Social Worker

Areas of Responsibility: Akkar Area

The Social Worker provides direct support and case management to vulnerable women and girls as part of the AND team in various locations in Akkar including:

• Case management services located at AND’s community centers or community-based safe spaces (static and mobile);
• Psychosocial activities at AND’s community centers or community-based safe spaces (static and mobile)
• Support AND’s activities when needed

Provide direct support and care to vulnerable women and girls through centre-based, and community-based activities

• Provide direct support and care for vulnerable women and girls (including survivors of gender-based violence), including psychosocial support and case management.  Case management services include:
  • Basic counseling and psychosocial support
  • Assessment of needs and resources
  • Developing safety and action plan
  • Implementing the plan
  • Appropriate follow-up and referrals
  • Case closure (if and when appropriate)

Provide direct age-appropriate and specialized support and care for vulnerable adolescent and girl children (including survivors of GBV), including counseling and case management. 

• Case management services for survivors under the age of 18 will include the above steps of case management along with:
  • Age appropriate engagement and decision-making by survivors
  • Do No Harm analysis

Organize, facilitate, and monitor focused psychosocial activities at the community centers and in community-based safe spaces.

• Mobilize and register participants
• Facilitate structured group sessions using available guidance
• Create support group plan
• Facilitate mid-point and final group evaluations for monitoring and reporting

Job Requirements:

Required

• At least six months of counselling experience with issues relating to violence against women and girls, gender and development, child protection or social change
• Clear understanding of gender inequality, and issues surrounding violence against women and girls.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and respect for clients at all times essential.
• Positive and professional attitude, able to organize, maintain composure and prioritize work under pressure, work overtime when necessary and be able to coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail.
• Ability to work as a member of a team essential.
• Fluency in Arabic required

Preferred

• NGO experience
• Experience working with refugee population
• Skilled at using basic computer programs – Microsoft Word and Excel
• Degree/diploma in Social Work, Counseling, Women’s Studies or another related field
• Ability to communicate in English and write clear and concise reports in English

Personal qualities

Works well with a team and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Staff will work from an AND community centre located in Akkar, and regularly visit other field sites and refugee settlements. Occasional travel within field sites and Beirut may occur.

Reporting

• Support the maintenance of AND’s Case Management reporting system: Case Management Table, Case Management Reporting, while ensuring the adherence to the GBV Guiding Principles and AND’s Data Protection Protocol
• Support tracking of AND’s safe spaces activities’ beneficiaries using agreed M&E tools
• Participate in weekly reporting and planning meetings to ensure adherence to standards of care, quality case management, and reporting requirements are followed

The provider of services shall report to the AND Case Management Officer.