JOB TITLE: Health Educator

TEAM/PROGRAMME:

Leading the Way to Change program

LOCATION: Mafraq/ Zaatari refugee camp

POST TYPE: National

External representation and communications: Level 1

No regular contact with any external partner

CHILD SAFEGUARDING: Level (3) – the responsibilities of the post may require the post.

holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Health Educator will play a crucial role in raising awareness, providing training sessions, and facilitating workshops for adolescents and their caregivers, particularly focusing on accessibility to menstrual hygiene products. This role involves adapting available materials, conducting MHM training sessions, and ensuring the dissemination of essential information to promote proper menstrual hygiene practices among adolescents in the Al Zaatari Refugee Camp.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Health Project’s officer

Staff directly reporting to this post: None.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

1. Conduct Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) training sessions for adolescent girls and their caregivers at the Al Zaatari Refugee Camp.
2. Adapt existing educational materials to suit the cultural context and specific needs of the target population.
3. Organize workshops and awareness sessions to raise awareness about menstrual hygiene management.
4. Address accessibility issues related to menstrual hygiene products for adolescent girls.
5. Maintain accurate records and write comprehensive reports on MHM training sessions and awareness workshops conducted on a monthly basis.
6. Collaborate closely with the project officer to report any challenges, successes, or issues encountered during program implementation.
7. Any other tasks required from the management. 
    

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (Our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Takes responsibility for decision-making and efficient resource management, and holds team and partners accountable for delivery of their responsibilities by delegating effectively, affording staff professional autonomy, providing the necessary development to improve performance, and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
• Creates a managerial environment across the Country Programme to lead, enable and maintain our culture of child safeguarding, achieving results together with children and role modelling Save the Children values.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for self and team, takes responsibility for own personal development, and encourages team to do the same.
• Engages and motivates others by widely sharing their personal vision for Save the Children.
• Future orientated, strategic thinker.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships with team, colleagues, and partners.
• Values diversity as a source of competitive strength.
• Approachable, diplomatic, and supportive, with well-developed listening skills.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions both on a personal level and by building and  leading teams willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honesty, openness, and transparency.

A strong commitment to Save the Children’s vision of a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development, and participation.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• Degree in Nursing.
• Minimum of two years of relevant experience in Reproductive health, women health, menstrual hygiene management.
• Experience in providing training sessions, and awareness sessions, especially to youth, adolescent girls or boys, and adults
• Previous work experience in an emergency or refugee camp setting is a plus.
• Strong communication (written and spoken), and interpersonal skills in English and Arabic
• Ability and willingness to be in the camp on daily basis.