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Swedish Humanitarian Aid Organization VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VACANCY NO.: Q-IRQ-VAC-18-006 POSITION: Child Social worker Report to: Project Coordinator Number of position: 2 Positions DUTY STATION: Darashakran Camp EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full-time (Sun. to Thur. 08h00-16h00) CONTRACT DURATION: 3 Months Announcement Date: 19 December 2017 Application Deadline: 23 December 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BACKGROUND: QANDIL is a Swedish non-profit, non-political, non-religious humanitarian aid organization that was founded in 1991 in Stockholm, Sweden. Having continuously operated in the Kurdistan Region ever since, QANDIL’s main priorities of work are construction and infrastructure activities, refugee and IDP initiatives, health, water, sanitation and hygiene, and capacity building. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOB DESCRIPTION The main responsibility of the Child Social Worker is to protect children in Darashakran Camp from situations of abuse, neglect and other forms of maltreatment. He/She will focus on ensuring the social, physical, psychological and emotional well-being of children and youth within the center. To ensure children harmed or at risk of being harmed are identified and receive individual support the Child Social Worker will conduct all steps to safe guard the protection of children and youth and lead the case management process for those vulnerable to abuse, exploitation, neglect and violence and any other protection risks. The job will entail multiple daily sessions with beneficiaries, group meetings as well as coordination meetings with relevant service providers, and the maintenance of child and youth protection and PSS cases. The Child Social Worker is tasked to understand a variety of factors related to the child, the family, and the community to balance the child’s safety and well-being. He/She will have the responsibility of conducting assessments, action plans, direct service provision through counseling, referrals and follow ups for any assigned case load of children and youth. In addition, the incumbent must complete extensive documentation, maintain case files and perform other types of administrative tasks. He/She will also be responsible for mainstreaming Child protection guidelines in all relevant activities within the center, including training, reporting, and internal capacity building of workshop participants and colleagues. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Programming • Maintain an oversight of all strategies, policies and plans that impact children and youth. • Provides specific support for children and families through case management services and psychosocial activities and also participate in the assessment, design and implementation of these activities • Plan and create new recreational activities (psychodrama, art therapy, group discussion…) in cooperation with colleagues in order to mainstream child protection guidelines and increase children’s well-being. • Contribute to the development of child friendly activities • Planning and shaping activities of the Child Friendly Space in close supervision from the project coordinator
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VACANCYNO.: Q-IRQ-VAC-18-006POSITION: ChildSocialworkerReportto:ProjectCoordinatorNumberofposition:2PositionsDUTYSTATION: DarashakranCampEMPLOYMENTTYPE: Full-time(Sun.toThur.08h00-16h00)CONTRACTDURATION: 3MonthsAnnouncementDate:19December2017ApplicationDeadline:23December2017
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BACKGROUND:QANDIL is a Swedish non-profit, non-political, non-religious humanitarian aid organization that wasfoundedin1991inStockholm,Sweden.HavingcontinuouslyoperatedintheKurdistanRegioneversince,QANDIL’smainprioritiesofworkareconstructionandinfrastructureactivities,refugeeandIDPinitiatives,health,water,sanitationandhygiene,andcapacitybuilding.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------JOBDESCRIPTIONThemain responsibility of the Child SocialWorker is to protect children in Darashakran Camp fromsituationsofabuse,neglectandotherformsofmaltreatment.He/Shewillfocusonensuringthesocial,physical, psychological and emotional well-being of children and youth within the center. To ensurechildrenharmedoratriskofbeingharmedareidentifiedandreceiveindividualsupporttheChildSocialWorker will conduct all steps to safe guard the protection of children and youth and lead the casemanagementprocess for thosevulnerable toabuse,exploitation,neglect andviolenceandanyotherprotectionrisks.Thejobwillentailmultipledailysessionswithbeneficiaries,groupmeetingsaswellascoordinationmeetingswithrelevantserviceproviders,andthemaintenanceofchildandyouthprotectionandPSScases.TheChildSocialWorkeristaskedtounderstandavarietyoffactorsrelatedtothechild,the family, and the community to balance the child’s safety and well-being. He/She will have theresponsibility of conducting assessments, action plans, direct service provision through counseling,referralsandfollowupsforanyassignedcaseloadofchildrenandyouth.Inaddition,theincumbentmustcompleteextensivedocumentation,maintaincasefilesandperformothertypesofadministrativetasks.He/Shewill alsobe responsible formainstreamingChildprotectionguidelines inall relevantactivitieswithinthecenter,includingtraining,reporting,andinternalcapacitybuildingofworkshopparticipantsandcolleagues.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------MAINDUTIESANDRESPONSIBILITIESProgramming
• Maintainanoversightofallstrategies,policiesandplansthatimpactchildrenandyouth.• Providesspecificsupportforchildrenandfamiliesthroughcasemanagementservicesand
psychosocialactivitiesandalsoparticipateintheassessment,designandimplementationoftheseactivities
• Planandcreatenewrecreationalactivities(psychodrama,arttherapy,groupdiscussion…)incooperationwithcolleaguesinordertomainstreamchildprotectionguidelinesandincreasechildren’swell-being.
