Lalibela, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Center for Accelerated womeris Economic Empowerment (CAWEE)
Introduction: The Center for Accelerated Women’s Economic Empowerment (CAWEE), established in 2004, is a pioneer trade promotion organization in Ethiopia. It provides promotional and capacity building support services targeting women involved in Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs), with a vision to create globally competitive women entrepreneurs in Ethiopia. CAWEE seeks to empower women economically, recognizing it as crucial for development. As part of the "Visit Lalibela" project, funded by GIZ SI Job and implemented by CAWEE in Amhara Region, CAWEE is looking for a professional consultant to assess Lalibela's existing honey potential, identify honey and beeswax products and conduct trainings to young women to be able to prodcue4 products that tourists in Lalibela can buy. The assessment will involve a desk review and physical assessment within Lalibela aiming to identify honey and beeswax products that are unique to Lalibela and appealing to tourists. This includes exploring packaging options for honey, as well as identifying additional products such as hand balms, candles, propolis, royal jelly and honey drinks. The consultant will provide recommendations for manufacturing these products and making them accessible to tourists. Main Tasks:  Review relevant documents on forest beekeeping and honey production, processing, post harvest handling and marketing practices in the Amhara Region, with a focus on Lalibela. Assess beekeeping systems and practices within Lalibela to understand the current situation and identify potentials and challenges.  Assess packaging options for honey in various sizes.  Identify prototypes for propolis collectors suitable for local beehives and develop collection instructions.  Identify products that can be manufactured by beneficiaries, proposing materials and machines necessary for production. Produce and submit a study report. Present assessment findings at a validation workshop, incorporating feedback, and submitting the final study report.  Based on the validated and final version of the study report, conduct marketable, technical skills training to fifty (50) female youth in Lalibela, hands-on technical training in beeswax extraction/rendering and transform them into products such as lip balm and beeswax candles that tourists can choose and purchase from Lalibela. Facilitate/produced tools and materials required to make innovative items (lip balms and beeswax candles) that are being produced both domestically and abroad. Key Deliverables:  Packaging options for honey in various sizes suggested.  Prototypes for propolis collectors identified, with collection instructions developed.  Products suitable for manufacturing by beneficiaries identified, with materials and machines proposed.  Study report produced and submitted. Assessment findings presented at a validation workshop, with feedback incorporated into the final report.  Technical skills conducted for 50 female youth and products such as lip balm and beeswax candles produced that tourists can choose and purchase from Lalibela Desired Outcome: The assessment should include recommendations to overcome challenges in honey production and marketing, improve beneficiaries' livelihoods and develop packaging materials and acceptable standards of honey and beeswax products for tourists in Lalibela.Period: April 30 to October 31, 2024

Sekota, Lalibela, Dabat, Debrebirhan, Nifasmewcha & Raya/Golesh, Amhara
Marie Stopes International Ethiopia
About You: We want individuals who support our mission of eliminating unsafe abortion by 2030 and who work with us to build an enabling environment to increase access to safe services everywhere. We expect all team members to share our vision and commitment to achieving our mission whilst promoting equality and safeguarding the welfare of all clients and colleagues. JOB SUMMARY Under the supervision of the Technical Head/ MCH Specialty Centre Manager, Midwife Nurse performs delivery services at the labour ward; assists doctors and specialists help delivery services; ensures the women in labour get all the necessary support, ensures the tools and instruments for the delivery room are readily available; performs the duties in accordance with accepted standard medical practice and professional code of conduct   2.      DUTIES/TASKS Takes active part in the provision of services in the labour and maternity ward;Provides labour follow-up and attend normal deliveries;Ensures  all instruments needed for delivery services are readily in place;Assists normal delivery including vacuum assisted vaginal delivery;Provides immediate new born care;Provides immediate postnatal follow up and timely consultation when problems arise;Assists postpartum women in initiating breast feeding postpartum women on danger signs, family planning and HTC;Provides counselling to labouring and postpartum women;Assists doctors as Theatre Nurse and undertakes all standard measures required for procedures;Prepares all surgical instruments, sets and medical supplies required for operation in accordance with accepted standards;Assists doctors intra-operatively (as a Scrub Nurse, Circulating Nurse, etc.) and makes the instruments ready for other operations as required;Co-works with the scrub nurses in the OR as a runner/ circulator; Puts the interest of clients / patients above all other considerations and ensures the confidentiality of all cases;Ensures proper receipt, storage, safe keep, issuance and timely placement of orders of surgical instruments and medical supplies for theatre by pre-establishing re-order level and regular replenishment of enough stocks of the same;Ensures the maintenance of high level standards and applies universal precautions to infection prevention;Avails herself / himself to regular stock taking and audit as and when required;Prepares and submits periodic reports as required;Make an on-time report for the clinical incident happened in the center as per the guideline of MSIE. Performs related tasks as required.

