POSITION: SOCIAL WORKER
Level 3: √ the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
Background
Due to political unrest in Burundi high numbers of refugees escaping into neighbouring countries of DRC, Uganda, Rwanda & Tanzania. The current Burundian refugee population in Tanzania is over 172,000 of which over 50% are children. SCI is implementing a child protection and education programme in refugee camps and wishes to scale up the response in refugee camps.
ROLE PURPOSE:
Work closely with local implementing partners, SC Education staff, and members of the child protection sector working Group, UNHCR and other UN agencies, to ensure that the programme goals are achieved. Specific areas of concern are the provision of Psychosocial support and case management services within Child friendly spaces, ECCD schools and communities in refugee camps. At programme level he/she ensures that SC vision and overall program goals related to the sector are met. He/She is responsible for implementation of project activities and administrative support to partner staff during the implementation of an integrated program. For purposes of ensuring healthy collaboration between SC’s response and other actors in refugee education/protection, the social worker will actively participate in child protection-related activities and meetings in designated refugee camps.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: CP officer
Dotted Line: CP Coordinator
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Supervise child protection and PSS activities in CFS ensuring activities are implemented in a timely manner meeting program goals.
Organise and facilitate Capacity building and supervision of community structures in all their duties within the community
Assist in the facilitation of parents and community meetings for CPCs and CMCs
Screen for and monitor protection needs and gaps in and around the CFS and TLS’s.
Ensure the participation of all groups of children, especially children living with disabilities
Conducting interviews with children and their families to assess and review their protection concerns
Undertaking and writing up assessments in collaboration with partner staff which meet specified standards and timescales.
Conduct outreach and awareness activities to identify and facilitate assistance to vulnerable children persons at village level Ensure case management referral procedures and standards are met and followed.
Assist facilitators in solving problems arising in CFS and TLS
Assist facilitators in working with children and develop new creative activities as appropriate
Facilitate inter-agency referrals for vulnerable children and families and carry out follow ups and provide prompt feed backs on referred cases to responsible agencies
Establish and maintain a database of children identified, assessed and supported with services within the camp
Collaborate with other team members in implementation of project activities
Participate in report writing, developing concept notes and proposal development.
Conduct any other related activities as deemed necessary by the Child Protection sector that may arise from time to time
Recommended: BOFYA HAPA NA JIUNGE NASI TELEGRAM KWA NAFASI ZA AJIRA (2500+ POSTS)
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (SCI 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 themselves, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
Collaboration:
Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues and with relevant external partners.
Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
Willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
University Degree in Social Sciences or related technical field.
Knowledge in Child Protection, Child´s rights, Child Friendly Space, programming and mainstreaming
At least 1 year work experience within a similar context.
Commitment to and understanding of child rights, Save the Children’s aims, values and principles and humanitarian standards as Sphere Charter and Code of Conduct
Ability and skills to conduct child friendly interviews and communication skills and child protection needs assessments.
Demonstrate ability to adapt to changing programme priorities and emergency priorities that may arise
Demonstrated experience and knowledge in animating/organizing play activities with children
Strong self-starter, able to take initiative and adapt to changing circumstances and priorities
Experience in capacity building and in strengthening various duty bearers understanding of and response to child protection through Child friendly spaces.
Self-awareness and proven ability to operate successfully in different cultural environments
Ability to manage stress, be flexible and accommodating in difficult and frustrating working circumstance.
Have undertaken approved Safety and Security Training in accordance with member and Save the Children required minimum standard.
Understanding of Kirundi language will be an asset
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.
Safeguarding our Staff:
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 3: √ the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
The deadline for submitting the application is 10 August 2021.
