Childcare Attendant - Urgent Position

Ref No : TU-ANK-16-CO-04

Company / Job Description

The International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) is an internationally operating non-governmental organization serving and protecting uprooted people, regardless of faith, race, ethnicity, or nationality.

For three decades, ICMC has partnered with the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration to conduct refugee resettlement. Currently ICMC operates under a cooperative agreement with the Department of State (DOS), as a Resettlement Support Centre (RSC) to prepare eligible refugee applications for consideration for resettlement in Turkey and Middle East (TuME). As part of this service we work with several thousands of refugees and their families each year and take them through each stage of processing that is required for resettlement to the U.S.A. ICMC also has a sub-office in Beirut, Lebanon. The caseload includes a variety of different nationalities, including Iraqis, Iranians, Syrians and Afghans.

JOB PURPOSE

As part of US Refugee Resettlement processing, the Cultural Orientation Program constitutes an essential phrase where refugees are given a three-day orientation to assist them in their adjustment and integration into life in the U.S.  Some areas covered during these classes include education, housing, US law, social services, employment and money management, cultural adjustment.  Each training session is tailored to a specific refugee population and its demographics.

The Child Care attendant’s primary responsibilities include:

Specific duties are as follows:

• Work with training team on researching, designing, modifying and developing the materials for children;
• Complete forms, attendance sheet, inspect and replace damaged or lost materials;
• Maintain monthly inventories of all instructional supplies and order material in direct consultation with the CO Coordinator;
• Keep weekly, monthly, quarterly statistics on the people who have been trained;
• Maintain a safe and healthy environmenT;
• Perform other tasks as assigned by the CO Coordinator.

Requirements:

• Commitment to uphold ICMC’s values of fairness, equality and respect of human dignity;
• Commitment to safeguard refugee interests and to prevent any real or perceived abuse of trust and conflict of interest;
• Strong inter-personal skills;
• Ability to work well with children and be patient with them;
• Must have the initiative to work independently as well as part of a team;
• Previous experience working in a multi-cultural environment;
• Turkish Nationals only;
• At least one of the languages from Iraq, Iran or Syria is preferable.

How to apply?

If you are interested in this vacancy, please send your up-to-date CV to cv.rsctume@icmc.net together with a covering letter explaining why you think you would be suited to this post.  The closing date for the applications is August 19, 2016. Please include the reference number (Ref No : TU-ANK-16-CO-04) and applicant’s full name in the email subject line. Please note that applications received after the deadline will not be accepted.  

Only candidates selected for interview will be contacted.

We are committed to diversity and equal opportunity for applicants and employees. Applications will be treated in strict confidence.