Reports to: Project coordinator/manager
Term of contract: 12 months
The project:
The 15 months project is called “Intervention of socio-economic and psycho-social support to mitigate the main roots of illegal migration in South Wollo, Amhara Region”, cofunded by Italian Agency for Development Cooperation. The project is implemented in consortium with an international NGO called CCM, aiming to reduce irregular migration from Ethiopia.
The role
The social worker of the field will cooperate in the implementation of psycho-social support activities that directly involve the beneficiaries (returnee) in all the areas of project.
Major duties
- Participate to the organization of the orientation, consultancy and psycho-social support activities for returnee
- Participate to the training activity foreseen in the project
- Contribute to the identification of the beneficiaries’ needs and collaborates in defining the most adequate psycho-social support
- Identify the most appropriate tools available on the case
- Create a contact between the expert services in the area and the beneficiaries
- Help beneficiaries to orient themselves within the services offered in their area in order to identify and grasp new training and work opportunities
- In collaboration with the other teams, Supports the beneficiaries and the communities in developing their skills to face and solve their own needs and / or problems independently
- Prepare timely reports on each beneficiary and works with the supervision of the psychologist and the expert of psycho-social services for migrants on the most complex cases
- Hold individual counseling and psychosocial support meetings individually or together with the project psychologist, both at the center and in the target communities and the families involved
- Actively participate in the development of the protocol for the psycho-social support center
- Participate in data collection for the assessment on psycho-social needs of the returnees
- Constantly coordinate with the project coordinator/manager, social worker and expert of psycho-social services and other project teams for returnees during the missions and through remote communication methods
- Actively collaborate with the city psychosocial support team, and facilitate and attend regular meetings with the team
· Degree in Sociology, social work, social psychology or other related Sciences
· At least 2 years of previous experience in psycho-social support activities for individuals or groups
· Excellent written and spoken English and Amharic languages
· knowledge and working experience in the area of intervention has a plus
· Full availability to field work
· Good communication skill to work with teams, local and international partners