School Facilitator to Support Formal School Enrollment

Terms of Reference

School Facilitator to support Formal School Enrollment

in Double-Shifted Schools and Catch-Up Program

Duration: 10 months

Location: All Jordanian governorates

Number of positions: 220 (School Facilitators)

Nationality: Jordanian, Syrian or other nationality with valid documentation to work in Jordan

Languages: Arabic and English

Brief Project Description: UNICEF Jordan and partners continued to work on providing access for Syrian children to formal education and where formal school seats are not accessible, support alternative forms of learning. In 2016, an estimated 167,820 Syrian students (48% boys, 52% girls) had access to formal education in schools in camp and host community settings. Enrolment increased by 15% (22,352 students) thanks to the rapid expansion of formal education resulting from the Jordan Compact, whereby the international community committed supporting every child in Jordan to be in education. In host communities, UNICEF and MOE increased double shifted schools from 98 in the 2015/6 academic year to 198 in the 2016/17 academic year. Meanwhile in the camps, 44 schools in 16 school complexes (Za’atari:28, Azraq: 12 and EJC: 4) provided educational services to Syrian children. Meanwhile, another 943 (46% female) children are enrolled in 47 Non-Formal Education Catch-Up centers, a new MoE-certified education programme targeting children aged 9 to 12 who have been out of school for over three years.

Overall, the total enrolment of out-of-school children (OOSC) remains low[1]. UNICEF through its partners[2] launched the Learning-for-All Campaign (L4A) in August 2016 to assist in ensuring all children out of school are identified and supported to enroll in formal education. A total of 56,119 school-aged children (93 per cent Syrian; 47 per cent girls) from across all governorates were reached through the campaign; approximately half of these children were out of school. Through the campaign, UNICEF and partner staff and volunteers discussed the importance of education, enrolling in school, and ensuring children continue and remain in school. The Learning-for-All campaign partners have been requested to follow up with each child they registered to ensure they are now in school.

From late January to mid-February 2017 during the school break between Semester 1 and 2, the Learning-for-All campaign will be conducted to enrol more children into formal schools, including the Catch-Up centres. All partners is undertaking awareness sessions and door-to-door visits in the first quarter of the year to increase enrolment in the new double-shifted schools and all schools as well as in the NFE/Catch-Up Programme and the NFE/Drop-Out Programme[3].

Purpose of the position

Under the direct supervision of the Contractor and with the technical support of UNICEF Education Section, the School Facilitators will provide the needed support to children enrolled in formal school and the Catch-Up Program, making sure that cases referred to school are being looked into and followed up on in addition to addressing challenges that students might face on a daily basis during school hours.

Roles and Responsibilities:

One School Facilitator will be placed in each of the 200 double-shifted schools to provide the needed support as detailed below. Twenty School Facilitators will be on standby for substitution as required.

1.  Provide continued support to school principals and teaching staff by:

·  Ensuring that school principals and teaching staff are fully aware of the school registration procedures;

·  Assisting school principals in enrolling children into school;

·  Ensuring that school principals and teaching staff are fully aware of the Guidance Note on establishing and running Catch-Up classes;

·  Ensuring that referred cases are being followed up on with the school principals and the needed actions are taken;

·  Ensuring daily smooth operation of the Catch-Up classes;

2.  Provide continued support to students enrolled in Formal and Non-Formal Education through;

·  Ensuring that parents and children are receiving the needed information about school registration in the second semester, including Catch-Up and Drop-Out programmes;

·  Ensuring that each child, joining in the second semester, is informed of the requirement of having to attend school for two months in the summer to successfully pass the year;

·  Ensuring that each child is receiving the needed educational and psychosocial support to prevent him/her from dropping out;

·  Ensuring that enrolled students are regularly attending school;

·  Keeping record of children school attendance;

·  Ensure continued dissemination of education messages through interaction with the children, their parents and the community;

·  Providing information on the nearest available formal schools and Catch Up centres, when and if needed.

3.  Support outreach activities

·  Facilitators may be deployed to support outreach activities either based in schools or attached to Makani centre

4.  Report to UNICEF Education focal point on a weekly basis;

·  Ensure close coordination with UNICEF Education focal point on day-to-day challenges;

·  Provide UNICEF Education focal point with weekly reports on:

o  Daily attendance

o  Drop out cases

o  School Violence cases

o  New and current enrolment

o  Any other pressing issues

Qualifications and experience

1.  Preference will be given to retired Ministry of Education teachers

2.  A first level university degree (Undergraduate or Masters) with good mastery of Arabic and working knowledge of English is an asset.

3.  A minimum of 3 years working experience in the education sector.

4.  Familiarity with MS Office and working knowledge of MS Excel.

5.  Good inter-personal communication skills.

6.  Willing to work voluntarily for vulnerable people in Jordan

7.  All nationalities - Jordanian, Syrians, etc. - are welcomed, provided that the individual hold valid certificates to work in Jordan.

[1] Of over 232,000 UNHCR-registered school-aged children, there are still approximately 65,000 Syrian children out of school.

[2] Mainly partners implementing the Makani programme.

[3] The NFE/Drop-Out Programme is designed to provide education to out-of-school children aged 13-18 for boys and 13-20 for girls.