SOCIAL WORKER – Project Hope Namibia 127 views

Division: PHN Reach 1 Namibia.

Reports To: District Team Leader.

Duty Station: Windhoek

Number Required: 2

Supervises: NMN Instructors and FMP Facilitators.

Minimum Hours of Work: 40 hours per week

Job Summary:

The Social Worker is responsible for overseeing the successful implementation of the PHN Reach Namibia child protection as well as GBV/VAC prevention and response services. This position involves assessing clients’ needs, developing care plans, connecting them to appropriate services, and advocating for their well-being. The Social Worker works closely with community level PHN Reach Namibia staff, clients, families, and community resources to address a range of social and emotional challenges.

Major Responsibilities:

· Lead the development and implementation of the district level work plan on the OVC comprehensive and OVC preventive components of PHN Reach Namibia.

· Support relevant GBV prevention, detection, and response interventions under the DREAMS component of PHN Reach Namibia.

· Oversee the implementation of PHN’s child safeguarding policy.

· Provide HIV sensitive case management services.

· Provide nonclinical post violence care services.

· Develop safety plan.

· Provide Psychosocial Support and Mental Health (PSSMH) Services.

· Conduct structured family group conferencing.

· Provide structured psycho-social support related to family conflict mitigation/relationships.

· Collaborate with treatment partners and health facilities to conduct case conferencing.

· Coordinate services and collaborate with external agencies to ensure clients receive comprehensive support.

· Support to strengthen the referral linkage system for child protection services.

· Link survivors of violence to post-violence medical care.

· Link survivors of violence, abuse, exploitation, and neglect to police, legal counsel, and child protection services including shelter/care facility or kinship care placement.

· Attend regional and constituency level Child Care and Protection Forums (CCPFs).

· Oversee the implementation of positive parenting, NMN girls and boys and CBIM.

· Build the capacity of community level PHN Reach Namibia staff on child protection issues.

· Compile and share reports with the District Team Leader.

· Any other responsibility assigned by the District Team Leader.

Minimum Requirements:

· Bachelor’s degree in social work, social sciences, or a related field.

· Minimum of 3 years of experience in child protection including case management.

· Strong understanding of positive parenting, MHPSS services and prevention of Violence Against Children and Youth.

· Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.

· Ability to work in collaboration with diverse stakeholders.

· A good level of written and spoken English.

· Able to speak the local language largely spoken in the district of choice.