Social Protection Social Worker

Educational Background And Needed Skills  

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work
• Preferably 5 years of relevant experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Power Point, Word)
• Ability to work under pressure and hard situations
• Ability to work in a multi-professional team while remaining within his or her area of ​​expertise
• Interpersonal and communication skills
• Familiarity with child protection and implemented laws in Lebanon
• Ability to collect analyze and synthetize information in order to apply and support intervention methods and techniques
• Ability to transmit written and / or oral information to the various professionals and hierarchical referents
• Willingness to update their professional knowledge and skills
• Fluent in Arabic and English with basic knowledge in French

Condition

• Office work and field work
• 5 days per week, 8 hours per day, from 9:00 am till 5:00 pm
• Expected to have flexible / extended hours of work
• Compliance with himaya’s code of ethics
• Responsibilities And Obligations:
• Ensure a proper reception and documentation of new cases through the 24/24 national hotline in rotation with the Social Protection SW.
• Conduct a comprehensive assessment evaluating the protection risks and the family basic needs and resources’ availability with a clear outcome to be submitted in the social file. 
• Draft the action plan and update the objectives monthly according to needs met
• Empower families with social protection concerns through financial planning
• Refer adult’s family members and/or   parents to livelihood opportunities
• Revise the action plan on quarterly basis
• Conduct home visits according to a set schedule to follow on the social and economic situation of the family & coordinate with the protection SW for the cases that are followed up as well by the child protection binome
• Conduct interviews with family members according to a set schedule as per the objectives of the action plan
•  Submit monthly reports to SSW respecting deadlines and standards
• Knowledgeable with service mapping
• Coordinate with admin officer on Procurement and delivery of basic needs
• Ensure a proper reception and documentation of new cases through the hotline during working hours.
• Meet regularly with the SSW
• Attend all activities organized by himaya (staff care, Christmas, end of year gathering)