Lalibela, Dabat, Kutaber, Sekota, Nifas Mewcha Raya kobo & Raya Golesh, Amhara
Marie Stopes International Ethiopia
About You: We want individuals who support our mission of eliminating unsafe abortion by 2030 and who work with us to build an enabling environment to increase access to safe services everywhere. We expect all team members to share our vision and commitment to achieving our mission whilst promoting equality and safeguarding the welfare of all clients and colleagues. Job Summary This position will be working closely with Emergency Sexual Reproductive Health (ESRH) outreach teams in mobile clinics, supporting internally displaced people and host community with an aim to: ·         Improve the beneficiaries’ mental health wellbeing and psychosocial conditions ·         Supporting the Primary Health Care Services (PHCS) medical team by providing guidance and capacity building for the implementation of qualitative psychosocial care and mental health activities ·         Assisting the community volunteers (CVs) in the identification of beneficiaries in need of specific psychological counselling and ensuring individual or group support for identified beneficiaries ·         With overall guidance from area program managers, the position will be directly supervised by emergency outreach coordinator Detailed responsibilities and tasks: Objective 1: Improving the beneficiaries’ mental health wellbeing and psychosocial condition ·         Implementing psychosocial activities and providing psychological consultations on regular basis. ·         Ensure all work with clients is confidential and that ethical practices are observed.  ·         Document client data accurately in the intake forms and ensure they are under lock and key.  ·         Ensure that the MH Data Tool is accurately updated on a regular basis.  ·         Participate in the interpretation of the analysed data on trends.  ·         Participate in the preparation of accurate reports for all Psycho-social related activities. ·         Assess the beneficiaries’ psychological condition by using psychological tools to detect the vulnerable cases and ensure psychological follow up. ·         Actively participate in weekly supervision meetings. ·         Assist in development of referral networks between partners implementing GBV and implementation of referral pathways.  ·         Participate in conducting trainings for medical and non-medical staff on Mental Health related topics. ·         Support the Hygiene & Health promoters to identify beneficiaries with vulnerabilities and to properly refer them to the MH worker ·         Conducting regular Awareness raising session with target communities within IDP sites and Health Facilities. ·         Managing the activities of Community volunteers through regular follow-up. Objective 2: Supporting the emergency SRH outreach teams by providing guidance and capacity building for the implementation of qualitative psychosocial care and mental health activities ·         support the ESRH team to identify appropriate trainings and providing them regular trainings on Mental Health & Psych-Social Support (MHPSS). Objective 3: Reports and project development: ·         Producing timely progress reports, including both quantitative and qualitative information, on MHPSS activities and clinical case studies Others: ·         To maintain good socio-professional relationships with national and international partners ·         To attend trainings when required ·         To attend team meetings and to give qualitative inputs ·         Be flexible in performing his/her duties to ensure that beneficiaries are getting good quality services ·         Strictly respect confidentiality of data, property of beneficiaries and respect confidentiality regarding the content of clinical interviews, except when exchanging information with the medical team in charge and within a professional frame

Lalibela, Dabat, Debark, Sekota, Gazigibela (Taba) & Raya Golesh, Amhara
Marie Stopes International Ethiopia
1.      JOB SUMMARY Under the general supervision of the MSIE Area Programs Manager, the job holder performs nursing duties, mobilization activities, ensuring efficient delivery and client care in accordance with accepted standard medical practice and professional codes of conduct.   2.      DUTIES/TASKS  General ·         Provides nursing services, within defined scope of practice, to clients based on client’s assessment and care planning procedures. ·         Performs SRH interventions such as client counselling, family planning service provision, comprehensive abortion care, taking vital signs, applying aseptic techniques, ensuring infection control ·         Administers medication and observes and documents therapeutic effects ·         Provides pre-operative and post-operative personal and comfort care ·         Monitors Clients' progress, evaluate effectiveness of SRH interventions and consults with appropriate members of outreach team ·         Provides reproductive health/family planning education to individuals and the communities. ·         Plan implement and document demand creation activities.     IDP Clinical Nurse Role Organize and conduct demand creation at IDP communitiesClosely work with stake holders at IDP intervention areas Provides family planning counselling services to make clients to make informed voluntary decision on their contraceptive choice.Provides counselling on preventing unwanted pregnancies, correct use of pregnancy termination procedures. Prepares all surgical instruments, sets and medical supplies required for operation in accordance with accepted standards, Cleans and sterilizes the operating room and instruments. ·         Carries messages, reports, requisitions, and specimens between departments Related Duties/Tasks Plan and conduct community engagement activities for the SRH uptake Made and set up referral linkages for GBV survivors Ensures the maintenance of high-level standards and applies universal precautions to prevent infection (e.g., Hepatitis, HIV/AIDS) from blood or other body fluids of Clients Accounts for all assets under his/her custody during regular stock taking and audit as and when required.Prepares and submits periodic reports as required.Participate in demand creation activityMade close follow up for post procedure clientsMaintain inventory of supplies; accounts for all assets under his/her custody during regular stock taking and audit as and when required. Handling client’s belongingness properlyPerforms related tasks as required

