Social Worker - Bint Jbeil

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

1. Performs initial screening and evaluation of individuals, groups and communities for vulnerability in relation to set criteria to assess and review their situation.
2. Collaborates with members of the health team, to assure individual and communities’ health psychosocial and socioeconomics needs are addressed wherever possible.
3. Counsel patients in individual and group sessions to help them overcome dependencies, recover from problems, and adjust to life.
4. Collaborates and refers cases  as necessary to LRC services  or any external NGOs  as needed 
5. Organizes support groups or counsel family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with, and supporting themselves and community under PSS program. 
6. Recognizes patients with underlying mental illness, provides and/ or makes necessary referrals
7. Organize activities to address the needs of the communities.
8. Leads the community based work with the participation of the community stakeholders.
9. Recruits and builds up a network of community volunteers.
10. Organize and prepare trainings for community volunteers.