About the Role
Requirements
Job Location:
Nationality:
National
Category:
Communication
Employment Type:
Full Time
Salary:
As per Tdh Salary Scale
Vacancy Number:
Tdh-021-2021
No. Of Jobs:
14
City:
Jalalabad, Assad Abad
Organization:
Terre des hommes (Tdh) Foundation
Years of Experience:
Minimum 3 years experience in related field
Contract Duration:
5 months with probationary period.
Gender:
Male/Female
Education:
Minimum High school graduation, preference will be given to Bachelor
Close date:
20 Jun, 2021
About Terre des hommes (Tdh) Foundation:
Terre des hommes Lausanne (Tdh) is a Swiss child welfare foundation, providing assistance and protection to vulnerable population worldwide. Tdh has been working in Afghanistan since 1995 and carry out projects related to Child Protection, Access to Justice, Mother and Child Health and Livelihood Programs in Kabul, Herat, Takhar & Nangarhar provinces.
Job Description:
Job Summary:
Under the direct supervision of the Regional manager, the social worker should have an ethical and deontological approach, the social worker helps to create conditions for Returnees , IDPs and conflict affected host population’s children and their families to have the means to be active in their own development and to strengthen the social links and solidarity where they live.
In this context, the social worker acts with the children, families and their social environment.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Conduct outreach work for the identification of vulnerable children for CFSs registration and case management for children specific needs.
Community child protection activities are carried out within the working area with adults and children.
Carry out awareness session about child rights and psychosocial support through CMS with Returnees, IDPs and Conflict affected population targeted by the project and Ensure that they have a better understanding of standard on child protection in emergencies (CPiE).
Collect information and individual record (follow-up forms, individual files, etc.)
Develop good working relation with other aid agencies and the authorities in the working areas.
Regular collection of information regarding case studies and success stories and highlight positive changes.
Maintain good relationship with communities and be aware of the sensitivity about the communities’ cultures and tradition.
Identification of community volunteers and community ToTs with the close coordination of community elders and Tdh selection criteria.
The community ToTs are trained on CPiE by having prior prepared all training materials and documents required.
Referral of eligible children to specialized services/ external service providers.
Attend all required internal and external trainings and meetings
Report on a weekly basis to the Line manager on the progress of his/her activities.
Perform any other identical duty as assigned by line supervisor
Together with the beneficiaries, implement an action plan and the methodology for the child protection interventions
Avoid dangerous mobility situations by avoiding non-essential or premature moves, favoring secure moves and facilitating the monitoring of the child being moved.
Identify the support services, resources and organizations for protection which exist in his/her intervention zone and create a reference directory on child protection (partner visits, reference records, etc.)
Be careful not to offend any child in the course of your work (do no harm)
Data collection and maintenance of records on the children database and shared with Data clerk.
Become involved in community life and use his/her understanding of the phenomena of children's vulnerability to influence the local decision-makers.
Case management
Through the implementation of CMS (Case management System) to take the protection concerns of IDPs, Returnees and conflict affected children and their families in working locations.
Develop their own capacities to maintain or restore their self-reliance and help them fit in with society.
Decide on the intervention methods together with the beneficiaries and their families.
Take with them any action likely to prevent or overcome the problems of beneficiaries and their families.
Collect facts and data on the child's situation and fill in the individual file of every child
Analyze and evaluate the facts and data
Record, notify and refer all the types of abuse detected
Take appropriate steps to bring the child relief and protect him/her (protection, treatment, etc.)
Decide on the services to provide in the child's best interests ((re-)integration plan)
Identify and mobilize useful external resources to provide these services
Direct his/her interventions with the goal of finding an appropriate and individualized response to the child's (re-)integration into the community
Develop activities which meet the recommendations linked to the psychosocial monitoring of the children being supported
Ensure the confidentiality of the data
Develop a follow-up plan for the youngster in (re)integration into public schools
Networking visits to other organizations to find out their field of interventions to make referrals when needed.
Assess the level of reintegration (successful reintegration, failures, etc.) and close the cases
Child Protection
Child Protection: Use observation skills to detect any behavioral changes or specific vulnerability in children that may be reason for concern and share these observations with immediate supervisor and social workers team at joint weekly staff meetings to determine appropriate responses.
Ensure that all child protection related activities are in line with child protection minimum relevant standards and enhance program / activities based on CPMS.
Safeguarding Policy (Global Code of Conduct)
Global Code of Conduct (GCC) Child Safeguarding Policy (CSP), Policy on the Protection from sexual exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), Directive on staff misconduct at workplace and GBV, Operational Risk Management: Undertake to adhere to the Terre des hommes safeguarding policy and the principles connected to children's rights
Undertake to ensure the best possible practical implementation of the safeguarding policy (Global Code of conduct) and the management of operational risks in his/her area of intervention and within his/her team.
Safety & Security
Strictly follow Tdh security policy and regional security plan.
Job Requirements:
Minimum High school graduation, preference will be given to Bachelor
Minimum 3 years work experience in related field
Manages time and priorities, meets deadlines
Cooperates and contributes to achieving goals
Supports and advises colleagues
Adapts communication to the intercultural environment
Respect for others
Well aware of the community of good and bad practices including the context of working and adopting oneself to the community norams.
Experience in applying Behavior Change Communication models.
Fluency in oral and written communication in Pashto, Dari and English, including representation, liaison and negotiation skills.
Previous experience in Terre Des Homes, or other international NGOs are an asset
Submission Guideline:
Please click on bellow link to apply:
https://www.jobs.af/jobs/social-worker-32/apply
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