Social Worker

First Step Together Association is looking for a Social Worker to work within a project in North Lebanon.

Social worker main tasks:

• Monitors services delivered to the client to ensure that individual needs are met
• Interviews beneficiaries and prepares statements summarizing the patient’s perception of the problem
• Collects information from the family’s beneficiaries, community agencies and others to be used by treatment team staff
• Coordinates with staff in the development, implementation and evaluation of the target groups individual plan service
• Meets with representatives of community agencies and other NGOs to assist in the development of community support services
• Provides the patient’s family with information regarding his progress and treatment 
• Attends and participates actively in regular meetings, seminars and trainings 
• Presents a written auto-evaluation each 3 months 
• Follows Fista center policies and bylaws
• Manages case work 
• Assesses beneficiaries’ psychosocial needs 
• Communicates regularly with beneficiaries regarding case management 
• Prepares, with the collaboration of the project coordinator, all tools concerning social files
• Undertakes and writes assessments which meet specified standards and timescales 
• Conducts interviews with beneficiaries and their families to assess and review their situation 
• Offers information and counseling support to beneficiaries and their families 
  makes referral to other agencies 
• Participates in multidisciplinary teams and meetings 
• Participates in team meetings, peer supervisions and case studies 
• Undergoes individual supervision when needed 
• Takes over the hotline 
• Maintains records and prepares reports and correspondence related to work as assigned under the supervision of the project coordinator 
• Do home visits for specific reasons (observing family dynamic, relation between the family members, communication...) 
• Collects and inputs data