Social Workers x14 at Masaka Diocesan Medical services

Reports to: District OVC Project Officer.
Job Summary: The Social Worker will lead the day-to-day direct implementation of field program/OVC activities in liaison with the district OVC project officer. S/he will ensure mobilization of vulnerable persons and communities for social protection, HIV prevention, and care services in line with MGLSD and PEPFAR guidelines within hi/her catchment area.

Key duties & responsibilities:
• Work with Para-Social Workers to conduct household beneficiary assessment to identify specific OVC needs for program support using approved OVC tools
• Working with clinical partners to identify leading capacity building initiatives among OVC service providers at various levels.
• Supporting roll out curricula-based initiatives aimed at empowering OVC with life skills and knowledge to prevent HIV and attain decent livelihood.
• Building systems to ensure effective referral and linkages for OVCs to community support structures.
• Delivering economic strengthening initiatives to the critically vulnerable OVC households.
• Collection and monitoring of Viral load result from the health facilities
• Work with District OVC project officer to conduct quarterly review meetings
• Provide weekly, monthly and quarterly reports to the district project officers on the progress of project activities
• Ensuring high quality reporting of OVC activities through set national information management systems and funder databases.
• Promoting access and utilization of child protection services among vulnerable children, youths and their household members.
• Strengthening provision of high quality health care packages for OVCs and their households to avert the effects of HIV and AIDS.
• Supporting OVC household to come up with case plan goal and how to achieve them.
• Document and report family and child success stories based on program intervention.
• Strengthening referral network at the sub-county level
• Carrying out monthly data collection, analysis and reporting on OVC activities in the supported district.

Job requirements:
• At least Diploma in Social work and Social Development, Development Studies, Community development, social sciences or any other related field
• At least 1 years in OVC programming
• Experience in implementing projects supported by PEPFAR is an added advantage.

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