Job Vacancy @ EducAid Sierra Leone – School Extra-Curricular & Care Officer

Job title: School Extra-Curricular & Care Officer (ECCO)
Reporting to: Site Coordinators/ Site LECO
Works with: Site staff, Site LECO, Site Coordinators, Country Director, Crosscutting Coordinators, and Programme Departments.
Location: EducAid Rolal (Port Loko)
Contract Type: Permanent, Residential
Equipment: EducAid Mobile phone provided
Hours: 40 hours per week, additional hours as required

Organisation Overview

EducAid is a UK-registered charity (1163161) and Sierra Leonean registered NGO established in 1995 to restore and strengthen education in Sierra Leone. EducAid has been transforming education in Sierra Leone for more than 30 years, currently working with more than 300 partner schools across the country as part of our teacher training and school improvement programmes. Running 5 role-model schools, EducAid also provides free, high-quality education to some of the most underserved young people in the country. EducAid works to increase the enrolment, retention and achievement of girls and young women at every level with its equality programmes and is proudly Sierra Leonean driven.

Job Purpose

To contribute to the supervision and care of residential pupils at EducAid’s Rolal site. The Extra-Curricular & Care Officer (ECCO) is responsible for overseeing the domestic running of residential facilities; this includes cleaning, laundry, maintenance, health and safety and medical arrangements for individual pupils.

The Extra Curricular & Care Officer (ECCO) may be required to liaise with tutors and coordinators, as well as parents, about individual student pastoral issues.

Reporting Channels

As an Extra-Curricular & Care Officer (ECCO), your line manager is the Site Coordinator. You should consider this as your first point of contact in any event, but you may also communicate with other coordinators if necessary to find possible ways of resolving issues.

Key Responsibility Areas

Competencies

The primary duties of the ECCO include, but are not limited to:

Job Description/Expectations - Specific Areas of Responsibility:

• Ensuring pastoral and health checks. Submitting completed report to Pastoral SLT every day and the Site Coordinator on Fridays

• Support student duties (preparing classrooms, cleaning, washing, fetching water)

• Supervising students at breakfast

• Family Leaders: Meet to identify and resolve any pastoral issues

• Home Students: Bedtime & Register

• Laundry

• Coordinate Home Student Meetings & write minutes. Submit minutes to Site Coordinator on Wednesday

• Permissions for Home Students leaving site. Submit to Site Coordinator for final approval before Saturday

• Oversee Home Students’ social time on weekends

• Check student sleeping facilities for cleanliness, pest control and hygiene. Submit to Site LECO and Site Coordinator

• Provide Sanitary Pad Log Book to Site LECO and Site Coordinator for review

• Distribute sanitary pads and update Sanitary Pad Log Book

Personal Competencies:

• Self-starter, able to work with limited supervision and to a timetable

• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels

• Strong administration skills

• Well presented

• Demonstrable integrity and ability to be open and honest in relationships with others

• Fluent in written and spoken English

Organisational Competencies:

• Commitment to the charity’s vision, mission and objectives

• Commitment to developing additional skills in light of the charity’s need

• Commitment to the charity’s Equal Opportunities Policy

Details

• 22 days of leave per year

• Basic working hours of 40 hours per week although overtime may be required from time to time

Application Instructions and Deadline

Interested applicants should complete the google form on this link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxqvMfOd6knHlq89bKg-pTRo6mFewhX7y5cXrxNIxbw0YriQ/viewform?usp=sharing

Deadline: 10 May 2025

Note: We will not accept any direct email applications. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further selection processes. We thank all applicants for their interest in joining EducAid Sierra Leone.

At EducAid Sierra Leone, we believe in equal opportunities and embrace diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from qualified individuals regardless of age, gender, disability, race, religion, or sexual orientation. Join our dedicated team and contribute to transforming the lives of young people through quality education.