JOB SUMMARY:

Under the supervision of the Child Protection Officer, the Social Worker will be a key team member in the implementation of the child protection and education project, this is a child rights championing project. S/he will proactively work with households that will be participating in the project, including school and home visits; develop the needed plans, case management, and other non-exhaustive activities.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting to the Child Protection Officer, the Social Worker will;

• Act as a social service provider for SIF selected orphans in the targeted areas;
• Carry out data entry related to all social Work activities;
• Attend all meetings relating to social work for the education and child protection project;
• Provide translation services between SIF staff and clients as required;
• Assist orphans within the SIF program to adapt to their situations effectively;
• Participate in the baseline and end-line assessments during the project period.
• Conduct needs assessments and file the necessary reports;
• Assist during the orphan registration process using SIF’s orphan selection criteria;
• Contribute to the identification of orphans eligible for the sponsorship program and diagnose their situation;
• Contribute to the updating of the mapping of organizations/services (State/civil society, CBOs, etc.) present in the area (Who? Does what? Where? etc.) and establish, if necessary, collaboration to improve the care of orphans and avoid duplication
• Identify the orphan’s needs (e.g. academic, social, health, etc.), develop an action plan to meet them (information, referrals to other services, etc.), support and monitor its implementation
• Organize regular home visits of sponsored orphans (frequency to be adapted according to the level of vulnerability: minimum 1 per month);
• Provide and/or coordinate psychosocial support for orphans and immediate family members;
• Regularly inform the coordination of the project on the health of sponsored orphans and transmit information on critical/urgent cases without delay;
• Inform and sensitize families on family practices essential to ensure the harmonious development of the orphan (health, nutrition, wash, child protection, etc.):
• Follow-up on the use of the allowances provided by the project for the education and welfare of sponsored orphans;
• Monitor and evaluate the situation of orphans and their families (through regular home visits, meetings with teachers, etc.)
• Create and update the orphan’s individual file (contact details, family situation, location, social life, difficulties and problems encountered, measures taken, etc.)
• Keep orphans’ families informed about the project (objectives, activities, results achieved, etc.)
• Forward communications from sponsors to beneficiaries;
• Organize social, recreational and educational activities for orphans and other children in the community;
• Contribute to the evaluation of the sponsorship program and in particular its impact on the individual situation of orphans
• Collect the information necessary for reporting on orphans and capitalizing on the program (lessons learned and good practices);
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the supervisors.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, or related field.
• 3 years’ minimum experience working with vulnerable communities;
• Good interpersonal skills;
• Strong cross-cultural communication is very important including ability to lead and work with a team.
• Excellent written and oral communication skill.
• Excellent command of English;
• Understanding of local context within the areas of project implementation;
• Confident and proficient in the use of MS Office, especially Ms Excel and Ms Word.
• Fluent in English, and Kiswahili.

ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

• Respect and promote SIF’s Policies and Agree to comply with SIF Code of Conduct and ensures Child Safeguarding standards are upheld.
• Report to your line manager any discrepancies of SIF’s policies among the team or partners
• Maintain confidentiality at all times.