Child Protection Case Worker (Repost)

Responsibilities:

• Identify children in need of case management who are participating in other Ribat activities
• Deliver safe identification and referral training to Ribat staff
• Receive high risk child protection referrals for children in need of child protection case management.
• Priorities intervention according to risk level
• Ensure that informed consent/assent is taken before opening a case
• Assess received cases and take immediate action to address urgent situations.
• In compliance with best-practice and international standards in CP response, provide case management services to boys and girls at high risk
• Provide age-appropriate counseling to children and their families throughout the case management process
• Provide age-appropriate qualitative psychosocial support to children and their families throughout the case management process
• Ensure the child is involved and participates in the establishment of the case plan
• Store and file CP data ensuring the confidentiality of the information collected and the services
• provided according to the minimum standard
• Participate in weekly case discussion meetings with the Case Management Officer to ensure
• adherence to standards of care and appropriateness of intervention
• Flag all high risk cases in which judicial intervention is required to the Case Management Officer and
• ensure they are referred immediately to UPEL
• Produce case reports of quality to be submitted to the Case Management Officer for case
• conferences and/or to provide recommendations, especially on alternative care options to UPEL for complex cases in need of judicial intervention
• Ensure the utmost confidentiality of case management data and information throughout the case management process; including protection referrals
• Ensure close coordination with focused and community based PSS teams in order to ensure children and their caregivers are referred from case management to focused and CB PSS and vice-versa
• Refer ALL children engaged in child labour or early marriage and their caregivers to Ribat’s focused
• PSS programs
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders including partner agencies, community leaders and service providers
• Receive referrals from different agencies, do action plan and appropriate response to each case
• Raise gaps in CP response services and referral protocols to the Case Management Officer 20.
• Work closely with the GBV sector when a case involves child survivors, particularly when assessing best interest of the child
•  Adhere to the principles and guidance of the National CP Case Management SOPs, including mandatory reporting requirements
• Any other duties relating to the nature of the job as directed by the Protection officer
• Actively participate in training platforms such as IRC’s Peer 2 Peer program
•  Immediately flag concerns to safety to the Case Management Officer throughout the case management process
• Actively contribute to the developing and updating of the service mapping and referral pathway.

Experience and technical competencies:

• At least 1-2 years of experience as a child protection caseworker
• Completed training on National CP Case Management SOPs
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, respect, non-discrimination and safety of client at all times
• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills, creativity and flexibility
• Excellent case management skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent psychosocial support skills
• Flexibility in working overtime when needed
• Computer literacy (Microsoft Word and Excel)