Senior Social Worker

Summary of Job Duties:

• Work closely with social workers and ensure that staff implement and respect best- practices.
• Ensure and monitor the correct documentation of cases through review of files and database.
• Manag a team and review staff caseloads to ensure they are manageable and share challenges with the SSW.
• Support individual cases when requires and provide regular monitoring of all aspects of services.
• Conduct on a weekly basis individual session for social workers.
• Conduct bimonthly meetings with social workers team
• Conduct technical performance audit twice per year
• Enhance capacity of Caritas staff to safely identify and refer PWD cases to specialized partners
• Ensure the implementation of the internal and National SOP’s, guidelines, referral and coordination mechanisms for assistance to beneficiaries.
• Provide capacity building trainings for the staff.
• Coordinate with PHCC
• Assist with data collection and analysis, make recommendations on programming aligned with findings.
• Submit quality reports as scheduled including but not limited to monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
• Coordinate and follow up regularly on weekly basis with therapists to ensure proper intervention and conduct monthly conferences.
• Coordinate with M&E to ensure collecting all needed data
• Coordinate with PC to ensure proper implementation of project components.

Specific Skills Required:

• Demonstrated experience and training in staff management
• Experience working with persons with disabilities specifically children, migrants/refugees and other groups
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task
• Ability to relate and connect with people of different cultural, ethnic, and social-economic backgrounds and a passion for helping others
• Ability to plan well, set own targets and meet them
• Excellent facilitation, training and research skills
• Commitment to the aims, principles and values of Caritas Lebanon
• Experience in building capacity of teams and staff
• Proficient in English and Arabic both written and oral

Other Requirements:

• Microsoft office – all applications
• Software applications required for daily operations