Social Worker at Child’s i Foundation

Job Title: Social Worker – DI Mpigi
Location: Mpigi District
Reports to: Project Manager – Mpigi DI Project

Role Purpose:
• To provide a comprehensive social work service to children and families in need
• To carry out child and family assessments for children in and out of care
• To safely reintegrate children in care into families
• To work in partnership with children and families
• To take responsibility for a caseload according to qualifications and experience

Key External Contacts:
Sub-county and Parish local government officials, social workers and project coordinator level staff in other NGO’s, CBOs, FBOs, Founders/Funders of Child Care institutions, Networks of Community Volunteers/Para-social workers, the Probation & Social Welfare Officer, the District Community Development Officer
Key Internal Contacts:
Project Manager, Senior Practitioners, Social Workers across different projects, MEAL team, Finance team, CAF team, and the Safeguarding Lead

Key responsibilities and duties
• To carry a complex child and family workload, which includes children in care, children in need, child protection, and caregivers
• To participate in regular supervision with the Project Manager and to ensure that the project manager is made aware of any issues of major importance or concern.
• To work on own initiative, managing and prioritizing own workload under the direction of the supervisor.
• To undertake appropriate training.
• To carry out the full range of assessments and plans within the organization’s timescales and standards.
• To attend team meetings and contribute to team development.
• To maintain individual case records including updating the case management system in accordance with the Organization’s guidance and procedures.
• Establish effective links with the media and participate in filming and social media activities that promote CiF and partners
• To develop innovative solutions to intractable family problems
• Manage resources effectively including money, equipment and stock allocated to you.
• Any other duties as may be assigned by supervisor

Requirement
Qualifications and experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work and Social Administration
• Post qualifying experience covering assessment; report writing; ability to form trusting relationships; case planning, implementation and review, managing a complex caseload, working with communities, local governments and authorities and partners.
• Previous work experience relating to OVC programming.
Knowledge
• Child development, theories of attachment and loss, Alternative care, child protection and safeguarding
• Government policies: National Child Policy, Foster care guidelines, Uganda National Alternative Care Guidelines
• Legislation in relation to OVC, alternative care and adoption
• Basic IT systems knowledge required
• Commitment to learning and keeping up to date.

Skills
• Flexibility to adapt to new roles, tasks and situations
• Patience and the ability to remain calm in a crisis
• Strong observation, analytical and listening skills
• Ability to negotiate and mediate on behalf of children and families
• Good organizational skills to work with minimum supervision and plan meetings for the caseload of clients
• Problem solving skills
• Good communication skills, including written and verbal
• Negotiation, conflict resolution and advocacy skills
• Able to demonstrate anti-discriminatory practice in all areas of work

Personal attributes
• A strong and determined commitment to getting best results for children
• Motivated and independent
• A team player
• Well organized, flexible and clear thinking
• Patient, empathetic, persistent and diplomatic
• Willingness to participate in media activities to promote advocacy and fundraising
• Willingness and ability to travel and stay away from home overnight as required
• Be able to speak at least one of the local languages in the area

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