Child 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 at community level; or are doing home visits, a police check will be required (at ‘standard’ level in the UK or equivalent in other countries).ROLE PURPOSE:
The Community Based Social Worker will be responsible for working at community level to support access to child protection services for vulnerable migrant and returnee children and youth. The Community Based Social Worker will be primarily field based and will work in a team with a dedicated Child Protection Officer, and Child Protection Case Management Officer. S/he is responsible for working closely with children, community and government stakeholders, and for provision of effective, efficient and quality psychosocial support, family tracing, and reintegration services for vulnerable migrant and returnee children and youth, and information/awareness raising at the community level. S/he works as a case manager, best interest determination panel member and other support activities to respond to the children problems. S/he works in establishing/strengthen community based child protection mechanisms to prevent and protect children from abuses and other child protection risks. S/he supports Child Protection Officer to organize, mobilize and facilitate on implementation of activities with beneficiaries/communities and other stakeholders at a Woreda level.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Child Protection Officer/Child Protection Case Management Officer
Dimensions:
Staff directly reporting to this post: N/A
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Case Management
Lead and facilitate psychosocial support for children at risk or victims of HTP and their families.
Community engagement and advocacy
·Document best practices of the project activities and share with the project team
Performs other related activities as assigned by his immediate supervisor.
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:
Ambition:
Collaboration:
Creativity:
Integrity:
Additional 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
Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI’s global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Gender Equality Policies, supported by relevant procedures.
Child 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.
Safeguarding our Staff:
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SC Health and Safety policies and procedures.
We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. The duty station of the position holder will be in Addis Ababa This role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions only.
The Organization
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.