Social Worker - Baalbeck - (Jalil Camp)

Background

The Women’s Programs Association (WPA) is a non-governmental organization registered in the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities in 2008 under license number 344. WPA targets Palestinian refugee women and youth in eight camps throughout Lebanon with a wide range of activities to build their capacity, skills, knowledge and assets to develop themselves and their families and widen their opportunity for employment and decent life.

WPA’s programs include skills training, support education to school drop-out children, adult literacy and numeracy and life skills, pre-school education, psycho-social support, awareness raising on wide range of topics of concerns to women and girls, social cohesion and recreational activities in addition to production units in food catering.

WPA is seeking to recruit a Social Worker in Lebanon – Baalbeck – Jalil

Role & Responsibilities:

• Identify and refer cases of vulnerable women and girls to appropriate services, within WPA or to partners, in accordance with the referral pathway and based on the identified need, respecting safety, confidentiality and beneficiaries’ wishes
• Provide advice and support to identified vulnerable beneficiaries based on individual assessment and in accordance with specific intervention plan.
•  Consult with the center’s clinical psychologist on specific cases and agree on the plan of action in line with diagnosis and his/ her capacity.
• Build partnerships and networks with actors in the camp / area for the referral of cases based on identified needs (e.g., mental health, speech therapy, disability services, etc.), in addition to the coordination of joint activities and initiatives with community members
• Maintain files for individual clients, and ensure full confidentiality and privacy in information sharing and storage of files.
• Plan and implement life skills, awareness sessions and PSS activities in collaboration with the Social Work Supervisor, center supervisor and relevant team members according to WPA guidelines and projects workplan.
• Support outreach for the sessions based on established criteria and ensure follow-up with participants with regards to regular attendance, and setting schedule of sessions in coordination with the center supervisor and the beneficiaries
•  Maintain a database with disaggregated data (by gender, age, nationality and disability) of all interventions; including supported beneficiaries, group sessions, awareness sessions, life skills etc. using applicable tools.
• Ensure the center’s listening room provides comfortable atmosphere to beneficiaries and full confidentiality
• Responsible for conducting pre/post and satisfaction survey questionnaires of the specific interventions following standardized protocols, and ensure reporting is completed on a timely basis.
• Conduct focus group discussions with girls and women on specific topics and report findings to supervisors.
• Prepare monthly report on key achievements, challenges and recommendations
• Coordinate with the center supervisor to address difficulties / challenges impacting activities’ implementation.
• Participate in meetings and trainings, as required.                              

Skills and Qualifications

• At least three years of relevant experience with an NGO, in Protection.
• Experience in leading and working through a team
• Essential computer literacy (word, excel, internet)