• Contributetothedevelopmentofchildfriendlyactivities• PlanningandshapingactivitiesoftheChildFriendlySpaceinclosesupervisionfromtheproject
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• CoordinatewithPSSstafftoestablishandsupportcommunitybasedmechanisms,includingselection,trainingandmentoringofstaffandworkshopparticipants.
• Ensureapplicationofstandards,guidelinesandgoodpracticesforchildprotection• Providesprofessionaltechnical,operationalandadministrativeassistancethroughoutforchild
andyouthactivities.• Designandreviewalltrainingsmaterialsondifferentchildprotectiontopics,suchascase
management,BIA,ChildProtectionMinimumstandards,etc.
Reporting• Providereportinganddocumentationofallactivitiesandoutcomes• Ensuretheregulardatacollectionandreporttotheprojectcoordinator.• Preparedaily/weeklyactivityplans
WorkingwithChildren
• Activelybuildstrustfulrelationshipswithchildrenunderhis/hergroup.• Accomplishesher/hisdutyofcareinachildfriendlymannerandensuringchildrenunder
his/hercarearenotexposedtoanyformofstressfulsituation.• Supportsinbuildingthechildren’sprofiles,andkeepsher/hischildren’sfilesupdated.• Planactivitiesshe/heisassignedtofacilitatebasedonbestinterestandneedsofchildren.• Paysattentiontochildren’sneedsandfeelings,showsempathyandutilizesparticipatory
approachesinanticipatedactivities.• Ensuressafetyofchildrenduringgroupactivitiesandavoidsharmfulexercises.• Ensuresactivitiesareappropriateforthephysicalandmentalcapacityofchildren.• Acknowledgesandrespectsgenderissues,culturalandreligiousconstraints.
Casemanagement
• ProvideindividualcasemanagementforchildreninaccordancewithChildprotectionguidelinesandrelatedtoolsandprocedures
• FollowtheStandardOperatingProcedures(SOP)Guidelineandtoolsforcasemanagementprocess.
• Ensurethaturgentandchallengingcasesareimmediatelydiscussedwithdirectsupervisorsandfollowupmechanismsareputinplace.
• Makethelinkbetweenfamiliesandotherpartnerstosupportchildrenwithspecificneedsandrefercaseswithspecificneedstothecompetentserviceproviders,followupanddocumentreferredcases.
• Conductfollow-upandmonitoringvisitsandprovidepsychologicalfirstaidorothersupport,dependingonthechild’sneeds.
• Workcloselywiththeotherorganizationinordertoensuresmoothreferral• Supportsinbuildingthechildren’sprofiles,andkeepsher/hischildren’sfilesupdated• Coordination&Representation• Collaboratecloselywiththepsychosocialcolleagues• Directlycommunicateeffectivelywithothercaseworkersandserviceprovidersaspartof
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QUALIFICATIONSANDSKILLSQualifications
• Bachelordegreeinarelevantfieldsuchasmentalhealth,psychology,orsocialwork-Masterdegreeispreferred
• Atleast2yearsofexperienceinsocialworkorcasemanagementdealingwithlarge-scaleemergenciesanddisplacedpopulations.
• ProvenexperienceofworkingonPsychosocialandcasemanagementactivities.• ExperienceImplementingchildprotectionprograms,childrendevelopment,psychosocial
activities,socialworkorcasemanagementinhumanitariansetting.• Demonstratedunderstandingofworkingwithchildrenandparticularlyvulnerablechildren;• ExpertiseintheimplementationofSocialWorkProceduresforchildrenandyouthwith
Disabilities• KnowledgeonChildProtection,PsychoSocialSupport(PSS),PsychosocialFirstAid(PFA),
GenderBasedViolence(GBV)anothers.• KnowledgeonProceduresforChildProtectionCaseManagement(SOP).• Stronginterpersonalandcommunicationskills• Beabletoprioritizetasks.• Strongorganizationalskills.
LanguagesMandatory:FluencyinwrittenandspokenKurdishandArabic.GoodcommunicationskillsinEnglishdesirable.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------HOWTOAPPLY:Interestedapplicantsmust send theirmost recentCVwitha cover letter to [email protected]:ChildSocialWorker-Darashakran.Note:Applicationsnotmeetingthespecifiedminimumrequirementsorreceivedafterclosingdatemaynotbeconsidered.Shortlistedcandidateswillbecontactedforaninterviewthatmayincludeawrittentestofcommunicationandwritingskills.
