JOB TITLE: Social Worker
Contract Duration: 1 Year
No of Vacancies: One (1) Position
Reporting to: Child Protection Officer
Location: Kibondo – Kigoma
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
● Supervise child protection and PSS activities in CFS ensuring activities are implemented in a timely manner meeting program goals.
● Organise and facilitate Capacity building and supervision of community structures in all their duties within the community
● Assist in the facilitation of parents and community meetings for CPCs and CMCs
● Screen for and monitor protection needs and gaps in and around the CFS and TLS’s.
● Ensure the participation of all groups of children, especially children living with disabilities
● Conducting interviews with children and their families to assess and review their protection concerns
● Undertaking and writing up assessments in collaboration with partner staff which meet specified standards and timescales.
● Conduct outreach and awareness activities to identify and facilitate assistance to vulnerable children persons at village level
● Ensure case management referral procedures and standards are met and followed.
● Assist facilitators in solving problems arising in CFS and TLS
● Assist facilitators in working with children and develop new creative activities as appropriate
● Facilitate inter-agency referrals for vulnerable children and families and carry out follow ups and provide prompt feed backs on referred cases to responsible agencies
● Establish and maintain a database of children identified, assessed and supported with services within the camp
● Collaborate with other team members in implementation of project activities
● Participate in report writing, developing concept notes and proposal development.
● Conduct any other related activities as deemed necessary by the Child Protection sector that may arise from time to time
Qualifications and Experience
● University Degree in Social Sciences or related technical field.
● Knowledge in Child Protection, Child´s rights, Child Friendly Space, programming and mainstreaming
● At least 1-year work experience within a similar context.
● Commitment to and understanding of child rights, Save the Children’s aims, values and principles and humanitarian standards as Sphere Charter and Code of Conduct
● Ability and skills to conduct child friendly interviews and communication skills and child protection needs assessments.
● Demonstrate ability to adapt to changing programme priorities and emergency priorities that may arise
● Demonstrated experience and knowledge in animating/organizing play activities with children
● Strong self-starter, able to take initiative and adapt to changing circumstances and priorities
● Experience in capacity building and in strengthening various duty bearers understanding of and response to child protection through Child friendly spaces.
● Self-awareness and proven ability to operate successfully in different cultural environments
● Ability to manage stress, be flexible and accommodating in difficult and frustrating working circumstance.
● Have undertaken approved Safety and Security Training in accordance with member and Save the Children required minimum standard.
● Understanding of Kirundi language will be an asset
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