Social Worker - SOS Children’s Villages

Social Worker - SOS Children’s Villages

Position summary and main aims: 

The goal of this position is ensuring quality intervention for children within a three-year BMZ-funded project that focus on offering specialized services, group and individual development of families severely affected by the areas of child protection, violence prevention and gender equality. This includes specifically proper intervention with the target group, quality implementation of children/families individual and group support and utilization of referral mechanism. The role of the social worker is essential in securing support for children/families that will be referred through the partners. The social worker reports directly to the Project coordinator and works in close coordination with the project team and Family Strengthening Programme.

• Contract Type:  Limited Contract funded by BMZ Project
• Location:  Gaza Strip

Key Performance areas and Responsibilities:

1. Prepare family development plans, with the strong participation of caregivers, children and the multidisciplinary team.
2. Guide and support the children participation and engage them progressively in the project activities
3. Create supportive groups with local partners for target benefeciaries in the community or in partner CBOs 
4. Conduct awareness session meetings and capacity buildings for benefeciaries and CBO partners
5. Develop individual and group intervention plans with children and families
6. Organize group activities for children and families in community centers.
7. Coordinate field visits to intervene with the families according to the intervention plan
8. Refer cases based on the national referral system.
9. Provide regular Reports on project implementation and progress of activities

Child Safeguarding (CS)

• Responsible within own area of work to raise awareness of the SOS Child Protection Policy principles and to prevent and protect children from all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence and discrimination
• Responsible to report any CS suspicion, concern, allegation or incident immediately, following Child Safeguarding reporting procedures. CS reports should be made to the IOR CS focal person and/or to the respective line manager

Must Criteria:

1. Bachelor's degree in Counselling/Sociology/Mental Health.
2. At least 3-5 years’ experience working directly with caregivers and children survivors of violence. 
3. Work experience in a case management system.
4. Ability to combine field and office work;

Competencies – Knowledge, skills, abilities

1. Good knowledge of social welfare policies, services, laws at national level and set up of national child protection and social system
2. Good knowledge of child development, family functioning, human behaviour and social environment
3. Knowledge on social work ethics, theories and methods in work with children and families
4. Knowledge on child protection and children rights
5. Knowledge on social issues facing children and families, such as health (including HIV/AIDS), poverty, lack of access to education, child abuse and neglect, gender violence, discrimination, substance abuse etc.
6. Knowledge on how traditions, culture, beliefs and customs influence human functioning and development at all levels
7. Understanding of cultural diversity, characteristics of special target groups, implications for assessment and intervention
8. Understanding of services, including case management, crisis intervention, parenting skills training, family counselling, conflict resolution and individual and group counselling
9. Good time management, organisational and administrative skills
10. Team work and flexible.

Preferred Additional Criteria:

• Experience in the development or delivery of economic support services for women and families

How to Apply

Interested candidates must send their Cover Letter including related job achievements, CV, and three traceable references to:

HR@sos-palestine.org

by Friday 26/11/2021.

Indicating in the subject line: Social Worker Gaza Strip

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applications after deadline will be excluded. Applications not conforming to the conditions will not be considered.

Certificate of Good Conduct/Police Clearance is mandatory to be submit in case of selection.