Social Worker

Specific Tasks:

Social Service Follow-up of Students at the Tahaddi Education Center (TEC):

• Perform home visits; develop action plans to assist TEC families/children, in close coordination with the social service team.
• Maintain visit and case history records.
• Meet daily with the TEC administrator to follow up on absent students.

• Take part in the positive discipline meetings and follow up on cases if needed.

• Refer students to the appropriate TEC services including protection, relief, mental health, speech therapy.
• Prepare and facilitate awareness sessions for parents and students.

Support for Public School Enrollment:

• Support students and parents with registration and transition to public schools.
• Follow up on achievement and discipline of students registered in public programs.
• Regularly visit public schools to keep track of students’ progress and address any problems.
• Regularly give information sessions to preschool parents about public schools and expectations.

Relief Support for at-Risk Families:

• Coordinate day to-day project activities related to the assessment and distribution of aid for families (food vouchers, household supplies etc.)ollow up on achievement and discipline of students registered in public programs.
• Counsel families and provide information about ‘rights and services’ available to families both within Tahaddi and through external partners and agencies.
• Conduct home visits to assess household needs
• Keep detailed narrative and statistics records and provide timely reports as requested
• Attend relevant meetings and trainings 

Qualifications:

1. A bachelor’s degree in Social Work from an accredited university. 
2. At least 5 years of work experience in a busy community-based setting, working with families facing considerable economic and social pressure.            
3. Self-motivation and ability to take initiatives and work both independently and in a team environment.
4. Willingness to work in an economically disadvantaged community and within basic facilities.
5. Adherence to Tahaddi’s core values of justice, integrity and compassion, and ability to respectfully work with youth and adults.
6. Native speaker of Arabic, with fluency in English and/or French.
7. Computer proficiency in Word, Excel and Power point.

* Holidays and benefits according to the Lebanese Labor Law