Job Announcement

Youth Leader Girl

with SOS Children's Villages of Cambodia

BTDC-ID: 40710
Closing Date:

Announcement Positions

Announcement Description

SOS Children’s Villages Cambodia ([REDACTED] is a Member Association (MA) of the SOS Children’s Villages International federation, which is one of the largest non-for-profit organization in the world dedicated to improving the lives of children and young people without parental care or at risk of losing it. We are committed to safeguarding and protecting children in our programs by having zero tolerance policy in this regard. We are further committed to provide a safe environment for staff and children, young people and adults with whom we work, where human rights are respected and upheld, and healthy relations fostered by building organisational systems, capacity, and awareness on PSHEA (prevention and protection against sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse) guidelines. All our co-workers are obliged to follow SOS regulation on Child and Youth Safeguarding, PSHEA and Code of Conduct. We are an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. SOS Children’s Villages Cambodia has been active in the country for more than 20 years. Through its program interventions in 7 provinces SOS Children’s Villages Cambodia provides long term family-based care, protection, education, health care and community-based programs to thousands of children and youth.

Announcement Positions

Youth Leader Girl

Position Circumstances
  • Career Category: Child Protection, Community Development, Educate/Train/Teaching, Social Work
  • Schedule:Full-time
  • Salary: Negotiable
Position Summary

Duty Location : SOS Kratie

Department : Program Project

Youth leader is a member of a project team. The overall responsibility of youth development leader is familiar with knowledgeable of activities of youth, planning, mentoring and conducting of assigned project activities, and supervision on youth development.

Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Work directly with youth group of school-age, to provide a safe, responsible, well-supervised program while acting as a positive adult role model and mentor;
  • Ensure arrangement of youth house are functioning, cleanliness, education, social activities, security and orders;
  • Train youth in a variety of skills and techniques including behaviour management techniques, program development, provide direction and delivery, child development and group management.
  • Implement and participate with youth group including homework and tutoring assistance, daily living activities, social engagement, and recreation activities.
  • Ensure up to date of youth development plan to PDB2 system.
  • Actively participate in staff development workshops and other staff meetings that are designed to contribute to personal and professional growth and program success.
  • Help provide an atmosphere for developing good morale and well-being among the youth group;
  • Provide discipline, supervise and monitoring youth group in all aspects of the project, provide direction and feedback to youth in a constructive manner;
  • Well document interaction and behaviours of youth through loggings, and incident reports, provide appropriate supervision of youth during all activities, monitor on routine housekeeping as need on shift, assist in management of cost effective of the project;
  • Other task as required by supervisor and line manager.
Expected Profile of Candidates
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in social development or other related field
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
  • Ability to manage group of children (6-8 of youth) ages 14-20 years-old;
  • Ability to motivate, problems-solving and conflict-resolution skills;
  • Desire and ability to work with youth in both indoor and outdoor settings;
  • Knowledge of computer literacy Ms. Office and using internet & email;
  • Ability to plan in writing and implement quality program for youth;
  • Good character, integrity, adaptability, enthusiasm, sense of humour, patience, and self-control.
Soft Skills
  • Able to stay in youth house;
  • To participation, share decision-making and build partnerships.
  • To promote inclusion and equitable sharing of power.
  • To act as a role model for the organization, living our values and inspiring and learning from others.
  • High sense of Child Safeguarding, look for solutions and focus on desired results
  • To show respect and care for myself and others.
  • To effort to learn, understand and grow as a person, admitting mistakes when I make them.
  • To speak up when I see things that are not right, do not hesitate to act and adapt to change when necessary
  • Displays sensitivity and adaptability to different cultures, genders, religions, races, nationalities and age groups.
  • Knowledge of law on suppression of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
  • Strong motivation and ability to work and deliver under short deadlines.
 

How to Apply

Note: This position involves working with a not-for-profit organisation committed to children and adult safeguarding and is subject to strict safer recruitment checks. The successful candidate will be required to go through background verification checks to verify their suitability to work for SOS Children’s Villages Cambodia

As this position is need to fill up urgently, so the interview will be conducted on a rolling basis until the position is filled up. Interested Candidates are requested to apply early Interested candidates please submit CV and Cover Letter (in one file) and complete our application form as attach, incomplete our application form should not be considered. Salary expected and mention the position which you are interested to apply to address or email provided in the contact details.

Attachment:
  • Revised_of_Personal_History_Form_PHF_Application
 

Contact Details

Office Address
  • # 44Bis, Street 334, Sangkat Boeng Keng Kang Ti Muoy, Khan Boeng Keng Kang, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
 
Contact Name
  • SOS Children's Villages of Cambodia
 
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Email