Social Worker

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assess the vulnerability of the patient and define the level of assistance under the direction of the Senior Social worker.
• Ensure the data collection for patient under his/her responsibility by using existing information collection tools and reporting templates
• Consolidate the monthly statistic for the social worker department
• Refer patient to most appropriate institution (humanitarian organization or public entities).
• Support vulnerable patient in administrative process.
• Perform case management during hospitalization
• Maintains contacts with external interlocutors under the direction of the Senior Social Worker.
• Contributes to the implementation and monitoring of specific projects / programs within the department
• Collaborates with members of the health team, the patient/family to assure patients' psychosocial and socioeconomics needs are addressed wherever possible.
• Coordinate’s patient discharge and continuity of care planning with respective health care team members and other NGOs or agencies
• Helps organize meetings; advises other staff members about his/her field of activities
• Organizes and participates in workshops/training related to access to services for vulnerable groups, inclusion for people with disabilities, integration into the community for victims of violence, and other relevant subjects

MINIMUM REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• Degree in Socio-Medical Assistant or other related field in depth understanding of poverty and vulnerability issues (bachelor’s degree in social sciences).
• 3 - 5 years' work experience in similar function with individual intervention.
• Experience in low-resource settings an asset.
• Very good knowledge of spoken and written English.
• Good communication skills and resistance to stress.
• Knowledge of health humanitarian actors in Lebanon is a strong asset.