We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
SCI - Afghanistan
Save the Children has been working in Afghanistan since 1976. Our way of working close to people and on their own terms has enabled us to deliver lasting change to tens of thousands of children in the country. The UN Convention of the Rights of the Child is the basis of our work.
We are helping children get a better education, we make it possible for more boys and girls to attend school, we help children protect themselves and influence their own conditions. We work with families, communities and health workers in homes, clinics and hospitals to promote basic health in order to save lives of children and mothers
ROLE PURPOSE:
The Social Worker is a key staff in the project who will work under direct supervision of child protection officer she/he will work closely with children and their families in the community and she/he will be in direct contact with them for supporting children on their protection concerns and awareness raising
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Conduct community socialization and mobilization activities with targeted communities mostly focus on door to door meetings
To assist the project team in conduction of awareness raising sessions and other PSS kits distribution at community level.
Conducting meeting with children, families and community leader to bring changes in the children life and create a protective environment for them.
Identification and reporting of key child protection issues at community level.
Triangulation to identify key intermediaries/ respondents and through chain of referrals seeks consultation to complete documentation of case profiles through questionnaires and focus group discussions.
Conduct training to family members on positive parenting, fatherhood, child rights and child protection
Provide psychosocial support to families who needs psychosocial support
Weekly base comprehensive reporting to child protection officer
Actively participate in conduction of survey with children, guardians, parents + care givers, local business, local civil societies and local administration.
Report any child safeguarding concerns related to Save the Children Child Safeguarding focal point considering the SCI - Child Safeguarding Policy.
Prepare weekly and monthly report and share with line supervisor on regular basis
Prepare weekly and monthly plan and share with line supervisor at the begging of the month/week.
Utilizing knowledge and resources in efficient manner to input for designing future intervention to improve the lives and access to opportunities of children to basic child rights
Work closely with other community-based facilitators and coordinate field level activities together.
Any other task assigned by line supervisor
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
• holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
• sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
• honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.
Desireable:
Highlevel proliciency in Microsoft Office applications, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• 16th grade degree is preferred
• Well communicate in local languages.
• Familiar with community mobilization and socialization
• Excellent command of spoken and written local languages- understanding of English language is preferred.
• Good working skills on computer (Microsoft office).
• Good communication and inter personal relation skills.
• A good team player & problem solver.
• Excellent in writing.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:
Essential:
• 1 year of experience
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work as a team player
• Good self-starter with effective time management skills and high levels of organisation
• Positive, solution-driven, respectful and with a ‘can-do’ attitude
• IT skills (e.g. Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
Desireable:
Highlevel proliciency in Microsoft Office applications, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
Qualified applicants are highly encouraged to apply for the position by filling in the online application form. In addition to the online application form, they can also attach their CV and cover letter in the online system. Please note that only the applications received through the online portal will be considered for this position.
Applicants can login to the online application system by copying and pasting the following link intro their web browser. Returning users will need to enter their username and password, first time users will need to create a user account.
It is recommended that you save your username and password for future job applications through the online system.
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highes... Read More
