Social Worker – Maternity Cover at Hope for Justice (former Retrak Ethiopia)

Hope for Justice (former Retrak Ethiopia)

Position: Social Worker – Maternity Cover

Job Time: Full-Time

Job Type: Contract

Place of Work: Addis Ababa, Addis Abeba - Ethiopia

Posted date: 1 week ago

Deadline: Submition date is over

Job Purpose

The Social Worker is responsible for providing quality and consistent psychosocial services for the children to deal with past trauma, abuse, and abandonment so they can rebuild their lives and look to the future, help children develop positive social skills and behavior, learn non-violent ways of expressing emotions, especially anger/frustration, and growing in self-worth and self-esteem. In addition, the employee is responsible for family tracing and supporting girls to reunify with their families or reintegrate into alternative care. Accurate and timely documentation of services provided to the children is essential.

HFJ Vision and Mission

Hope for Justice's vision is Hope for Justice exists to bring an end to modern slavery by preventing exploitation, rescuing victims, restoring lives, and reforming society.

Duties & Responsibilities

Programmatic:

• Provide psychosocial support to children to prepare them for reintegration.
• Provide counseling and therapeutic interventions for the children
• Provide training Life Skills training for the children at the Lighthouse
• Participate in regular childcare reviews to assess the progress of children through the Hope for Justice programs
• Travel to rural areas to reunify children with their families and follow them up
• Provide families during the reunification process with training in effective parenting and child protection as well as emotional/psycho-social support to care for their children within the family.
• Provide families with IGA grants and small business skills training to strengthen the families’ economic stability if necessary.
• Provide older children who growing in independence and learning skills with support to manage their own lives independently
• Conduct awareness raising in the community about the dangers of domestic work, trafficking, child labor
• Keep good, accurate, and confidential records of all counseling sessions
• Make appropriate professional referrals for children who require psychiatric assessment/treatment

Child Safeguarding

• Maintain policies, procedures, and systems that provide the requisite safeguarding measures for children accessing our services in collaboration with the Country DCPO.

General

• Uphold and work within Hope for Justice’s policies and procedures, including Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety, and Child & Vulnerable Adult Protection policies.
• Promote Hope for Justice’s core values of Honoring, Openness, Professionalism, and Empowerment across the organization and partners
• Undertake any other duties, as appropriate to the post, as delegated by Project Manager
• Represent the organization in different review meetings, workshops, and network meetings.

Department: Programmes

Duration: Maternity Cover – 6 Months

Reporting To: Head of Social Work Department

About You

Experience & Qualifications

• BA in Social work or Psychology
• At least 3 years experience working in a senior position
• Experience working with vulnerable children and families

Key Skills & Attributes

• Computer literacy in all Microsoft Office functions
• Ability to write accurate, concise, and informative reports
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills,
• Excellent English communication skills, both verbal and written are required
• Able to work with youth from all backgrounds
• Be empathetic and understand the issues surrounding vulnerable youth
• Flexibility to cope with unexpected situations
• Resolute and committed to achieving high-quality standards and striving for excellence.
• Be proactive in pursuing this within Hope for Justice.
• A team player and have a desire to learn and be stretched in new areas of your profession.