Dashen Bank S.C
Resident Auditor II – Lalibela Branch DB/ Vacancy-0006/22

Lalibela, Amhara
SOS Children's Villages Ethiopia
Who we areSOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia is an International Non-governmental organization and a member of SOS Children’s Villages International Federation. We started our humanitarian work in Ethiopia with the opening of our first Village in Mekelle, Northern part of Ethiopia in 1974. Since then, we have expanded our programs to different regions where there are significant needs for intervention and where we believe we can work in partnership with all relevant actors to bring sustainable positive outcomes for children’s and young people. Today, we have grown significantly to meet the persistent challenges that confront Ethiopian children who have lost parental care and those that are at risk of losing their parental care. Working in close collaboration with international donors, local government and community based organizations across seven program locations; we aspire that every child grows up with love, respect and security.Why we need you?We are looking for Project Cashier who will be responsible for receiving payments made to SOS CVE, depositing cash and cheques received to bank account, effecting cash and cheque payments as per the directives thereon. What we provide...An amazing work environment that promotes personal growth through providing professional space to grow and advance your career!Your role....Priority tasks & responsibilitiesReviews payment requests for accuracy, completeness, compliance, level of authorization and clarity on the invoices.Reviews disbursement requests for accuracy, documentation and validity; effect payment to the right vendor from the right project.Reviews accounts on regular basis to ensure the balances are complete and accurate;Recording of all the project financial transactions into the SOS financial recording, meeting all submission dates, and reporting requirements as required by the immediate supervisor.Assures accuracy of supporting documentation for accounting records;Organizes and maintain accounting filling system;Follows-up on status with the Social Security (Pension) and Tax departments. Including depositing the checks and routine follow-up , registering  new employees at Social Security (Pension) and Tax Departments;Prepares payroll and arranges timely payment of salaries.Follow-up and control payable and receivable accounts.Receives original transaction documents, checks completeness and correctness and passes them to immediate supervisor.Takes part in inventory taking and control of assets and stock itemsAssists the Location Finance Manager / Project Finance and Admin Officer in the Implementation of the internal control system and financial procedures and manual of the organization.Provide technical support to the project team and program location units in SOS Children’s Village Program Location in financial management related issues.Child Safeguarding:Responsible to take part in  awareness raising sessions and capacity building trainings in relation to Child Safeguarding to prevent and protect children and young people from all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence and discriminationSupport children and young people to make them understand the CS risks and protection mechanisms Responsible to report any CS suspicion, concern, allegation or incident immediately, following Child Safeguarding reporting procedures. CS reports should be made to the CS team at programme level and/or to the respective line manager  

Lalibela, Amhara
SOS Children's Villages Ethiopia
Who we areSOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia is an International Non-governmental organization and a member of SOS Children’s Villages International Federation. The organization started its humanitarian work with the opening of its first Village in Mekelle, Northern part of Ethiopia in 1974. The organization has been providing life-saving provisions such as food, water and health services for a very significant number of children devastated by severe drought and the subsequent famine.Today, we have grown significantly to meet the persistent challenges that confront Ethiopian children who have lost parental care and are at risk of losing their parental care. Working in close collaboration with international donors, local government and community based organizations across seven program locations; SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia aspires that every child grows up with love, respect and security.Why we need you?We are looking for Project MERA Officer who is responsible for implementation of a Monitoring and Evaluation system for the effective implementation of the project as well as lead and coordinate activities pertaining to M&E at project location What we provide...An amazing work environment that promotes personal growth through providing professional