Special Education Facilitator- Idleb

Position: Special Education Facilitator

Job location: Syria, Idleb

Reports to: Admin Officer

JOB SUMMARY

The special education facilitator is responsible for the Ddagnosis of the needs of children with disabilities or learning difficulties, designing and implementing individualized educational programs that meet those needs, and providing academic, behavioral, and social support within an inclusive educational environment that respects individual differences.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The ABA Specialist has the following responsibilities and duties:

• Assess the child’s educational and developmental abilities using both standardized and non-standardized tools.
• Prepare and develop an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
• Conduct individual or group rehabilitation sessions based on the objectives of the educational plan.
• Use and adapt a variety of teaching strategies (visual, auditory, sensory) according to the type of disability.
• Modify activities and adapt the environment to suit the child’s abilities.
• Document academic, educational, and developmental progress through regular reports and systematic observations.
• Support and guide teachers and facilitators in implementing effective educational strategies.
• Collaborate with parents to implement programs at home and enhance the learning environment.
• Develop and implement behavior modification plans when needed.
• Participate in regular meetings and reviews of each child’s Individualized Education Plan.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Should have the following skills, education, and experience:

· Bachelor’s or master’s degree in special education or a related field (such as Classroom Teaching, Psychological Counseling, or Early Childhood Education).

· Minimum of 1 year of experience working with children with various disabilities.

· Familiarity with specialized curricula and the latest educational strategies.

· Ability to work with educational assessment tools and psycho-educational tests.

· Strong communication skills with children and their families.

· Patience, flexibility, and the ability to work under pressure.

· Accurate educational analysis and documentation skills.

· Ability to innovate in adapting educational programs.

ABOUT UITYD

UITYD is a global humanitarian non-profit organization providing medical and health education services to people in need, including refugees and displaced persons, in disaster and underserved regions. The organization is composed of medical and public health professionals of diverse backgrounds.

CODE OF CONDUCT

UITYD Code of Conduct reflects the profession’s core set of beliefs and values of care, respect, trust, and integrity. These beliefs and values are fundamental to UITYD employees, volunteers, interns, consultants, officers’ coordinators, and directors to guide their practice and conduct.

The Code is organized into categories, as follows:

Always act with fairness, honesty, integrity, and openness; respect the opinions of others and treat all with equality and dignity without regard to gender, race, color, creed, ancestry, place of origin, political beliefs, religion, marital status, disability, age, or sexual orientation.

Provide a positive and valued experience for those receiving service within and outside UITYD.

CHILD PROTECTION POLICY

Child abuse in all forms is unacceptable to UITYD, which recognizes its responsibility to protect children from harm in all areas of its work.

UITYD is committed to ensuring a child-safe environment and is applying a zero-tolerance approach towards any kind of child abuse and exploitation.

DISCRIMINATION, ABUSE AND HARASSMENT POLICY

UITYD provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and expressly prohibits and will not tolerate any form of discrimination, abuse, harassment (sexual or otherwise), based upon race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, citizenship status, disability, or military status. UITYD employees and related personnel must under no circumstances take part in any form of discrimination, harassment, or abuse (physical, sexual or verbal), intimidation or exploitation, or in any other way infringe the rights of others inside or outside the organization.