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Social Worker ( SW )
Hope for justice (former Retrak Ethiopia)
Social Science
Psychology
Bahir Dar,Addis Ababa
3 years
2 Positions
2022-03-16
to
2022-03-21
Full Time
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Job Description
Programmatic:
- Provide psychosocial support to children to prepare them for reintegration.
- Provide pre-visit, and phase out assessments of children &their family
- Provide counselling and therapeutic interventions for the children
- Provide Life Skills training for the children at the Lighthouse
- Participate in regular child care reviews to assess the progress of children through the Hope for Justice programs.
- Travel to rural areas to reunify children with their families and follow them up
- Provide families during the reunification process with training in effective parenting and child protection as well as emotional/psycho-social support to care for their children within the family.
- Provide families with IGA grant and small business skills training to strengthen the families’ economic stability if necessary.
- Provide older children who growing in independence and learning skills with support to manage their own lives independently
- Conduct awareness raising in the community about dangers of domestic work, trafficking, child labour
- Keep good, accurate and confidential records of all counselling sessions and activities
- Make appropriate professional referrals for children who require psychiatric assessment/treatment
- Compile weekly and monthly reports and submit it to his/her ,line manager
- Work any other activities provided from the head of social worker
Child Safeguarding:
- Maintain policies, procedures and systems that provide the requisite safeguarding measures for children accessing our services in collaboration with the Country DSO.
Job Requirements
Education and Training
- BA Degree in Social work or Psychology and related fields
- At least 3 years’ experience working in a senior position
- Experience working with vulnerable children and families
Soft Skills
- Flexibility to cope with unexpected situations
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
- Be empathetic and have an understanding of the issues surrounding vulnerable youth
- Able to work with youth from all backgrounds
- Be proactive in pursuing this within Hope for Justice
- Speaking other local language (Afan oromo etc) is an asset for LLH.
Technical Skills
- Computer literacy in all Microsoft Office functions
- Ability to write accurate, concise and informative reports
- Excellent English communication skills, both verbal and written are required
- Resolute and committed to achieving high quality standards and striving for excellence.
- A team player and have a desire to learn and be stretched in new areas of your profession
How to Apply
All qualified candidates must send their CV & Application letter (2- 3 page CV) with recent experience letter and credential documents to Hope for Justice, via email: info.ethiopia@hopeforjustice.org before 21 of March 2022.
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