space to grow and advance your career!!Your role....As a Project MERA Officer, you will be in charge of the following: Supports project colleagues in designing and implementing a comprehensive M&E plan for the project in line with the Results Based Management (RBM) Policy Support Document. Establishes monitoring and evaluation systems and processes using existing ADR and implements agency’s tools and mechanismsSupports the project colleagues and partner organizations in the process of developing M&E tools Conducts a rapid child protection impact and needs assessment involving feedback sessions/reflection meeting with children at start-up and every 6 months to ensure activities are adapted to the current situation (i.e. restrictions on movement, security situation, etc.)Initiates and leads joint program supportive monitoring. Ensures the regular collection and capturing of beneficiary data into the Program Data Base (PDB).Designs and implements strategies helpful in ensuring meaningful participation of children.Establish Community based complaints and feedback mechanisms at community level to contribute to analysis of feedback loops from the community and target beneficiaries.Identifies, document and disseminate best practices, case studies, and learning briefs.Establishes and manages feedback-giving mechanisms.Performs M&E related tasks as assigned by immediate supervisor    Child safeguarding Responsible to take part in  awareness raising sessions and capacity building trainings in relation to Child Safeguarding to prevent and protect children and young people from all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence and discrimination Supports children and young people to make them understand the CS risks and protection mechanisms  Responsible to report any CS suspicion, concern, allegation or incident immediately, following Child Safeguarding reporting procedures. CS reports should be made to the CS team at programme level and/or to the respective line

Lalibela, Amhara
SOS Children's Villages Ethiopia
Who we are SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia is an International Non-governmental organization and a member of SOS Children’s Villages International Federation. The organization started its humanitarian work with the opening of its first Village in Mekelle, Northern part of Ethiopia in 1974. The organization has been providing life-saving provisions such as food, water and health services for a very significant number of children devastated by severe drought and the subsequent famine. Today, we have grown significantly to meet the persistent challenges that confront Ethiopian children who have lost parental care and are at risk of losing their parental care. Working in close collaboration with international donors, local government and community based organizations across seven program locations; SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia aspires that every child should grow up with love, respect and security. Why we need you? We are looking for a Project Officer who is responsible for guiding and supporting the work with individual families participating in the project, for whom s/he has been allocated responsibility. This involves directly assessing the family situation of potential child participants and facilitating the development of a family’s first family development plan (FDP).  What we provide... An amazing work environment that promotes personal growth through providing professional space to grow and advance your career!Your role.... As a Project Officer you will be in charge of the following: Facilitate community mobilization sessions together with the community based organization, local authority, community based committee and the project coordinator.Work towards to the promotion of Community based services in cooperation with the project coordinator and other SOS staff, CBOs, counterparts and beneficiaries,Implement Family development plan (FDP) at household level together with the community based organization, project coordinator and local authority based on the identified and prioritized needs.Participate in  strengthening  the capacity of Community Based Organizations (CBOs) to enable them support and care for the OVC to ensure sustainability. Provide technical support to the community  volunteers and project staff.Promote community based social integration for the OVC to ensure that children are protected and cared by their community.Participate in the income generation activities with CBO and beneficiaries.Collect, analyse, update and compile data and status of beneficiaries on monthly basis.Participate in the Identification of children with psychosocial problems/learning difficulties (if any) and refer them to an appropriate person for early intervention.Conduct monthly meetings with the volunteers and beneficiaries, and report on the development.Support the project coordinator in making appropriate decisions in relation to program activities.Facilitate and arrange project related meetings, trainings and workshops.Represent the project coordinator during his/her absence.Network and collaborate with government departments and other NGOs involved in capacity building of communitiesPerforms other similar duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor Child Safeguarding:Responsible to ensure that all beneficiaries are receiving ongoing, age-appropriate verbal or written information in relevant languages about SOS Children’s Villages Child Protection Policy and Code of Conduct.Ensure that all support is provided on the best interest of the child.Support children and young people to make them understand the CS risks and protection mechanisms Responsible to report any CS suspicion, concern, allegation or incident immediately, following Child Safeguarding reporting procedures. CS reports should be made to the CS team at programme level and/or to the respective line manager   Responsible to take part in raise awareness raising sessions and capacity building trainings in relation to CS and Code of Conduct and  to prevent and protect children and young people from all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence and discrimination

