The Psychosocial Support (PSS) Specialist will support the delivery of Save the Children’s Psychosocial Support Programs including psychosocial activities in Child Friendly Spaces. This position will provide logistical, operational and technical support for psychosocial program implementation in disaster affected and non-disaster affected areas including Psychological First Aid, and Journey of Hope (JoH) during disaster response and recovery phase. The PSS Specialist will be responsible for supporting the immediate needs assessment, partner identification, training, program implementation, ongoing technical support and management of psychosocial support programs.
The PSS Specialist will provide support the program teams and partners and is responsible for: recording and tracking monthly and quarterly beneficiary information, program expense tracking, ensuring program materials are supplied to the partners (kit ordering and monitoring), monitoring program progress and fidelity to curriculum intent and periodic reporting of the program activities to the USPA Team .As a frontline representative of Save the Children, the position holder is required to ensure safety and protection of children and families that s/he come in contact with and represent the agency values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity.
What You'll Be Doing (Essential Duties)
- Lead the management of Psychosocial Support Programs (45%)
- Assist with building and maintaining relationships with schools, partners and state contacts.
- Participate in related meetings and conference calls to support the psychosocial program efforts.
- Help manage periodic program reporting.
- Manage logistics for program trainings.
- Manage, compile and input program pre- and post-surveys.
- Track and report program expenses.
- Conduct site visits and regular program fidelity checks.
- Bi-weekly coordination with psychosocial program lead to report on fidelity checks/site visits.
- Performs other duties as requested by Deputy Team Leader
- Assist partners with Program Implementation :( 30%)
- Serve as immediate point of contact for implementing partners.
- Collect and record beneficiary counts and evaluations from partners on a monthly basis and/or quarterly basis. Input beneficiaries into Save the Children's beneficiary tracking
- Order, assemble, and distribute additional program kit materials to partners as
- Operational Support (15%)
- Provide operational support to the program as required to ensure the smooth running of the program to include such things as ordering supplies, equipment and organizing events.
- Liaise with the Psychosocial Support and Protection Team within US Programs (10%)
Required Qualifications
- High school degree
- A minimum of 3-5 years' experience in area of expertise.
- Professional level of specialized knowledge to manage complex tasks, programs or projects.
- Strong oral and written English language communications skills and the capacity and willingness to be flexible and accommodating in a challenging working environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- A bachelor's to master's degree in education, early childhood, social work, mental health, or a related field
- Spanish fluency a plus.
What's In It for You
Meaningful work, with a knowledge that you are changing the lives of children all around the world
- A family friendly work environment
- Highly collaborative and innovative teams
- Generous paid vacation days, holidays, family leave days, and sick time
- Healthcare plans including medical, dental, and life insurance
- Retirement savings account with matching company contributions
- Structured and formalized management development and coaching programs for mid and senior level managers
- Extensive e-learning opportunities on a variety of topics offered through our affiliation with several prestigious universities and with the American Management Association, as well as language learning opportunities
Save the Children invests in childhood: every day, in times of crisis and for our future. In the United States and around the world, we are dedicated to ensuring every child has the best chance for success. Our pioneering programs give children a healthy start, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. Our advocacy efforts provide a voice for children who cannot speak for themselves. As the leading expert on children, we inspire and achieve lasting impact for millions of the world's most vulnerable girls and boys. By transforming children's lives now, we change the course of their future and ours.
Save the Children is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children it serves and helping protect the children with whom Save the Children is in contact. All Save the Children representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of child abuse. In addition, it is Save the Children's policy to create and proactively maintain an environment that aims to prevent and deter any actions and omissions, whether deliberate or inadvertent, that place children at the risk of any kind of child abuse. All our representatives are expected to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with this commitment and obligation. Any violations of this policy will be treated as a serious issue.
We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, ancestry, sexual orientation, national origin, age, handicap, disability, marital status, or status as a veteran. Save the Children complies with all applicable laws.