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• Develop and implement programmes to raise
  SOS mothers and community caregivers’ understanding of educational
  programmes such that they are able to meaningfully support / participate
  in the education process of their children.
• Carry out educational reviews at least
  twice a year together with the Family Based Care Manager, respective SOS
  Mother and community care givers to assess educational development and
  support needs of individual children and youth.
• Initiate and implement capacity building
  programmes for education stake holders including School Management
  Committees, Parents Teachers Associations, Board of Governors on their
  role in the teaching and learning process

• Serve as a liaison between the children
  and the youth and the schools / institutions they study in, by maintaining
  contact with teachers and other responsible staff as necessary.
• Ensure that all teachers / trainers
  involved with SOS children are informed of how SOS operates. Encourages teachers
  to visit Children’s Village to gain a deeper understanding of the children
  and their educational needs.
• Attend Parent – Teacher Association
  meetings of all schools in which SOS children are enrolled, together with
  the Village father and relevant SOS Mothers.

• Maintain an up-to-date record of all
  children and youths’ educational performance. Ensure that all the files
  contain all documentation relevant to the individual’s academic progress,
  including reports and performance evaluations.
• Keenly analyse performance recommendations
  and supervise the implementation of appropriate academic performance
  improvement interventions for children and youth at different levels of
  education.
• Follow-up and support children and youths
  in international educational institutions. Keep in contact with them
  through emails, phone calls, whatsapp group chats or physical visits.
• Identify individual children and youths
  education / learning needs and choose the right placement for them.
• Compile and submit to the Programme
  Director annual information about each child and youth clearly indicating
  the age, programme (FBC/FS), educational institution attended and the
  level of education.
• Arrange additional educational support to
  meet the needs of individual children, including individual tutoring,
  after-school catch up lessons, guided home work sessions and holiday
  remedial classes.
• Identify and advise the location education
  committee on available appropriate alternative informal education /
  vocational skills training opportunities for children & youths after
  exhausting all avenues for continued formal education.

• Develop a clear system of capturing each
  child and youth’s skills, abilities, potential, future prospects and
  aspirations.
• Provide children and youth with on-going
  career guidance, counselling and job orientation designed to prepare them
  for their eventual independence.
• Keep informed of available vocational
  training and educational opportunities, offered locally and in other
  countries.
• Work in liaison with the Youth Leaders to
  organise social programs to occupy children and youth meaningfully as and
  when necessary.
• Develop and implement child and youth
  development programs in, and outside the Location, including talent
  development programmes, life skills, entrepreneurship trainings,
  internship, apprenticeship placements / sessions.
• Support SOS Mothers and Youth Leaders in
  developing and reviewing Individual Development Plans and Youth
  Development Plans respectively.
• Actively participate in the assessment and
  select educational institutions for children placement. Maintain an
  up-to-date data bank of education institutions for children / youth
  placements.
• Source for local education scholarships,
  fees discounts or local government subsidies for children and youths.
• Hold regular meetings / talks with
  children and youths to share their challenges and address them in liaison
  with the relevant departments.
• Encourage and interest the caregivers to
  upgrade in educational matters such as enrolling for adult literacy and
  development programmes to help them attain higher qualifications to be
  able to support the children to reach their full potential in their
  academic and professional career lives.

• Attend meetings of the Village Management
  Team and provide an input in other Programme matters as required by the
  Programme Director.
• Implement psychosocial activities for
  children and youths such including training for care givers and sports galas
• Serve as the Secretary to the CV Education
  Committee.
• Be a member of the Child Admissions
  Committee
• Be a member of the Youth Resettlement,
  Integration or Re-integration Committee at the Location
• Support children and youth to get
  scholastic materials and tuition in time.
• Manage the CV resource centers (library,
  book store)

• The ideal candidates for the Education
  Programme Officer jobs must hold University degrees in Education,
  Counselling, Social Work, Social Sciences and Psychology
• At least three years’ experience in
  practical teaching or education liaison / coordination  in a modern, well founded education
  institution. Additional experience in special needs education and
  assessment will be an added advantage.
• Good counselling and career guidance
  skills and involvement in music, drama, sports, or children’s clubs is
  required.
• Broad knowledge of child rights and child
  protection issues.
• Excellent communications skills, written
  and spoken English language skills.
• The applicant must be youthful, display
  much interest in educational matters and development of children, with a
  desire to help them attain greater educational and career development.
• A mature person aged between 28 – 35
  years.

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