Assistant Housemaster

UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY

FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES IN THE NEAR EAST

UNRWA

UNRWA is a United Nations agency established by the General Assembly in 1949 and is mandated to provide assistance and protection to a population of some 5 million registered Palestine refugees. Its mission is to help Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank and the Gaza Strip to achieve their full potential in human development, pending a just solution to their plight. UNRWA's services encompass education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance and emergency assistance. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions. For its local team, UNRWA is seeking to employ a qualified:

Assistant Housemaster

Vacancy Announcement Number

LDC-03-2019

Contract Status••••••••

Limited Duration Contract

Contract Duration •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

One year (extendable subject to the performance requirements and organization needs)

Grade•••••••••

Band C/S1

Benefits

Monthly Salary JD 545 & 600 Fils. Other benefits include compulsory medical insurance, annual leave & dependency allowance (if applicable).

Department ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Education

Duty Station••••••••••••

Wadi Seer Training Centre

Issue Date••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

08 January 2019

Deadline for Applications•••••••

21 January 2019

Place in the Organisation

Is responsible to the Housemaster.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

In accordance with established Agency policy and procedures, assists the Housemaster in the center to which assigned in:

•         Ensuring the general welfare of trainees in residence and the maintenance of discipline in the dormitories and common rooms, particularly after normal working house, and in the dining rooms during meal times;

•         Ensuring that high standards of cleanliness are maintained in the dormitories in the dormitories at all times.

•         Organizing and/or coordinating recreation activities as required;

•         Organizing and supervising the work of domestic staff, and the nurse in the center.

•         Performs such other duties as may be assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

•         Completion of full secondary education with good knowledge of Arabic and English.

•         A minimum of one year experience in a similar post or as a social worker or as a teacher.

Other Qualifications

Ability in leadership and in the handling of mature age groups of students.

Desirable Qualifications

•         Possession of a teacher training or social worker certificate.

•         Should be in the 30-40 years age group.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

As incumbent will be provided with single accommodation, he must be prepared to live in a dormitory with the trainees in the center.

How to Apply

Applicants are required to register at http://jobs.unrwa.org by creating a personal profile and completing an UNRWA Personal History Form. Please note that UNRWA only accepts degrees from accredited educational institutions. Only applications received through http://jobs.unrwa.org will be considered. Due to the large number of applications received, only applicants short-listed for interview will be contacted. Please ensure that the e-mail address that you will indicate in your Personal History Profile is accurate, candidates shortlisted for test or interview will only be contacted by e-mail. No follow up phone calls will be made.

The United Nations does not charge fees at any stage of the recruitment process (application, testing, interviewing, etc). The United Nations does not concern itself with information related to bank accounts.

For guidance on how to prepare for competency-based interviews, please visit: https://careers.un.org/lbw/home.aspx?viewtype=AYI"

General Information

UNRWA encourages applications from qualified and experienced women.

UNRWA welcomes applications from qualified candidates with disabilities.•

This vacancy notice is open to external candidates.

UNRWA is a United Nations organization whose staff are expected to uphold the highest standards of integrity, neutrality and impartiality. This includes respect for human rights, for diversity, and for non-violent means of dealing with all kinds of conflict. UNRWA staff are expected to uphold these values at all times, both at work and outside. Only persons who fully and unconditionally commit to these values should consider applying for UNRWA jobs. UNRWA is a non- smoking work environment.

The Agency reserves the right not to make an appointment, to make an appointment at a lower grade, or to make an appointment with a modified job description.

On appointment, all individuals will be asked to sign a self-attestation, confirming that they have not committed, been convicted of, or prosecuted for, any criminal offence and that they have not been involved, by act or omission, in the commission of any violation of international human rights law or international humanitarian law.

Date of issue:• 08 January 2019