Intersos Cameroun is currently hiring one Social Worker to The social worker provides psychosocial support for survivors of protection cases
Job Title: Social Worker
Reports to: PsychologistDuty station: Kumba
Type of contract : Fixed Term
Duration of employment
contract: 3 months
Availability: August
Main objective and tasks
- The social worker provides psychosocial support for survivors of protection cases (including GBV and child protection).
- Conduct intake interviews with individuals identified by the team during outreach work or referred by other agencies, and open a case if vulnerability criteria are met
- Carry out comprehensive assessments for each client after receiving their consent and consider emotional, behavioral and social factors that affect their psychosocial well-being as well as protection and risk factors
- Refer clients to appropriate services and when necessary accompany them to different service providers
- Ensure proper and safe filing and archiving of case management files to maintain data confidentiality
- Carry out all tasks respecting key protection principles, including but not limited to do no harm, non-discrimination, confidentiality, accountability and need-to-know principles
- Mapping service providers in the intervention area;
- Ensure good coordination with the other protection actors working in the intervention area;
- Liaise with the health centers to ensure proper medical care for survivors, including availability and management of Post-rape kits;
- Identify proactively the challenges related to psychosocial support, proposing solutions to realize the objectives and activities of the project;
- Conduct awareness-raising activities on available services, and participate in community mobilization and the development of key messages to be
- disseminated;
- Keep the tools up to date and produce high-quality and precise activity reports;
- To Organize Focus Group’s whit the beneficiaries to identify the problems related to protecting vulnerable people with specific needs
- Follow the guidelines [respect, confidentiality, non-discrimination, security], and treat survivors with respect and compassion by keeping confidentiality;
- Actively participate in scheduled weekly meetings by the field coordinator and the project management;
- Work closely and effectively with the Protection Monitors in the field;
- Be flexible and ready to accept any other tasks asked by INTERSOS related to the achievement of the project’s objectives from the organization.
- University degree in a related field e.g. Social Work, Psychology or equivalent is an asset
- Training in humanitarian protection thematics such as community-based protection, survival centered-case management, PSEA, GBV and Child protection will be an asset.
Work Experience:
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in a humanitarian context, in an association, NGO or INGO, with at least 1 year of fieldwork experience in the NW or SW regions during the context of crisis
- Proven work experience in social work in a similar context
- Experience working and / or collaborating on a UNCHR project would be an asset
- Leadership, people management and development, teamwork and cooperation
- Respect and non-discriminatory attitude, empathy Team management experience of at least 1 year at a similar level would be an asset.
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook),
- Mainstream web browsers (Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox)
- Web-based mainstream chat and conferencing tools/platforms (Skype, Teams, Zoom and WebEx)
- Web 2.0 tools (cloud storage, webmail and others)
- Fluency in both written and oral formal English
- Strong redactional and reporting skills
- Fluency in Pidgin English
Only CVs and Cover letters sent through the link mentioned will be received
NB: Only Shortlisted candidates will be invited for the written and technical tests.
Please apply no later than August 13, 2024, at 5 PM.
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