TITLE:
Social worker
Social worker
TEAM/PROGRAMME:
Health
Health
LOCATION:
Kirehe District (Mahama Refugee Camp)
Kirehe District (Mahama Refugee Camp)
GRADE:
4
4
CONTRACT
LENGTH: one year
LENGTH: one year
CHILD
SAFEGUARDING:
SAFEGUARDING:
Level
3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people
either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in
one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are
visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the
police checking/vetting process staff.
3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people
either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in
one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are
visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the
police checking/vetting process staff.
SCOPE
OF ROLE:
OF ROLE:
Reports
to: Program Coordinator – HIV/TB
to: Program Coordinator – HIV/TB
Staff
reporting to this post: NA
reporting to this post: NA
Budget
Responsibilities: NA
Responsibilities: NA
KEY
AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
•
Help patients navigate the complicated levels of public assistance requirements
and other hierarchal social services
Help patients navigate the complicated levels of public assistance requirements
and other hierarchal social services
•
Help HIV patients by advocate for basic human necessities like food and
shelter.
Help HIV patients by advocate for basic human necessities like food and
shelter.
•
Help patients tackle the stigmatization of being treated as living with HIV.
Help patients tackle the stigmatization of being treated as living with HIV.
•
Incorporate cultural sensitivity into daily work with patients tackling myths
about HIV/AIDS by encouraging learning and advocacy.
Incorporate cultural sensitivity into daily work with patients tackling myths
about HIV/AIDS by encouraging learning and advocacy.
•
Teach patients safer sex practices, encourage condom use, and provide a safe
and nurturing environment that promotes healing and self-confidence.
Teach patients safer sex practices, encourage condom use, and provide a safe
and nurturing environment that promotes healing and self-confidence.
•
Help patients regain control of their lives through self-reflection.
Help patients regain control of their lives through self-reflection.
•
Conduct health education to the patient and his family, attend health education
sessions to other patients seen in hospital
Conduct health education to the patient and his family, attend health education
sessions to other patients seen in hospital
•
Design of the micro-social support services
Design of the micro-social support services
•
Make the necessary support processes of social or abandoned cases and
coordinate activities aimed at assisting vulnerable
Make the necessary support processes of social or abandoned cases and
coordinate activities aimed at assisting vulnerable
•
Conduct home visit to PLWA
Conduct home visit to PLWA
•
following a social worker’s care plan
following a social worker’s care plan
•
Keeping records and writing reports
Keeping records and writing reports
•
Perform duties requested by his supervisor in the work
Perform duties requested by his supervisor in the work
•
Observe and respect the values & taboos as developed in the internal
regulation rules
Observe and respect the values & taboos as developed in the internal
regulation rules
BEHAVIOURS
(Values in Practice)
(Values in Practice)
Accountability:
•
holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently,
achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
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.
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.
Ambition:
•
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
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
widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and
motivates others
•
future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
•
builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues,
Members and external partners and supporters
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
values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
•
approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
•
develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
•
willing to take disciplined risks.
willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
•
honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of
integrity
honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of
integrity
QUALIFICATIONS
1.
A1 degree /certificate holder in Social Sciences (Social work, Sociology,
A1 degree /certificate holder in Social Sciences (Social work, Sociology,
2.
Having a certificate in counselling is an added value
Having a certificate in counselling is an added value
EXPERIENCE
AND SKILLS
AND SKILLS
Essential
Desirable
At
least one year working experience in clinical HIV programs
least one year working experience in clinical HIV programs
Additional
job responsibilities
job responsibilities
The
duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role
holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of
their level of skills and experience.
duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role
holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of
their level of skills and experience.
Equal
Opportunities
Opportunities
The
role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI
Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI
Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child
Safeguarding:
Safeguarding:
We
need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous
background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from
abuse.
need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous
background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from
abuse.
Health
and Safety
and Safety
The
role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health
and Safety policies and procedures
role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health
and Safety policies and procedures
CHILD
SAFEGUARING POLICY:
SAFEGUARING POLICY:
Any
employee, consultant, contractor or the supplier undertaking an activity on
behalf of SCI must sign the Child Safeguarding – Declaration of
Acceptance Form] and comply with the SCI’s Child
Safeguarding Policy which is a statement of SCI’s commitment to preventing
abuse and protecting children with whom it comes into contact. 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.
employee, consultant, contractor or the supplier undertaking an activity on
behalf of SCI must sign the Child Safeguarding – Declaration of
Acceptance Form] and comply with the SCI’s Child
Safeguarding Policy which is a statement of SCI’s commitment to preventing
abuse and protecting children with whom it comes into contact. 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.
Interested
candidates should send an application letter plus updated Curriculum Vitae in
English, including 3 names of professional referees to HR-Rwanda@savethechildren.org.
The deadline for receiving applications is 10th April 2017.
candidates should send an application letter plus updated Curriculum Vitae in
English, including 3 names of professional referees to HR-Rwanda@savethechildren.org.
The deadline for receiving applications is 10th April 2017.
*Note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted