- Eastern Cape
- Salary: R12 500.00 Per Month
- Job Type: Temporary
- Sectors: Admin Academic NGO & Non-profit
- Reference: 2341585
Vacancy Details
Employer: SOS Children's Village
- KPA 1: Beneficiary, Family and Community Profiling
- KPA 2: Stakeholder Engagement and Community Linkages
- KPA 3: Programme Coordination, Planning and Administration
- KPA 4: Parenting, Family Strengthening and Livelihood Support
- KPA 5: School-Based Support and Learner Retention
- KPA 6: Risk Identification, Safeguarding and Food Security Support
- KPA 7: Monitoring, Documentation and Reporting
- KPA 8: Child Protection and Safeguarding
The Community Family Empowerment (CFE) Programme is meant to transform family and community environments into safe, nurturing and loving environments for children and young people. It builds the capacity of parents and caregivers to ensure safeguarding, socio-emotional well-being of children in homes and community settings. It empowers parents with sustainable livelihood programmes to alleviate multiple deprivation situations in families.
Within each CFE site, the Programme Coordinator is responsible for the day-to-day coordination, implementation and monitoring of Community and Family Empowerment (CFE) programme activities at community and school level. Working under the guidance of the Programme Manager, the Programme Coordinator supports families, children and youth through structured community engagement, school-based interventions and referral coordination. The role focuses on mobilising communities, supporting vulnerable families, coordinating school-based support initiatives and facilitating linkages to relevant services, while ensuring that programme activities are delivered in line with approved workplans, safeguarding protocols and organisational standards. The Programme Coordinator also ensures that beneficiary information and activity data are accurately captured, referrals are followed up, and reports are submitted timeously in accordance with CFE programme requirements
Candidate Requirements
- Matric Certificate, Community Development certificate or related field.
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in youth, family strengthening, or community development.
- Knowledge of South African child protection legislation and UN Guidelines.
- Experience in trauma-informed care and psychosocial support
- A Valid South African Drivers Licence
- Minimum 2 - 4 years’ experience in community-based programme implementation, preferably within child, youth or family strengthening programmes.
- Experience working with schools, families and community structures will be an advantage.
- Experience supervising or supporting field-based programme staff will be an advantage.
- Demonstrated experience in trauma-informed care and psychosocial support.
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About SOS Children's Village
The SOS Children's Villages Association of South Africa is a member of SOS - Kinderdorf International, the largest private welfare organization for children in the world. Over 200 000 children benefit from the various residential, educational and developmental programmes operating in 135 countries.
SOS - Kinderdorf International began in 1949 when the founder Hermann Gmeiner built the first Children's Village in Imst, Austria.He was committed to helping children in need - children who had lost their homes, their security and their families as a result of the Second World War. With the support of many donors and co-workers, our organisation has grown to help children all over the world.
The varied and worldwide projects of SOS - Kinderdorf International are non-profit, apolitical, interdenominational and non-racial. The projects include SOS Children's Villages, SOS Family Strengthening Programmes, SOS Kindergartens, SOS Youth Facilities, Hermann Gmeiner Social Centres, SOS Relief Work, Hermann Gmeiner Schools, SOS Vocational Training and Production Centres and SOS Hermann Gmeiner Medical Centres.
In South Africa, we take action for children as an independent non-governmental social development organisation. We respect varying religions and cultures, and we work in communities where our mission can contribute to development. We work in the spirit of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and we promote these rights around the world.
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