Social Worker

INTERSOS is a non-profit humanitarian aid organization that works to bring assistance to people in danger, victims of natural disasters and armed conflicts. Established in 1992 with support from the Italian Federation of Trade Unions, its actions are based on the values of solidarity, justice, human dignity, equal rights and opportunities for all people and respect for diversity and coexistence, paying particular attention to the most vulnerable and the unprotected.

INTERSOS identifies with the core values of CONCORD, the European Confederation of NGOs; it adheres to international codes of conduct for humanitarian organizations and the values and principles expressed within those codes. INTERSOS is recognized by the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the European Commission and the principal UN agencies; it is privileged to hold an advisory status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

INTERSOS is an independent association which, through its own humanitarian operators, intervenes to effectively answer the needs of people in serious crises situations, mainly in the world's poorest regions, who are suffering, deprived of rights, dignity and essentials goods. It maintains a flexible operating structure. The head office in Italy coordinates, supports and monitors the planned activities in the countries of intervention carried out by decentralized offices.

Hierarchical: Protection Officer

Functional: Protection Officer

Duty Station: Nabatieh and Saida

Position Type: Full Time

Generic Duties:

• Conduct a daily variety of structured activities (recreational, psychosocial and non-formal education) within the center or outside, catering to the needs of children of different ages and genders and accordingly to the center activities weekly schedule;
• Deliver awareness raising sessions on child protection and GBV-related topics including gender roles, gender equality, online safety, and prevention of cyberbullying, GBV types and prevention of violence
• Plan and design community-focused PSS activities in collaboration with the protetcion manager,
• Lead in the identification, supervision, monitoring and capacity building of a pool of community volunteers and community protection groups,
• Conduct peer-led focus groups discussions, informal skill training and awareness sessions with children, youth, men and women, accordingly to the center activities weekly schedule;
• Support the CBPO in the development of contextualized and culturally embedded awareness materials
• Facilitate the participation of all the segments of the target population to the planned activities held at the assigned center, notably the most vulnerable ones (refugees, local community, youth, women, elderly, minority members, people with disabilities etc.), ensuring that proper attention is paid to specific emotional and physical needs;
• Be responsible for and Engage the volunteers in the planned socio-recreational activities held at the assigned center;
• Maintain daily attendance registers and a weekly and monthly inventory sheets for each activity conducted and report the same to the Protection Officer;
• Maintain and fill properly any distribution list or attendance lists for the activities conducted or the distribution done, under the supervision of the Protection Officer
• Informs the supervisors about any difficulty met in INTERSOS activities implementation;
• Be up to date about all new information sent by Protection Officer and the Deputy Project Manager concerning the project, the context and the beneficiaries;
• Be available to participate in meetings and trainings in and outside the centers and/or in Intersos office when requested;
• Accomplish any other assignments given by supervisors or the D/PM.

Reporting:

• Provide daily basic information about project activities and report on a weekly basis to the Community Protection Officer

Requirements

Education

• University Degree in Social work.

Professional Experience

• A minimum of 1 year of progressively responsible professional experience is required.

Professional Requirements

• Strong observation, analytical and listening skills
• The capacity to absorb legal/procedural information
• The ability to negotiate/mediate/interpret on behalf of service users
• Driving License issued since more than 2 years

Personal Requirements

• Excellent Communication skills
• Client Orientation approach
• The social worker should have a compassionate, caring, and non-judgmental personality. Punctuality and respect for applicable rules and procedures;
• Ethical and transparent decision-making;
• Respect of confidentiality and data protection protocols;
• Self-motivation, goal/result-orientation and team work;
• Flexibility, tolerance and maturity.
• Patience and the ability to remain calm in a crisis
• Flexibility to adapt to new roles, tasks and situations

Languages

Fluency in (written and spoken) Arabic and English