English & Basic Education Facilitators (Causal Worker)

This position aims to facilitate and deliver educational and learning activities to children aged 6-12 years old, ensuring access to educational/learning English and basic education and SEL services provided by Save the Children through its education programs. The facilitator is responsible for smooth implementation of educational activities and compliance with Save the Children's policies.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a general assessment of the shelters using a simple form, covering the available spaces, number of children, gender, age groups, disabilities, and equipment needs for activities.
• Select beneficiary children in collaboration with the shelter management.
• Implement pre- and post-assessment tools for beneficiary children and caregivers, including evaluating children's levels in reading, writing, and numeracy skills.
• Prepare lesson plans regularly, considering differences in learning abilities, and adapt curricula and teaching strategies using active learning techniques.
• Develop individualized intervention plans for children with diverse educational needs.
• Create extracurricular activities tailored to the temporary learning spaces.
• Implement recreational and educational sessions with target groups, ensuring quality and child participation.
• Ensure proper documentation of activities after obtaining consent forms from parents, and monitor children’s attendance and class schedules.
• Coordinate with shelter focal points to ensure the safe storage of materials and supplies, and their proper usage.
• Prepare monthly reports on children's progress, data collection, provide weekly updates on activities and outputs, and share any challenges, lessons learned, and concerns related to Child Safeguarding or Child Protection.
• Adhere to Save the Children's Child Safeguarding, PSEA, Child Protection, and Code of Conduct policies; attend and complete mandatory safeguarding trainings; and report any concerns immediately through established procedures.
• Strengthen relationships with caregivers by informing them about their children’s progress and designing interactive activities to enhance the learning environment at home.
• Participate in capacity-building training organized by Save the Children.
• Collaborate with the project team during training sessions, meetings, and other related activities.
• Boost children's self-confidence, empower them to express themselves freely, and enhance the effectiveness of their learning.

Requirements

• University degree in education based on the subject required: basic education/ English Language and Teaching Methods.
• Minimum 2 years of experience as basic education teacher/ English Language and Teaching Methods.
• Previous experience in working with children.
• Has prior experience in emergency response and working in camp settings, including the implementation and support of educational activities and programs in humanitarian contexts.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and teamworking skills.
• Ability to manage and handle a complex and varied workload.
• Ability to contribute to a small team, motivate staff, work collaboratively with colleagues, and provide support and advice as needed.
• Willingness and ability to significantly adjust working hours and collaborate with emergency teams coming from outside the sector.
• Cooperate as needed with organization staff, both internationally and within the team environment.
• Understand and commit to Save the Children’s vision and mission.
• Ability to read and understand simple guidelines, short correspondence, and memos.
• Commitment to Save the Children’s values.
• Ability to communicate in Arabic.
• Teachers from the same targeted locations are encouraged to apply.
• Preferably that they are residents of the Middle Governorate and Khan Younis

Skills

• Basic Education Teaching
• English Language Teaching
• Pedagogy and Teaching Methods
• Working with Children
• Emergency Response Education
• Humanitarian Education Programs
• Educational Activity Implementation
• Team Collaboration
• Workload Management
• Communication in Arabic
• Educational Program Support
• Child Learning Facilitation

Languages

Arabic, English