Job ID
30834
Job Title
Child Protection Case Manager
To work for
AVSI Foundation
Country
Syria
City
Damascus
Field of Work
Education/Training - Social Services
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Finished or Exempted (For male)
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
* Identify cases of siblings of street, out of school, at risk of working children at, and/or children working in other forms of labor at high risk of harm.
* Provide case management services in line with AVSI Standard Operating Procedures for case management & Global Child Protection Case Management Guidelines.
* Conduct outreach to assess and provide support to the child during house visits, consistently conduct outreach and follow up on the street, in mechanics shops, on construction sites, in agricultural fields and/or in other forms of harmful and exploitative labor.
* The case worker will be independent, responsible ensuring case actions plans and relevant administrative forms that facilitate accountability & planning are updated on a daily and weekly basis.
* The case worker will commit to maintaining excellent documentation of case management files in line with the National Sop’s, BID and other relevant processes.
* The case worker will assume full responsibility to assess the level of risk that a child is exposed to, and immediately report any case that could evolve into high-risk cases to the direct line manager (CP/PSS officers).
* Persist to conduct mapping of services to ascertain which services are included in specific areas and striving to facilitate access to services for the child and their family even if the process requires thinking outside of the box, advocating to management, working groups, national entities and relevant authorities to facilitate.
* Remain abreast of developments in the field of service provisions this includes maintaining and updating spreadsheet with mapped services and focal points for service provisions.
* Participate actively in weekly case management team meeting remaining open to feedback and self-reflection.
* Strive to cultivate self-care, recognizing one’s own needs, limits and signs of burn out.
* Demonstrate qualities including honesty, kindness, professionalism, non-discrimination, and a commitment to working well in a team whilst staying true to oneself.
* Maintain pro-active communication with all relevant internal units (Psychosocial team, apprenticeship and cash for work officer) within child labor and capacity strengthening teams to highlight challenges, propose solutions and monitor trends which could indicate negative or positive implications for children and their families.
* Ensure full responsibility & accountability –for maintaining, drafting and updating reports which include case management reports, juvenile judge reports,
* Draft reports-internal case management report, juvenile judge reports, resettlement referrals (high priority).
* Assume full responsibility for maintaining the hotline on a rotational basis, ensuring that as a case worker and representative of IRC he/she is responding to calls on the spot to answer and respond to emergencies and facilitate access to information and services when that isn’t possible.
* Be proactive in identifying opportunities to better support children through facilitating processes, systems etc.
Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security of field teams; promptly reporting concerns or incidents to the project manager and liaising with external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment for AVSI programs.
* Other duties as assigned by the supervisor and project manager to enable and develop AVSI programs.
* Provide case management services in line with AVSI Standard Operating Procedures for case management & Global Child Protection Case Management Guidelines.
* Conduct outreach to assess and provide support to the child during house visits, consistently conduct outreach and follow up on the street, in mechanics shops, on construction sites, in agricultural fields and/or in other forms of harmful and exploitative labor.
* The case worker will be independent, responsible ensuring case actions plans and relevant administrative forms that facilitate accountability & planning are updated on a daily and weekly basis.
* The case worker will commit to maintaining excellent documentation of case management files in line with the National Sop’s, BID and other relevant processes.
* The case worker will assume full responsibility to assess the level of risk that a child is exposed to, and immediately report any case that could evolve into high-risk cases to the direct line manager (CP/PSS officers).
* Persist to conduct mapping of services to ascertain which services are included in specific areas and striving to facilitate access to services for the child and their family even if the process requires thinking outside of the box, advocating to management, working groups, national entities and relevant authorities to facilitate.
* Remain abreast of developments in the field of service provisions this includes maintaining and updating spreadsheet with mapped services and focal points for service provisions.
* Participate actively in weekly case management team meeting remaining open to feedback and self-reflection.
* Strive to cultivate self-care, recognizing one’s own needs, limits and signs of burn out.
* Demonstrate qualities including honesty, kindness, professionalism, non-discrimination, and a commitment to working well in a team whilst staying true to oneself.
* Maintain pro-active communication with all relevant internal units (Psychosocial team, apprenticeship and cash for work officer) within child labor and capacity strengthening teams to highlight challenges, propose solutions and monitor trends which could indicate negative or positive implications for children and their families.
* Ensure full responsibility & accountability –for maintaining, drafting and updating reports which include case management reports, juvenile judge reports,
* Draft reports-internal case management report, juvenile judge reports, resettlement referrals (high priority).
* Assume full responsibility for maintaining the hotline on a rotational basis, ensuring that as a case worker and representative of IRC he/she is responding to calls on the spot to answer and respond to emergencies and facilitate access to information and services when that isn’t possible.
* Be proactive in identifying opportunities to better support children through facilitating processes, systems etc.
Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security of field teams; promptly reporting concerns or incidents to the project manager and liaising with external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment for AVSI programs.
* Other duties as assigned by the supervisor and project manager to enable and develop AVSI programs.
Qualifications
* Commitment to serving children, do no harm and best interests principles.
* Strong believer in children being agents of change in their communities.
* Technical diploma or degree in psychology, social work, human rights, or related degree preferred
* Minimum of 2 years' experience of implementing child protection programs, preferable social work or case management, in humanitarian or development settings
* Demonstrated understanding of working with children and particularly vulnerable children
* Personal qualities: Team player, flexible, network-builder, able to handle pressure well and work in cross-cultural setting.
* Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English
* Staunch advocate of child protection and child rights.
* Strong believer in children being agents of change in their communities.
* Technical diploma or degree in psychology, social work, human rights, or related degree preferred
* Minimum of 2 years' experience of implementing child protection programs, preferable social work or case management, in humanitarian or development settings
* Demonstrated understanding of working with children and particularly vulnerable children
* Personal qualities: Team player, flexible, network-builder, able to handle pressure well and work in cross-cultural setting.
* Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English
* Staunch advocate of child protection and child rights.
Salary and Benefits
SIM Card, Medical assurance,
About us
AVSI Foundation is an international not-for-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO) founded in Italy in 1972. AVSI mission is to support human development in developing countries with special attention to education and the promotion of the dignity of every human person. AVSI is a registered INGO operating in Syria.
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Jun 29, 2022
Expiry Date
Jul 29, 2022
CV Language
English