and interests;

• Identifies protection and other supporting needs and refers them to respective colleagues or/and other service providers when/where appropriate;

• In coordination with other team colleagues, assist in overall case management and provision of support to children and families;

• Ensures activities are consistent with project’s guidelines;

• On an on-going basis, plans, evaluates and improves the physical environment in the space/classroom to create opportunities to meet the changing needs of the developing child;

• Participates in ongoing in-service and education development opportunities and participates in the ongoing development and evaluation of the project’s goals and objectives.

• Carry out community outreach around the “Child and Family Support Hub” by disseminating clear messages on its role and objectives;

• Keeps accurate records and report in a timely manner, following respective deadlines and procedures;

• Performs other position-related duties as assigned, pending on setting.

Qualifications:

Essential

• University Degree in Social Sciences or Humanities or Political Sciences; (i.e. Education -preferably Early Childhood/Preschool Education, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy etc)

• Minimum one-year professional experience in implementing activities for children and youth;

• Field Working Experience in Camps/Temporary Settlements of refugee/migrant population;

• Strong knowledge of protection issues related to refugee children and families;

• High professional ethics;

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, listening and observation skills, including ability to create trust, support, respect and interact with children of all ages, background and diversity;

• Ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relations in multi-ethnic environment; Cross Cultural Awareness and flexibility;

• Strong team player;

• Computer literate & numerate;

• Well organized and efficient, flexible, able to handle pressure well and adapt in different working environments;

• Fluent in English (both written and spoken);

• Good report writing skills;

• Adhere to and promote Child Protection and Child Safeguarding guiding principles;

Desired:

• Previous working experience with local or international NGOs will be considered an asset

• Knowledge of Arabic or Farsi

If you are interested in applying, please fill send your CV and a short motivation letter (in English) to Αυτή η διεύθυνση ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου προστατεύεται από τους αυτοματισμούς αποστολέων ανεπιθύμητων μηνυμάτων. Χρειάζεται να ενεργοποιήσετε τη JavaScript για να μπορέσετε να τη δείτε. by Wednesday, September 5^th, 2018, mentioning in the email subject “CFSH_CFS/ECE_Thiva”.

SN is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disabilities and from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

Due to the urgency of recruitment, SN reserves the right to complete the process as soon as the suitable candidate has been identified.