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• Planning, coordinating and implementing all planned activities for
  identified children at risk.
• Conducting individual and group counselling in schools and at
  office.
• Ensure that children at risk get the required services and
  protection. 
• Supporting the Child Protection Officer in community mobilization of
  children to participate in child targeted program activities and open days
  to ensure participation of children in Open Days, International Day for
  the Girl Child and DAC.
• Mobilizing, organizing and supporting children to form sports groups
  and music and dance and drama groups
• Reunifying of families and placing of children at risk in foster
  care families.
• Supporting the establishment of community based child protection
  structures and ensure they
• are functioning and addressing child protection issues at the
  community level.
• Supporting capacity building programs of refugee/host community to
  promote child participation.
• Conducting site visits for follow up on identified children at risk.
• Referring of identified children at risk to assess appropriate
  services
• Presenting of UASC for education, food and shelter support.
• Compiling of Best Interest Assessments.
• Documenting the best practices implemented, success stories and case
  studies of the
• community level changes for dissemination and learning.
• Participating in meetings, daily morning address and special events
• Compiling timely weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual and specific
  activity reports.

• Maintaining proper and updated records on all PoCs and in particular
  identified refugee children at risk on their files.
• Signing in and out all accessed PoC files at the records office as
  per agreed SoPs

• The ideal candidate for the InterAid Uganda Limited (IAU) Child
  Protection Assistant (Children at Risk) job opportunity should preferably
  hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Law, Bachelor of Arts,
  Education, Social Work and Social Administration, Psychology, Child
  Development, Child Psychology, Community Psychology or any equivalent.
• Additional professional training in Child Protection is added
  advantage.
• At least two years’ relevant experience in implementing child
  protection programs including BIA assessments
• Good presentation skills.
• Good interviewing skills
• Good listening skills
• Broad knowledge and understanding of child rights issues and child
  rights instruments.

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