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Youth Educator

Date Posted: Feb 25, 2024
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Job Detail

  • Location:
    Kabul - Afghanistan
  • Type:
    Contract
  • Shift:
    Rotating Days
  • Career Level:
    Entry Level Staff
  • Positions:
    1
  • Vacancy number:
    HR/WC-022
  • Experience:
    3 Year
  • Gender:
    Female
  • Salary:
    As per Company salary scale
  • Degree:
    Bachelors
  • Apply Before:
    Feb 29, 2024

Job Description

  Position Summary:

Youth Educator will be responsible for providing youth education to adolescents and youth and provide age-appropriate awareness sessions related to reproductive health,PSS, harm of child marriage and other health related issues prevalent in the community. He/she will refer young people to other services if required.

Specific duties and responsibilities:

  • Review and refine the existing training materials on health promotion for adolescents and youth.
  • Conduct youth education sessions including awareness sessions on healthy lifestyles, including hygiene promotion, prevention of violence, etc.
  • Work with community to encourage youths and adolescent to engage them in the program
  • Refer youth and adolescents, who need PSS counseling to PSS counselors.
  • Establish a youth network in the target communities.
  • Prepare and submit reports to the MYC coordinator on timely manner
  • Provide technical assistance to other programs as requested.
  • Identify, collect and record success stories/cases studies and best practiced activities for improvement of the programs on regular bases
  • Other tasks as assigned by the Project Manager and WC Management

Job Requirements

Qualification:

Academic Background and Knowledge/ Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree preferably in relevant discipline (General Psychology, Social Worker, Education, Counseling)
  • Additional qualification or certification in Health Education, Psychology, Counseling or in another relevant field is highly desirable.
  • Minimum 3 year of working experience
  • Ability to manage a large number of youths and adolescents.

  Skills

  • Strong understanding of youth education and hygiene promotion
  • Excellent communication skills both in writing and oral including presentation and interpersonal skills: Pashto, Dari and basic English.
  • Excellent computer, MS office skills
  • Should be familiar with the area’s cultural traditions.
  • Keep confidentiality
  • Flexibility and ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

 

Submission Guideline:

Interested applicants are invited to send their resume and an accompanying cover letter electronically to:  kabulhr@wcc-afg.org 

War Child is an equal opportunity employer; qualified Afghan women are strongly encouraged to apply.

The closing date is February 29, 2024 Please ensure your application email has the subject heading of ‘Youth Educator VA# HR/WC-022' Otherwise, your application will not be considered.  Only those applicants selected for Test and an interview will be notified. No phone calls please

Submission Email:

kabulhr@wcc-afg.org

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