CP Case Worker

Position: Child Protection Case Worker
Purpose:
The overall purpose of the CP case worker, will be responsible of responding to
children and their families survivors of violence, abuse, exploitation and
neglect through the provision of child protection case management and national
SOP standards..
 
Major Responsibilities:

Responsibilities should be handled and applied within the spirit of Nabad’s
mission, vision, and scope of work.

The main responsibilities of the CP Case Worker include:

         ·  Identify children in need of case management who are participating in other Nabad
          activities.

 ·    Receive low risk child protection referrals for children in need of child protection
case management. Priorities intervention according to risk level.

·       Ensure that informed consent/assent is taken before opening a case.

·        Assess received cases and take immediate action to address urgent situations.

·        In compliance with best-practice and international standards in CP response,
provide case management services to boys and girls at low risk and referring
medium and high risk cases to DRC CM team.

·        Provide age-appropriate counseling to children and their families throughout the case
management process

·        Provide age-appropriate qualitative psychosocial support to children and their families
throughout the case management process

·        Ensure the child is involved and participates in the establishment of the case plan

·        Store and file CP data ensuring the confidentiality of the information collected and
the services provided according to the minimum standard

·        Participate in weekly case discussion meetings with the Case Management team leader to
ensure adherence to standards of care and appropriateness of intervention.

·        Participate in providing awareness raising session to beneficiaries (girls, boys, men and
women).

·        Ensure the utmost confidentiality of case management data and information throughout
the case management process; including protection referrals.

·        Ensure close coordination with community based PSS teams in order to ensure children
and their caregivers are referred from case management to CB PSS and vice-versa

·        Refer all children engaged in child labour or early
marriage and their caregivers to DRC’s focused PSS programs.

·        Develop and maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders
including partner agencies, community leaders and service providers.

·        Receive referrals from different agencies, do action plan and appropriate response to
each case.

·        Raise gaps in CP response services and referral protocols to the CP team
leader/manager.

·        Work closely with the GBV sector when a case involves child survivors, particularly
when assessing best interest of the child.

·        Adhere to the principles and guidance of the National CP Case Management SOPs,
including mandatory reporting requirements

·        Any other duties relating to the nature of the job as directed by the CP team
leader or by the Protection Manager.

·        Immediately flag concerns to safety to the CP team leader/Manager.

Actively contribute to the developing and updating of the service mapping and referral pathway.