Social Worker

Scope of work:

The Social Worker will provide direct assistance and support to women and girls victims or at risk of human trafficking, labor, and sexual exploitation, as well as conduct outreach and prevention actions on group and community levels. The social worker will work on a full-time basis and will be based in Metn with frequent trips to the field. 

Main Tasks and Responsibilities (include but are not limited to)

 On the individual level:

• Operate, on a rotation basis, the anti-trafficking helpline;
• Provide crisis intervention and long-term support to victims;
• Conduct visits to detention centers and prisons, and provide socio-legal counseling to women in detention;
• Assist women in obtaining the desired services such as accessing a safe shelter, seeking medical examination, and participating in capacity-building activities; securing a safe return for migrant women;
• Support women accessing justice, coordinate with Kafa’s lawyer, approach authorities, and attend police and judicial investigation;
• Liaise and coordinate with external service providers to ensure comprehensive support to women;
• Act according to the best interest of the women by adopting a survivor-centered approach;
• Adhere to strict standards of confidentiality required in dealing with victims/survivors of violence and exploitation, and abide by Kafa’s established guidelines on sexual and gender-based violence and exploitation;
• Be available and reachable outside regular working hours to address emergencies.

On the group and community level:

• Conduct frequent field visits to relevant communities or groups at risk and assess their needs;
• Organize outreach activities, and design and deliver psychosocial activities;
• Deliver awareness sessions on labor and sexual exploitation;
• Attend community or group events when relevant.

On the institutional level:

• Maintain regular communication with the management to ensure a coordinated response and evaluate priorities of action;
• Prepare progress reports regularly, and ensure proper documentation and updating of the individual files of the cases;
• Periodically reassess beneficiaries’ needs and progress in meeting the objectives defined for and by each beneficiary;
• Enter data regularly in KAFA’s case management database and ensure the quality of data;
• Represent KAFA in relevant forums and meetings;
• Abide by KAFA’s values, mission and vision, and policies.