Child Protection Project Assistant (Caseworker)
Assist in child protection case management and provide support to vulnerable children and families.
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Overview
Assist in child protection case management and provide support to vulnerable children and families.
You have:
- Completion of College diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Sociology or Psychology.
- 1-2 years of experience in the field or similar fields.
- Fluent in Romanian and Russian in all aspects.
- Basic knowledge of English.
- Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and communicate effectively.
- Mastering time management and effective planning to meet the deadlines.
- Basic understanding of project management principles.
- Strong attention to details.
- Analytical thinking.
- Strong ethical standards.
Description
Organization - People in Need
Job Title – Child Protection Project Assistant
Duty station – Comrat
Salary range – 12.920,00 - 13.710,00 MDL gross
Based on the assessment of the candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities and previous experience.
Application Deadline – February 14, 2025, by COB.
Education & Work Experience
Qualification:
- Completion of College diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Sociology or Psychology;
- 1-2 years of experience in the field or similar fields ;
- Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and communicate effectively;
- Mastering time management and effective planning to meet the deadlines;
- Basic understanding of project management principles;
- Strong attention to details;
- Analytical thinking;
- Strong ethical standarts;
- languages – English – Basic knowledge; - Romanian/Russian - Fluent in all aspects .
Type of contract - Employment contract; Full-time work
Expected Duration of Assignment - 13/01/2025 - 31/05/2025
Background
People in Need (PIN) is a Czech non-governmental organization that provides relief aid and development assistance while working to defend human rights and democratic freedom. It is one of the largest reliefs and development organizations in post-communist Europe and has administered projects in 37 countries over the past 30 years. See here for more information about PIN: www.peopleinneed.net.
From 2009 onwards, PIN has added development programmes to its work in Moldova, building a vision and practices that keep people and communities at the centre of our work. Throughout its presence in the country, PIN has been contributing to the development of following sectors: Sustainable Livelihood and Environment, Social Inclusion and Protection, Good Governance.
Position overview:
The Child Protection Assistant (CPA), part of the Social Inclusion and Protection Sector within the Relief and Development Department (RDD), takes overall responsibility for implementing all case management steps, including carrying out and documenting protection assessment, developing case plan, taking all the actions to strengthen protective environment of refugee children in Moldova. CPA will ensure children harmed or at risk of being harmed are identified and receive individual case management support by conducting documentation, assessments, action plans, direct service provision, referrals and follow ups for an assigned case load of children, provide support to families in the process of case management and directly work with other Assistants and service providers on management of caseload and referrals.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- The caseworker will provide quality case management services to children who have experienced or are at risk of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation or are otherwise vulnerable in line with the eligibility criteria and case prioritization guide;
- Guide children and their families through the case management process (identification and registration, assessment, case planning, implementation of the case plan, follow-up and review, case closure) as outlined in the Standard Operation Procedures;
- Provide psychosocial support and emotional support to children and families throughout the case management proces;
- Conduct safe referrals to essential services as appropriate, and follow-up to ensure services provided were responsive to the needs identified within the assessment;
- Liaise with community members, service providers, NGO partners and government stakeholders to identify and safely refer children at risk;
- Participate in inter-agency case conferences (presentation of cases and dissemination of challenges if applicable);
- Provide feedback on written documents and the design of future programming;
- Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security of field teams; promptly reporting concerns or incidents to management.
Interested applicants must submit the following:
- Cover Letter (in English)
- Full CV (in English)
- Contacts of three references (could be included the supervisor in the most recent work assignment).
Deadline for applications: **February 14, 2025****, by COB.
The applicants will be invited for interviews on a rolling basis. The application process might be stopped earlier if a suitable candidate is identified before the application deadline.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the interview. No phone calls or inquiries are allowed.
People in Need is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct and committed to promoting the welfare of children and adults with whom People in Need engages /is in contact with. People in Need expects all staff to perform job duties and responsibilities in accordance with People in Need code of conduct and key policies (available at: https://www.peopleinneed.net/key-policies-4142gp). People in Need Staff will undertake the appropriate level of training.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.
We are committed to ensuring diversity (people from different social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders, sexual orientations, etc.) within our organization and encourage interested candidates to apply.
By sending their CV and other documents to the aforementioned link the candidate implicitly consents to their personal data appearing in the CV and such other documents being held and processed by PIN exclusively with the view to analyzing the candidate’s suitability for the position and keeping such data in our files for a reasonable period of time in accordance with the PIN's Data Protection Policy. The candidate can revoke such consent anytime by sending an according notice. Kindly refrain from including any special personal data, whose processing, as per applicable law, requires the express written consent of the subject of such data.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe your experience working with children at risk? | The interviewer wants to understand your relevant experience and how it applies to this role. | Share specific examples of your past work and emphasize your direct interactions with children. |
| How do you approach prioritizing tasks in a busy work environment? | This question assesses your organizational skills and time management strategies. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What techniques do you use to provide support to families in crisis? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you ensure confidentiality and safety for the individuals you work with? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a time when you had to collaborate with others to achieve a goal. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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