Social Worker - DAZ

Accountabilities:

• Identify social needs of patients through a social assessment. Respond to the patient’s social needs, according to the scope of the project, by giving direct social support (as transport, food, legal advice,…) and/or refer to other social actors, in order to actively contribute to the improvement of their quality of living.
• Contact patients to follow up the evolution of their condition when needed (home visits, defaulter tracing)
• Participate in the creation of any material needed for the activities of social workers. Take care of social services facilities, materials and equipment in order to ensure continuity.
• Mapping and regular update of social partners, local authorities, other NGOs, and governmental social services in order to improve social services scope and responsiveness.
• Keep records, statistic and files updated, reporting any social activity, in order to prioritize and develop appropriate programs or projects.
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MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities:

• Report immediately to the technical referent any problem arising in the service, especially the loss/ robbery/damage of medical equipment or medicines
• Perform any other tasks, as requested

Starting date:

Early – mid May 2018

Type of contract:

Full-time – 4 months fixed term contract (maternity leave)