Social Worker

The Social Worker profiles the program’s target children, provides support, and help in order to improve the students’ lives. Major Responsibilities: Profiling children into different categories. Organizes regular awareness and information sessions in classrooms. Identifies cases of abuse towards students (verbal or physical) and takes necessary precautions to prevent them from happening again. Identifies and refers students with special needs to specialized NGOs. Provides necessary specialized technical support to Field Officers. Attends weekly meetings with the Project Manager, to share lessons learned and exchange experiences. Ensures proper documentation of data collected (hard and soft copies). Writes weekly reports, and refers specific cases. Conducts case studies on selected cases. Shares information on field-level successes and challenges with the target students. Any other duties relating to the nature of the job as directed by the Project Manager.   Academic Qualification Bachelor Degree in Sociology, Children Psychology, or Education. Professional Experience At least 2 years’ experience in a similar position. Experience in working with children under the age of 15. Experience in report writing. Skills Spoken and written fluency in English and Arabic. (French is a plus) Good writing skills. Highly organized. Capacity to work in team and flexibility to take on new tasks. Tolerant and capable of handling complex social and humanitarian situations. Excellent interpersonal and networking skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Word and Excel. Dynamic leader with creative problem-solving skills, particularly in challenging situations. Strong oral and written communications skills. Others Able to establish and maintain effective working relations with people of different cultural backgrounds. Strong organizational skills and attention to-detail. Knowledge of contextual diversity of various areas of Tripoli, Lebanon.