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.