Relief Social Worker

Reports to: Psychosocial (PSS) Center Director

Location: Southern Beirut (Hay El Gharbeh)

Work type: Full time

Job Responsibilities

Position Overview: The social worker will work in close conjunction with the social work team. She/he will report to the Director of the Psychosocial Center. Working within the community, he/she will assess family situations (both strengths and areas of needed support), conduct home visits and connect families to internal and external resources. The social worker will also triage cases, dealing with some concerns while referring more complex cases to the broader social work team. She/he will plan and facilitate at least one weekly community support group. The social worker will be asked to keep detailed reports about the family status and provide regular narrative and statistical reports in-line with donor requirements.

Provide social service counseling for families, identifying ways to strengthen, support & guide them.

• Share information about rights and services available to displaced families both within Tahaddi and through external partners and agencies
• Coordinate dayto-day project activities related to the assessment and distribution of aid for Syrian families (food vouchers, household supplies etc.).
• Conduct home visits to assess household needs (accompanied by the social work assistant)
• Coordinate activities of the social work assistants
• Keep detailed narrative and statistics records and provide timely reports as requested
• Attend relevant meetings and trainings

Weekly support group:

• Plan, lead and facilitate at least one support group program in coordination with the community and social work team.  Participants may include for example: adolescents, elderly, women, men etc. 
• Share a plan and summery of each session in a report format

Needed qualifications:

• A BA level degree in social work with at least two years of experience
• A full commitment to Tahaddi’s core values of justice for all, integrity and compassion and commitment to serve deprived families with empathy and respect.
• A desire to work with families facing considerable economic and social pressure.
• Excellent listing skills with training in Psychological First Aid
• Fluent Arabic language skills (written and spoken). French and English are desirable with at least one at a functional level.
• Diplomacy and maturity in dealing with community members of different backgrounds
• Good listening skills
• Good organizational skills
• Patience and compassion with clear personal boundaries
• Equity between patients with regards to gender, age, race, religion or political preferences
• Ability to cope with a dynamic and changing work environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills, team spirit, sense of initiative, desire to learn, flexibility.
• Ability to manage several priorities and meet firm deadlines
• Computer literate, be at least familiar with Microsoft Office software package
• Good oral and written presentation skills