Lalibela, Amhara
SOS Children's Villages Ethiopia
Who we areSOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia is an International Non-governmental organization and a member of SOS Children’s Villages International Federation. The organization started its humanitarian work with the opening of its first Village in Mekelle, Northern part of Ethiopia in 1974. The organization has been providing life-saving provisions such as food, water and health services for a very significant number of children devastated by severe drought and the subsequent famine.Today, we have grown significantly to meet the persistent challenges that confront Ethiopian children who have lost parental care and are at risk of losing their parental care. Working in close collaboration with international donors, local government and community based organizations across seven program locations; SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia aspires that every child grows up with love, respect and security.Why we need you?We are looking for a Livelihood Officer who will be responsible to provide technical and management support to families on the Project to develop and implement community based sustainable livelihoods initiatives via either promotion of employment-oriented initiatives and enhancing skills or engaging in income-generating activities. He/she will work to strengthen caregivers and young adults’ livelihood capacity to achieve sustainable income generation and be able to attain self-reliance.What we provide...An amazing work environment that promotes personal growth through providing professional space to grow and advance your careerYour role....Ensure effective and timely implementation of the livelihoods component of the Project and provide regular status updates of the annual plan implementation, particularly in terms of the achievement of agreed milestones, timelines, targets, result indicators and outcomes. This should be linked with  the family development planning (FDP) and ‘anchor’ through the community-based partners serving as key implementing partner;Ensure that the organisation keeps its commitments, in terms of support services committed to in the FDPs action plans;Empower families to have improve household income to actively support the development of their children and be self-reliant; Support young adults and caregivers in setting up viable small-medium scale businesses with good business plan and link them to other funding source for business scaling-up and expansion;Implement skills-based innovative sustainable livelihood community initiatives that has a direct and immediate or short-term positive effect on the family’s socio-economic activities, aiming to reduce family’s vulnerability and increase their chances of being self-reliant;Identify skills and knowledge gaps in financial literacy and ensure necessary corrective measures are taken to fill the knowledge gaps;Develop and implement business coaching and mentorship  for caregivers and young adult on the Project who have their own business;Develop internal monitoring and operational plans that helps improve  Project implementation;Identify and develop opportunities for employment with emphases on gender equality and social inclusion to improve livelihoods of vulnerable households on our Project; Ensures regular monitoring visits to families to measure progress in their livelihoods and income generating activities and provide status updates to the PROJECT  Coordinator;Support the delivery of any material support to families by the community-based partners, ensuring that appropriate accountability systems are in place and functioning properly;Where the community-based partners lack the capacity to effectively manage material resources, with efficiency and accountability, then support them in developing these skills and systems; as guided by the Project Coordinator;Support the organisation and facilitation of capacity-building support and group activities, such as support groups, self-help groups, childcare capacity building and children’s recreational activities; as guided by the Project Coordinator.Child Safeguarding:Responsible to ensure that all beneficiaries are receiving ongoing, age-appropriate verbal or written information in relevant languages about SOS Children’s Villages Child Protection Policy and Code of Conduct.Ensure that all support is provided on the best interest of the child.Responsible to take part in raise awareness raising sessions and capacity building trainings in relation to CS and Code of Conduct and  to prevent and protect children and young people from all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence and discriminationSupport children and young people to make them understand the CS risks and protection mechanisms Responsible to report any CS suspicion, concern, allegation or incident immediately, following Child Safeguarding reporting procedures. CS reports should be made to the CS team at programme level and/or to the respective line manager   

Lalibela, Amhara
SOS Children's Villages Ethiopia
