Protection Assistant - Child Protection Social Worker

Contract

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Overall purpose of the role: The incumbent will provide case management interventions aimed to protect refugee and host community children from situations of abuse, neglect and other forms of maltreatment by ensuring the social, physical, psychological and emotional well-being of children within Kalobeyei Settlement or Kakuma Refugee camp. Under the Supervision of the Protection Officer -Child Protections/he will assist in the development case management plans and implementation of such plans. S/he will directly supervise a number of child protection community incentive staff.

Responsibilities: R1. Child Protection Case management:

• Identify refugees and host community children at risk of abuse, neglect, exploitation including UASC and other vulnerable children through best interest assessment and reviewing available assessment data through referral notes.
• Conduct home visits/ follow up assessment on key social factors to establish facts on allegations of abuse or neglect or exploitation and make concrete case plans
• Conduct assessments to determine whether a parent or care giver is fit to provide care, evaluating whether a child should be temporarily or permanently removed from his living situation and placing children with foster care
• Conduct regular follow up visit for children under alternative care arrangements
• Conduct referrals of vulnerable children to partner agencies and follow up to facilitate access to external services not offered by DRC.
• Monitor to ensure social assistance is reaching out to vulnerable refugees
• Provide basic counseling and or psycho-education to children at risk and refer complex cases to the Pediatric counselor for continued counseling
• Collaborate with national/county child protection officers and provide joint in-home visits, safety and risk assessments and progress reports for host community children’s
• Respond to and support families during crisis situations

R2. Community Engagement and Outreach:

• Supporting in identification and conduct family evaluations for prospective foster cares and maintain up to date database of community foster care families and provide ongoing capacity building
• Attend and instruct planned trainings for parents and foster families within the community
• Support with management of the CFS and child-to-child activities within the CFS
• Support in conducting sensitization, dialogue and training sessions with the community members in Kalobeyei settlement/Kakuma Refugee Camp on child protection issues
• Facilitate child protection structures (CBPN) meetings, Child rights clubs in schools and other sensitization forums

R3. Reporting:

• Provide high quality weekly and monthly reports and data to Protection Officer-CP and M&E officer highlighting individual performance, progress against targets and client needs
• Must complete extensive documentation, maintain case files and perform other types of administrative tasks related to case management Identify

R4. Staff Management:

• Monitor and provide objective feedback related to staff performance, including objective setting, probation & performance evaluations to promote growth and professional development.
• Provide leadership and support to ensure social workers and community incentive staff well-being, i.e. monitor and manage stress management by providing regular opportunities for staff debriefing to address secondary trauma.
• Ensure staff timesheets are done and submitted to HR on time on a monthly basis.

Experience and technical competencies:

• At least 2 years of experience working in Child Protection, social work with refugees, asylum seekers, migrants and/or other orphans and vulnerable children; with at least 1-year experience working with refugee children in a camp setting
• Must have technical expertise in case management and psychosocial support to children at risk including Unaccompanied children and separated children (UASCs)
• Should be resilient and able to handle high levels of stress and emotionally volatile or difficult situations.
• Experience with conducting best interest assessments (BIA) and Best interest determination (BID)
• Experience in establishing and working with community structures including foster careers, committees, child rights clubs etc.
• Knowledge of international and national child protection standards and instruments
• Experience and proven ability to work as part of a team
• Excellent analytical and writing skills; cultural sensitivity and respect for diversity
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to establish effective and working relations with local partners and other stakeholders
• Experience and willingness to work in the field and proficient in the use of computer/email/internet

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in (Social Work or any other Social Sciences)
• Fluent in written and spoken English and Swahili

DRC’s Core competencies: All DRC roles require the post-holder to master the below DRC’s core competencies:

• Striving for excellence: you focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
• Collaborating: you involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
• Taking the lead: you take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
• Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
• Demonstrating integrity: you Uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

Conditions: Contract duration: 2 months’ contract with possibility of extension, subject to funding and performance. Salary and conditions will be in accordance with the Danish Refugee Council terms of employment for National staff. Employment Category: Band I, Step 1 Reporting to: Protection Team Leader Direct reports: Community Workers Availability: November 2022 Location: Kakuma (Local position doesn’t qualify for RnR and accommodation) Key stakeholders: Internal: Kakuma Protection and Livelihoods implementation teams, Support Services team, External: Local government authorities, Other NGOs, Donors, Implementing partners

General Commitments: DRC has a Humanitarian Accountability Framework, outlining its global accountability commitments. All staff are required to contribute to the achievement of this framework (http://www.drc.dk/HAF.4265.0.html)

Application Process: Qualified candidates are invited to submit their applications, which should include a 1-page cover letter clearly stating their motivation, and qualifications and a CV. Applications should include contact details of three professional referees who have supervised the candidate in the last five years. One referee must be the applicant’s most recent manager. Only applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications will be considered. We only accept applications sent via our online-application form on www.drc.ngo under Vacancies. Applications should be sent no later than: 19th October 2022.

Gender Equality: DRC is committed to achieving gender parity in staffing at all levels. In light of this, female candidates and those from minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply.