2021-09-07
ROLE PURPOSE:
Supporting individual children and families through provision of case management services and increasing the community’s capacity to identify and respond to child protection concerns.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Direct Reports to: Case Management Officer
Indirect/ Technical Report: CP coordinator
Staff reporting to this post: None
Other Internal Contacts:
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
• Identify, document support children and families in need of individual support, including but not limited to separated and unaccompanied minors.
• In case of separated and unaccompanied children, document according to the standard family tracing and reunification procedures and in line with Save the Children’s child safeguarding policy.
• Refer cases with specific needs to the competent service providers, follow up and document referred cases.
• Ensure that urgent and challenging cases are immediately discussed with direct supervisors.
• Conduct follow-up and monitoring visits and provide psychological first aid or other support, depending on the child’s needs.
• Establish and support community based mechanisms, including selection, training and mentoring of para-social workers.
• Responsible for the coordination between community-based para-social workers and SCI.
• Conduct community awareness on child protection concerns, identification of vulnerable children and the process of registration of separated/unaccompanied children including family tracing.
• Conduct community consultation on temporary care arrangements of separated/unaccompanied children.
• Work with cultural sensitivity and respect the dignity of vulnerable children and families and members of the host communities at all times.
• Conduct focus group discussions with beneficiaries (parents and children) on the delivery of activities. Registers information collected through appropriate reporting tools and report this information to Case management officer.
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:
• Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
Ambition:
• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for himself and team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
Collaboration:
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to; builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues and external partners and stake holders
• Values diversity and different people’s perspectives, able to work cross-culturally.
Creativity:
• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
Integrity:
• Honest, encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence
• displays consistent excellent judgement
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES
Essential
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Be able to prioritize tasks.
• The ability to think critically and to recommend good solutions to problems.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to conduct outreach at the community level.
• Fluent Arabic
• Able to work to tight deadlines and under pressure.
• Experience working with children
• Senior secondary level.
Desirable
• Good technical understanding of child protection and community based approaches
• Experience with community development, working with children and schools.
• Written/spoken English
Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
Qualified and interested candidates can apply through the below links:
External Candidate: Case Worker – External
The Organisation:
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Application Information:
Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
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