Social Worker - Deir El Kamar
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Caritas Lebanon is committed to all Safeguarding Principles and will not tolerate any act in any shape or form of misuse regarding Child Safeguarding Policies and Sexual Exploitation Abuse or Harassment (SEA). All staff must understand that Caritas Lebanon will apply a zero-tolerance policy to SEA and any harassment of any type. Caritas Lebanon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status. Moreover, Caritas Lebanon will not share any personal data with anyone outside Caritas Lebanon whatsoever unless requested by Law. All applicants are strictly required to adhere to these standards. Therefore, the selected applicant shall be requested to provide additional information to conduct the needed background check.
In addition, Caritas Lebanon will reserve its rights not to hire any applicant who was previously reported for a SEA incident.
MAJOR DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES
Operational Activities
- Provide listening, support and counseling services to all Lebanese beneficiaries
- Fill a social file for each beneficiary and integrate all related information on the system
- Refer beneficiaries internally (within the project or within the center as required) and/or to relevant NGOs and/or service providers when needed
- Conduct home visits to assess the needs of the House Hold and to insure the adequate social follow up
- Conduct field visits depending on the follow-up to be provided to each beneficiary (hospitals, schools…)
- Conduct working groups with different beneficiary categories (women, men, children, elderly, PWD…)
- Accompany beneficiaries during various activities (personal development, awareness raising, recreational, other…)
- Ensure proper follow up on all actions to be considered for individual/family/group cases till achieving desired results
- Report to the Head of Social Department the critical cases for final approval on the actions to be taken
- Prepare monthly progress reports on cases of beneficiaries and on activities implemented
- Update weekly the beneficiaries list
- Participate in training, conferences and attend meetings
- Assess, plan and implement activities in coordination with the Head of Department
- Coordinate/inform the Head of Sector and Sector’s Bureau of all planned and ongoing Social Activities
- Coordinate with other partners/stakeholders in the regions working with Lebanese to avoid duplication and provide better services
- Work occasionally on weekends and/or afternoons/evenings to attend Bureau meetings, community events or to organize activities for various Lebanese beneficiaries
- Participate in the organization and the implementation of the Yearly Lent Campaign
- Assist the Youth when needed in preparing/organizing their activities
- Assist the Medical, Education and Socio-Economic Development Departments in tasks directly related to the Beneficiaries
- Support occasionally/upon necessity in administrative and secretarial functions
- Responsible of reflecting the proper image of CARITAS through behavior and action
- Supports when necessary in providing visibility material
Generic Duties
- Follow Caritas Lebanon operational policy and procedures
- Respect the internal policies and procedures for example: dress code, attendance, discipline, etc.
- Complete schedules, activity planners, monitor staff availability and act against any shortfalls
- Resolve any staff issues and escalate any unresolved issue to the related manager
- Perform other related duties as assigned by the supervisor
JOB KNOWLEDGE
Academic:
Bachelor Degree in Social Work
Related Work Experience:
3 to 5 years of experience in related field
NOTE:
Daleel Madani, the civil society network, serves as a platform for organisations to post their professional opportunities, but is not involved in the recruitment process. The hiring organisation is solely responsible for the job and candidate selection.
- Lebanon