Social Worker

CONTEXT  L'Institut Européen de Coopération et de Développement (IECD) is a French development organization operating in the field of international solidarity. It has been present in Lebanon since 1989. Today, IECD and its local partners implement several programme for professional integration support, access to education, support to small enterprises and health care projects.  Over the last ten years, IECD in partnership with Foyer de la Providence have developed the specialized school Mosaik and its Center of Resources and Orientation Trait d'Union. Together they are working to allow students with learning disabilities to receive an adapted education and to train the teachers of “regular” schools to inclusion methods.  To extend the benefits of those activities, IECD and the Foyer de la Providence are launching a three year capacity building program towards 15 institutions welcoming Palestinians youth. The main objective is to increase adoption of an inclusive approach in the formal and non-formal education sector in order to decrease dropout rates and allow children with learning disabilities to enroll in “regular” classes. In parallel, this project aims to raise awareness on inclusion among health services, educators and families together with the creation of a referral system to improve the provision of diagnosis and care for CwD. IECD is recruiting a Social Worker who will be participating to the implementation of this project. MISSION  Under the direct supervision of the project manager will be in charge of the sensitization of the public on the inclusion of children with learning disabilities. His/her main tasks will consist in: -          Raising awareness on the importance of early detection of learning disabilities and proper orientation; -          Mapping of the available services in the Mount Lebanon and Saida regions in order to disseminate accurate information to all medical and social care providers, as well as educational institutions; -          Sensitizing the managers of local companies on recruiting youth after their internship in sheltered workshops since their employability is a key issue, taking into consideration the legal constraints prevailing; -          Developing and implement outreach and mobilisation strategies towards families, companies, etc.; -          Educating the parents on the dangers of dropping out of school for their children and restore their motivation in their educational role.  Languages: Arabic is a must, english and/or french. Computer skills: MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.