Child Protection Assistant at International Rescue Committee

Found in: beBee S KE - 3 weeks ago

Nairobi, Kenya International Rescue Committee (IRC) Full time

The International Rescue Committee is a global humanitarian aid, relief and development nongovernmental organization.

Major Responsibilities: 
The post holder will be responsible for the following duties and responsibilities.

Program implementation and quality: Reinforcing adherence to the child protection (CP) guiding principles throughout all CP and partners activities, specifically:

Conduct assessment of the living conditions of children in the camp/ host community where applicable and participate in the development of appropriate response to the needs of children.
Facilitate the involvement of children and the community (leaders, caregivers, and parents) in the Safe Healing and Learning Space (SHLS) and document the progress made.
Supervise and coach community facilitators in the SHLS.
Organize and lead psychosocial support activities at SHLS.
 Work with the  nutrition and health teams in the identification, monitoring, verification, documentation and referral of cases of children and abuse.
Follow-up the preparation and implementation of case action plan and home visit conducted by the social workers.
Carry out data entry into the Child Protection Information System (CP IMS) database.
Assist the child protection officer in facilitating and organizing appropriate care arrangement, and suitable alternative care system with close supervision and attention to the individual needs of children.
Through working with the child protection committees identify potential foster families for unaccompanied and separated children in collaboration with social workers and community leaders.
Train and supervise the community facilitators leading positive parenting skills training (Family Make the Difference) weekly sessions.
Assist the child rights clubs to demonstrate to the community and the concerning body about protection concerns that children are facing while living in the camp and promote the participation of children in all matters affecting their lives.
Organize awareness-raising and advocacy activities in the community including the celebration of international calendar events days and other awareness raising sessions
 Assist and participate in the preparation of budget, work and spending plans, and PR tracking to monitor the proper utilization of the budget and timely implementation of activities.
Adhere and fully abide by the child protection code of conduct.
Work closely with the other Child Protection teams within the IRC to provide an integrated response to the needs of children and their families.
Perform other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Other: The post holder will also work on other duties such as

The Child Protection Assistant will directly report to the senior Child Protection Officer based in Kakuma with additional oversight from PRoL Technical coordinator in Kenya.

Standard of Professional Conduct:The IRC and the IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – our Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality.
Commitment to Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: The IRC is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. The IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying of the IRC persons in any work setting. We aim to increase the representation of women, people that are from country and communities we serve, and people who identify as races and ethnicities that are under-represented in global power structures.
Minimum Qualifications:

University Degree in Sociology or psychology preferred or any other social science fields.
3 years of working with children experience for diploma holders.
1 year of working with children experience with the first degree.
Ability to speak the local language (Turkana) is an added advantage.
Computer literate, data entry (database management) skills
Trained on CP topics and certified will be preferred.

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