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The Starfish Country Home School Foundation/มูลนิธิโรงเรียนสตาร์ฟิชคันทรีโฮม

Job Description: Child protection officer

Starfish Country Home School Foundation is a Thai Foundation operating education and protection programs in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai provinces.

The Foundation is entirely funded by an American based endowment with the Starfish Education Foundation and as such its operations are financially secure.

The mission of the Foundation is to elevate and improve access to quality education for all children living in Thailand. We do so by operating our own Kindergarten and elementary school in Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai province and by operating Boarding houses to allow children and teenage students to access education in the city of Chiang Mai.

We have reintegrating over 100 children with their families and are committed to ensuring they are safe and at the same time we want to strengthen our relationship with their communities.

The residential program was first planned over 10 years ago when many remote villages had no schools and roads were in poorer conditions. Much has changed in Thailand and the Foundation is undergoing a restructuring and stronger emphasis will be based on the ability to support families to look after their children while ensuring they can access and remain in schools while living at home.

We believe that every child deserves to live with his/her family. For this reason we want to transform the current children’s home and Boarding school and ensure we provide a family environment to those children who are unable to return home yet, while ensuring we develop reintegration plans for every child and ensure reintegration is done in a safe and sustainable way by working with each child and family.

SCHSF exists to support the most marginalized children in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai and you will be provided with the financial resources to develop a strong child protection program for the children living still at Starfish, for our current and former students and for their communities.

OVERVIEW

The Child Protection Officer develops appropriate child protection policies and programs a, trains staff and oversees the implementation of such policies.

He/she supports our social work and education team in ensuring a safe environment for all children both at Starfish centres, their families and communities.

When/if required he/she investigates and reports instances of abuse according to the organization’s policies and Thai laws.

ROLE

• Develop Child protection policies with the staff, ensuring they are understood, accepted and implemented.
• Act as Child Protection officer and appoint representatives in each program;\Educates children and their safety and protection;
• Provide input into annual strategic plans to ensure relevance of services and alignment with the foundation priorities;
• Reviews family reintegration plans;
• Demonstrate a complete knowledge of SCHSF operations and management.
• Demonstrate a forward thinking, open-minded approach to social and community issues.
• Help maintain a friendly, progressive, open and welcoming organizational culture for all employees.
• Maintain a positive relationship with SCHSF beneficiaries, their families and the community which SCHSF serves.
• Establish positive relationships with partners, Government Departments/ Ministries.
• Use of excellent leadership qualities.
• Possess a clear understanding of case management, child rights and child protection issues.
• Possess in depth knowledge of UNICEF recommendations on family reintegration and alternative care for children.
• Believe residential programs are the last resource for children and that family settings are the ideal setting for children to grow up in.
• Always behave in a friendly, calm, humble and professional manner and be a key model for the organization.
• Show a clear commitment and dedication to the  children reached by the SCHSF
• Confront the challenges and solves problems in an effective timely manner.

REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in an NGO as a child protection officer or senior social worker.
• Excellent Thai and English speaking skills.
• Training in Child Protection;
• Excellent Computer proficiency (Microsoft office, emails, Skype etc.)
• Degree or masters in relevant field with preference of social or development qualifications.
• Ability to adapt to extremely challenging situations.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Be prepared to work flexibly hours in certain situations.
• Must be honest, reliable, friendly, willing to learn & work hard.

REPORTING

 Line and Staff manager (= the immediate superior in the management chain; the person who signs off your holiday requests, directs your time allocation, and will deliver any disciplinary proceedings): Foundation’s Manager and Director of Social Services (if applicable)

LOCATION: Chiang Mai city with weekly trips to Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai and monthly trips to Chiang Rai.

REMUNERATION

SCHSF provides successful candidates with a competitive salary and benefit based on experience and potential. It offers an annual salary increase plus other benefits such as Annual Bonus, 24-hour Insurance, Saving Fund Scheme, and Friendly Working Environment with other HR policies paralleling to applicable Thai Laws.

Closing Date               :      19 April 2026 (11:59 PM, Bangkok Time)