Who we areSOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia is an International Non-governmental organization and a member of SOS Children’s Villages International Federation. The organization started its humanitarian work with the opening of its first Village in Mekelle, Northern part of Ethiopia in 1974. The organization has been providing life-saving provisions such as food, water and health services for a very significant number of children devastated by severe drought and the subsequent famine.Today, we have grown significantly to meet the persistent challenges that confront Ethiopian children who have lost parental care and are at risk of losing their parental care. Working in close collaboration with international donors, local government and community based organizations across seven program locations; SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia aspires that every child grows up with love, respect and security.Why we need you?We are looking for a child Protection officer who will lbe responsible for implementing community-based child protection activities in the project. He/she will be responsible for prevention and response activities of the project  that include working with the community and community based child protection structures and system, psychosocial support activities, case management and promote children’s wellbeing and protect them from harm or abuse. What we provide...An amazing work environment that promotes personal growth through providing professional space to grow and advance your career!!Your role....Prepare child protection component of project annual plan, implement and monitor child protection activities and ensure that the child protection activities align with the local context, project objectives and SOS CV CS policy, values and principles;Encourage good practice by promoting and championing child protection policy and support procedures to protect children;Ensure all incidents are appropriately documented, correctly reported and considered in accordance with the state child protection policy and procedures. Analyze trends from reporting mechanisms and provide management with recommendations for improvements;Builds links between community-based initiatives and referral pathways to allow a more efficient access to services, and constitutes an interface between local communities and the project, maintaining and managing relations with community leaders and members, local authorities, community-based organizations, CSOs, Child protection Networks and NGOs;Ensure that children abused or at risk of being abuse are identified and receive individual case management support by direct counseling to the families or by providing the community based child protection network with guidance on conducting case management, in accordance with the state child protection laws, standard tools and procedures;Organize capacity building training for child led clubs, community case workers; youth center facilitators, Child Friendly Spaces (CFS) facilitators, child protection committees and other community structures, community members/representatives, foster parents, and vulnerable children to build their resilience;Maintain confidential records of reported cases, action taken and ensure information is only held on an individual whilst the person continues to carry out their regulated work role within the community;Raise awareness on the Code of Conduct for working with children to community child protection network members, parents/caregivers, teaching and non-teaching school staff, and adults in the community. Raise concern on behaviour that breaches the Code of Conduct;Support community based child protection Network to undertake risk assessments of all spaces accessed by children to implement mitigating and corrective measures;Maintain a system to document risks and concerns raised, ensuring that appropriate follow-up is conducted and that learning from implementing these processes is fed back into the organization’s practice, policies and risk management; Work with state CPN to strengthen the implementation of the child protection activities and Procedures and to build the skills of CCPC members and key implementing partners in managing concerns;Promoting Participation and Empowerment of Children so that they become more involved in addressing their own rights situation and become agents for positive change, such as through life skills education, research and discussion to help promote the involvement of children.Identifying children’s rights issues that are hampering the development of children or leading to negative consequences in their lives; for example, highlighting the abuse and exploitation of children who are working, breaking the silence surrounding child sexual abuse and exploitation, including trafficking, addressing the situation of children in conflict with the law;Addressing gender discrimination, oppression and inequalities that affect the life opportunities and day-to-day experiences of children;Responding to situations of abuse when they occur – both to reduce the impact of the abuse and to prevent situations occurring in the future. In the event of a complaint being made; ensure that the complaints procedures are met and see the procedures through to the final decision;Develop a Child Safety Policy, Risk Registers and other procedures in relation to spaces which children access and are managed by projects teams and partners;Initiate community dialogues to explore community awareness/ initiative and other child rights violation issues going on in the communityWorks to build trust with vulnerable families, ensures safety, and offers protection;Stimulate CCPN members and other community actors to act as a surveillance mechanism to prevention of child abuse and rehabilitation of children, victims of abuse and neglect;Promotes creating protective school environment for children because schools are an important part of the wider safeguarding system for children;