Social Worker

SIF is seeking a dynamic, creative, and highly motivated Social Worker, to be based in the Beirut - Lebanon office, with field visits to the Tripoli office.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide social support to vulnerable children and their families
• Conduct community outreach and home visits
• Organize cards distribution when needed
• Conduct phone verifications of beneficiaries
• Work directly with the Surge Project Manager and Field team to develop intervention plans and ensure follow up in the Child Safe Spaces and children’s houses.
• Identify new vulnerable children, women or families within the community to be assessed and included in the SIF program
• Collect information about visited vulnerable families through interviews, observation, and assessment carried out via outreach home visits
• Collect data and referrals from the field level.
• Complete intake assessments, evaluations, reviews, and other documentation as necessary
• Raise awareness on the services available in Mount Lebanon and North.
• Attend weekly or biweekly meetings in Beirut/North with the Surge Project Manager and the team.
• Participate actively to program coordination and to relevant meetings on the topic.
• Planning to start the first payment of the sponsorships.
• Refer cases to the needed service after the discussion with the Surge Project Manager and/or CPTO for the high-risk cases.
• Data Entry.
• Develop and implement and monitor age-appropriate psychosocial support activities clubs, recreational activities and awareness sessions for - Children, youth, and caregivers in the SIF Safe Centers.
• Coordinate with the daily workers on the psychosocial support activities.
• Any other related tasks defined by the line manager.
• The duties and responsibilities listed are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive.

ESSENTIALS:

• Education: Completion of secondary school education. An additional first University degree in Social Work would be a plus.
• Experience: A minimum of 2 year of experience in Child Protection, Child-focused programming and/or work with vulnerable children
• Languages: Intermediate level in both oral and written communication in English.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:

• Openness to work in a humanitarian concept.
• Respect and promote SIF’s Policies and procedures.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Strong observation, analytical and listening skills.
• Capacity to absorb legal/procedural information.
• The ability to negotiate/mediate/interpret on behalf of service users.
• Must be an excellent communicator.
• Must have the capacity to work within a team.
• Taking Initiatives.