Save the Children,Case Worker in Case Management Jobs Vacancy

to inspire
breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and
lasting change in their lives. Save the Children works in thirty districts in
Rwanda with a current staff complement of approximately 180 staff.

• Provide
  case management services and psychosocial support to vulnerable children,
  including children at risk of abuse, exploitation, neglect, violence, and
  unaccompanied or separated children.
• Ensure
  children receive individual case management support by conducting
  registration, assessments, case plans, direct service provision, referrals
  and follow up support for an assigned caseload of children, in line with
  Case Management SOPs.
• Conduct
  follow-up and monitoring visits based on the child’s needs.
• Ensure
  that urgent and challenging cases are immediately discussed with direct
  supervisor.
• Establish
  and maintain constructive relationships with service providers to
  facilitate case management referrals in project sites, under the
  supervision of the Case Management Officer.
• Work
  closely with the CFS and community mobilisation teams to ensure the
  effective identification of vulnerable and at-risk children.
• Ensure
  that confidentiality, informed consent, the best interests of the child,
  Do No Harm, and other case management principles and best practices are
  adhered to throughout the case management process, including the
  utilisation of appropriate tools and case management forms.
• Work
  with cultural sensitivity and respect the dignity of vulnerable children and
  families and members of the host communities at all times.

• Support
  community based mechanisms, including selection, training and mentoring of
  para-social workers, as required, in collaboration with the responsible
  Child Protection Officer.
• Support
  community awareness sessions on child protection concerns, identification
  of vulnerable children and the process of registration of
  separated/unaccompanied children including family tracing.

• In
  case of separated and unaccompanied children, document and follow up
  according to the standard family tracing and reunification procedures.
• Provide
  reintegration support and follow up to reunified cases.
• Monitor
  and support temporary care arrangements and foster care for
  separated/unaccompanied children.

• Maintain
  accurate and up-to-date case files for all child protection cases.
• Participate
  in case conferences and case management meetings as required.
• Adhere
  to strict confidentiality and information management standards and
  protocols, sharing information only in compliance with these standards
• Support
  and participate in programme monitoring and evaluation activities as
  requested.

• holds
  self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently,
  achieving and role modelling Save the Children values holds the team and
  partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them
  the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the
  necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate
  consequences when results are not achieved.

• sets
  ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes
  responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their
  team to do the same
• widely
  shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates
  others future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

• builds
  and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues,
  Members and external partners and supporters
• values
  diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength

• approachable,
  good listener, easy to talk to.

• develops
  and encourages new and innovative solutions willing to take disciplined
  risks.

• University
  degree in social sciences, arts, public administration, social
  administration, community development
• 2
  years’ experience working with children and child protection case
  management or community in case management and SGBV domain.
• Ability
  to communicate in English and French and Kinyarwanda through verbal and
  written communication.
• Good
  technical understanding of child protection and community based
  approaches.
• Computer
  knowledge.
• Strong
  interpersonal and communication skills.
• Be
  able to prioritize tasks.
• Able
  to work to tight deadlines and under pressure.
• Experience
  with community development, working with children and schools.
• Very
  good communication and interpersonal skills.
• The
  ability to think critically and to recommend good solutions to problems.
• Strong
  Organizational skills.
• Ability
  to conduct outreach at the community level.

• This
  extends not only to children with whom SCI and its partners work directly,
  but also includes children whom staff are responsible for.  SCI
  believes that the situation of children must be improved through the
  promotion of their rights supported and demonstrated by all members of
  staff. Save the Children International’s Code of Conduct sets out the
  standards which all staff members must adhere to.