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Social Worker job Post
Location: Jobs in Uganda 2021 - 2022
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
UGX
No. of vacancies: 01
Deadline: 12 March 2022
Hiring Organization: watoto child care
Job Details:
Overview
Watoto Church and Child Care Ministries has experienced exponential growth in the past couple of years composed of multiple Celebration Centers (Campuses) and diverse Community care initiatives that include; Child Care, Community and Neighborhood, Education and FM Radio amongst others. In all of this, Watoto remains a local church, committed to celebrating Christ and caring for community.
Watoto is seeking to recruit a Social Worker to rescue vulnerable children from situations of abuse, neglect and other forms of maltreatment to ensure that their social, physical, psychological and emotional well-being are supported.
Key Duties and Responsibilities (but not limited to)
• To identify and rescue orphans and vulnerable children from situations of abuse, neglect and other forms of maltreatment in the communities.
• To conduct initial vulnerability assessment of the child, caregivers and make appropriate recommendations to the Homes Core Team.
• To develop appropriate care management, referral and integration plans for children in consultation with the
Home Core Team.
• To engage and coordinate with other child protection agencies in the community for effective care management and make referrals for cases where it is not possible for interventions to be made.
• To engage vital stakeholders in the tracing process and engage identified existing biological families to develop resettlement plans.
• To coordinate with the resident social worker to provide psychosocial support to children, youth and young adults in the Watoto villages.
• To ensure that all relevant information that pertain to a child is accurately recorded with consistency and maintain an updated risk register and case file for child protection breaches.
• To implement action plans and recommendations from child protection response meetings.
• To maintain a good working relationship with other Non-Government Organisations, other likeminded churches and government personnel for learning and referral purposes.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience.
• The applicant for the role should hold at least a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, Education or Community Development.
• At least a minimum of two years' working experience in a social worker or community development.
• Previous experience working in a cross-cultural setting.
• Demonstrated understanding of working with children and particularly vulnerable children.
• Demonstrated experience in proposal writing.
• Good computer skills such as: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Should be a team player, result oriented, self-motivated and able to work under minimum supervision.
Application procedure
All suitably qualified and interested candidates can apply by visiting our website;
1. Website www.watotochurch.com
2. Go to Apply for a job section
3. Under that, view the Job Role and click on the link that reads; Apply
4. Fill out the form that will be open and submit after all sections have been filled.
5. Submit your CV, academic and professional documents, and a cell/pastor's recommendation letter to careers@watotochurch.com (Subject Line: Job Title - First Name, Last Name)
Date Posted: 2022-03-03
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