Social Worker (Child Protection & Orphans’ projects)

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES

• Provide social support to vulnerable children and their families
• Conduct community outreach and home visits
• Organize cards distribution when needed
• Conduct phone verifications of beneficiaries
• Work directly with the Project Manager and Field team to develop intervention plans and ensure follow up in the Child Safe Spaces and children’s houses.
• Identify new vulnerable children, women or families within the community to be assessed and included in the SIF program
• Collect information about visited vulnerable families through interviews, observation, and assessment carried out via outreach home visits
• Collect data and referrals from the field level (e.g. Municipalities, L/INGOs, Focal Points, UNHCR)
• Provide accurate referrals when need be (i.e., the Social Worker will refer cases to other local NGOs and through RIMS and will receive referral from others stakeholders)
• Complete intake assessments, evaluations, reviews, and other documentation as necessary
• Raise awareness on the services available in Mount Lebanon (provided by SIF and from other NGOs)
• Attend weekly or biweekly meetings in Beirut or in the field with the PM and Program Coordinator
• Represent SIF vis-à-vis local authorities, for all issues linked to the program in coordination with the PM and Program Coordinator
• Participate actively to program coordination and to relevant meetings on the topic;

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Education: Completion of secondary school education. An additional first University degree would be a plus[CPPM1] .
• Experience: A minimum of 1 year of experience  in Child Protection, Child-focused programming and/or work with vulnerable children
• Languages: Intermediate level in both oral and written communication in English.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

• Openness to work in a humanitarian concept  
• Respect and promote SIF’s Policies and procedures
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Strong observation, analytical and listening skills
• Capacity to absorb legal/procedural information
• The ability to negotiate/mediate/interpret on behalf of service users
• Must be an excellent communicator
• Must have the capacity to work within a team
• Taking Initiatives