Youth Social Worker

ROLE PURPOSE: The Youth Social Worker will work with the Adolescent Officer, Youth Centre Coordinator and Senior Community Mobilisation Officer to support the youth programme in the Bekaa through case work, youth outreach and community engagement, and mentoring and direct youth support.   KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:   The key roles and responsibilities for the Youth Social Worker are:      Case Management: Identify, assess, document, refer (to relevant services)      and follow-up of at-risk children, youth and families (Case Management) Identification      and documentation of psycho-social and socio-economic needs of the      beneficiaries. Submit      reports weekly reports concerning implemented outreach activities and      cases Participate      in weekly case management and coordination meetings Maintain      files, registers, computer databases and records in paper or electronic      format Work      as a member of a team ensuring fluid communication of relevant information      in order to make sure that a proper management of the case is preserved Provide      information and arrange social counseling for individual cases, namely      children and adolescents at risk and parents in need of support Provide      information and advise the beneficiaries on existing social services and      how to access them Facilitate,      collect and report information regarding the overall situation of child      protection risks, with particular attention on  refugee children and youth, children and      youth of host-families and returnees and other vulnerable/at-risk children      and youth   Youth Outreach and Community Engagement: Rôles et responsabilités :Support the Senior Community Mobilization      Officer to develop and implement a strategy of the engagement of children      and communities in prevention and response to issues that affect      children’s wellbeing Implement awareness raising sessions with      adolescents, youth and parents in the community Support coordination      with partners, community structures and SC staff to support youth in      implementation of community improvement projects   Mentoring and direct youth support: Provide mentoring and      coaching as required to adolescents and youth within SC Youth Centres and      during livelihoods activities   General: Participate actively in implementing      Monitoring and Evaluation processes in the Youth and Community Centres Ensure quality and      minimum child protection standards are implemented and respected in all youth      activities, including child safeguarding policy. Share information on      field-level successes and challenges with the Child Protection Coordinator   QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE Degree in teaching, social work or social sciences Work experience of working directly with adolescents Excellent communication skills with adolescents and parents Ability to work under pressure Commitment  to  and  understanding  of  Save  the  Children’s  aims,  values  and principles  including rights-based approaches Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English.