Social Worker

GLOBAL OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION   Implement a qualitative community-based approach of the disability and vulnerability focal point project for the most vulnerable population affected by the Syrian crisis, and especially within the refugee’s communities.   HIERARCHICAL RELATIONSHIPS   Line manager: DFVP Project Officer Line manager+1: DVFP Project Manager   Team Managed: None   RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS DESCRIPTION   Under the direct responsibility of the DVFP) Project Officer, in close collaboration with the pluridisciplinary DVFP team (social workers, psychosocial workers, physiotherapists), you will have to :     1. Identify specific needs of the programme beneficiaries, contribute to the assessment of these needs and/or directly      assess these needs as required: Work as mobile/outreach team to identify, register and analyse beneficiaries specifics needs (disabilities and vulnerabilities) Develop a community approach to ensure a confidence in HI process and project Ensure a global vision of the individual and familial needs in the identification Assess all protection issues at individuals and familial level    2. Answer to the identified needs, by providing direct support (donation of basic items) and refer internally and        externally as needed, respecting confidentiality and the right of the beneficiary. Identify basic and specific needs and deliver appropriate items if need arise, following the appropriate strategy Refer all cases identified internally to the relevant actors of the DVFP team within the internal system in place Refer all cases identified externally to your line manager, following the appropriate strategy    3. Develop and reinforce the relationships with INGO, LNGO, authorities, community focal points and any other stakeholders on the field to improve the identification system, with the support of DVFP PO                    Develop and follow up the network of HI focal points within your area of intervention Maintain a flexible system of referrals from focal points to HI team, according to focal points constraints Share with the other team members the cases located outside of your area of intervention Regularly contact the focal points to get information about the general situation of most vulnerable population affected by the Syrian crisis, and especially within the refugee’s communities   4. Report data, follow-up cases and organize the daily and weekly activities Close follow-up of individual and familial cases to ensure a qualitative follow-up of all the beneficiaries, Ensure a daily quantitative and qualitative reporting through the tools (assessment form, follow up form, discharger and monitoring form, donation certificate) and system in place Organization of the weekly plan within the pluridisciplinary team, with the support of DVFP PO Any other reports to be made upon line manager request   5. Participate in the analysis and reporting of global issues in the refugee population In formal and informal meetings with the team, participate to a qualitative analysis of the different kinds of issues, at individual, familial and community level Share in formal and informal meetings with the team the information you collect on the field regarding humanitarian actors activities and constraints Participate to report with the tools and the internal system all issues identified Be part of a constructive holistic team work to develop a very qualitative analysis and response for disable and vulnerable persons   6. To demonstrate an ethic and professional practice:  Respect beneficiary confidentiality. Respect and promote HI’s Policies and report to your line manager any non respect of HI’s policies amongst the teams or partners. Address needs and requests in a professional way. Report any incident or act that causes any harm to beneficiary or to others. Always interact with children with the presence of their parents or caregivers Always respect a refusal of treatment.    7. Demonstrate willingness to improve professional competences and abilities to increase care quality: Demonstrate motivation at work. Demonstrate willingness to improve own knowledge and skills by participating actively in any training sessions, capacity building activities… Participate in the different activities that are common to all team members Respect each team member’s positions, work, and specialty Adapt to special situations or demands from supervisor (reporting, etc)   THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE   Knowledge - Vulnerability and Disability field- Project management- Protection- Physical rehabilitation- Psychosocial   Skills - Strong planification skills- Good communication and listening skills- Proactive- Common sense- Diplomacy- Excellent computers skills- Excelent reporting skills   Personal qualities - Adaptation to specific working conditions- Sense of relationship and responsability- Capacity to work in team and autonomously- Capacity to work in an multidisciplinary and multicultural team- Dynamism, high level of motivation- Interest for social work, disability field and psychosocial field- Willingness to learn new skills and/or approaches- Good capacity to interact with members of the team and different communities.   DIPLOMAS REQUIRED and EXPERIENCE Diploma: Degree in Sociology, Human Resources Management or related field Experiences: NGO working experience is a plus Years of experience: No experience is required but, 1 to 2 years is a plus TIME SCHEDULE  Monday till Friday from 8:30 A.M till 5:30 P.M one hour Lunch Break The working days could change in the future to fulfill 48 Hours/ week according to the Lebanese Law.