VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
SOS Children's Village International in Bangladesh (www.sos-bangladesh.org) is a non-governmental social devolvement organisation provides care for the children who have lost parental care or who are at risk of losing parental care and deprived of caring family environment. SOS Children’s Villages International is currently working in 137 countries and territories around the world. In Bangladesh, we have been working since 1972 and presently has programmes in Dhaka, Rajshahi, Khulna, Chattogram, Bogura, Sylhet and Bagerhat.
Our Programmes contribute to delivering on SDGs with a special focus on our target group to improve national social protection system, fighting inequalities, promoting access to quality education, strengthening youth employability and ending violence against children.
Application is invited for the following position:
Position: Assistant Officer
Location of Job: Sylhet and Rajshahi
Nature of Job: Residential
Area of Responsibilities:
- Act as a care giver and ensure best possible care for the children and youth.
- Look after children’s and youth’s health and hygiene, educational performance and other tasks as assigned by supervisor.
- Preparing annual development plan of every individual child by discussing with the child and mother, recording it, follow-up, reviewing once in a year.
- Look after the school admission formalities.
- Contact and maintain liaison on regular basis with schools/other educational institutions.
- Monitoring the academic performance of all the children and being involved with accessing the strength and prepare academic progress reports.
- Regularly update and promptly submit children/youths’ school records and monthly highlights of activities to the Village Director.
- Support management, children and youth to establish effective child care system.
- Develop periodical report, best practices event report and success stories as per the requirement.
- Encourage children to enrol into employable education & find out suitable technical courses and support child development activities to promote life skills & develop leadership qualities and healthy recreations for the children.
- Adherence to the Child and Youth Safeguarding Policy & Code of Conduct and Sexual Misconduct Regulation (PSHEA) of the organization.
- Communicate with various stakeholders both government and other non-government bodies to meet the statutory and compliance issues
Educational Requirements & Experience:
- Graduation Degree in Psychology/Child Development and Family Relation/ Social Work/Social Welfare/Social Science, not less than 2nd Division/Class in any Public Examination.
- Candidates having experience to work in child care organizations will get preferences.
Additional Requirements:
- Willing to work at and to stay in within the SOS premises.
- Strong interest in the needs and development of the children.
- Strong command in English report writing and presentation.
- High interpersonal skills and coordination skills.
- Willingness to make a long-term commitment.
- Age up to 35 years
Salary & Benefits:
- BDT 16,000.00 along with single accommodation.
After probation period of 06 (Six) months, upon confirmation, incumbent will be entitled to receive regular Salary Scale along with Festival Bonus, Contributory Provident Fund and Gratuity, Children’s Education Allowance, Group Insurance (Death & Accidental) as per existing policy of the organization.
SOS Children’s Villages provide equal employment opportunities to all employees & qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or class. SOS Children´s Villages complies with all applicable laws governing non-discrimination in employment. We strictly follow the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and zero-tolerance neither on sexual exploitation, harassment and abuse nor fraud and corruption, amongst other safeguarding aspects. All co-workers must understand, respect and follow the rights of children to live without fear of abuse. The organization cherishes a non-smoking working environment.
SOS Bangladesh reserves the right to accept or reject your application at any stage and only short-listed candidates will be called for an Interview.
Interested Candidates are requested to apply online through e-mail at jobs@sos-bangladesh.org (mentioning the Position Name applied for in the Subject of e-mail) with a Cover Letter along with our prescribed “Employment Application Form” (please download from www.sos-bangladesh.org/download) to “Director-HR, National Office, SOS Children's Village International in Bangladesh”, on or before 10 March 2024.
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