Job ID
39302
Job Title
Social Worker
To work for
SOS Children's Villages Syria
Country
Syria
City
Rif Dimashq
Field of Work
Social Services - Humanitarian/Disasters
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Finished or Exempted (For male)
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
•Develop and implement a comprehensive plan of daily Mental Health and psychosocial support sessions (MHPSS) and regular awareness sessions) Education, Child protection, Hygiene) tailored to the needs of children.
•Provide needed training sessions for the volunteering team, enhancing their understanding of psychosocial support principles.
•Facilitating conflict resolution and promoting peaceful interactions among children, with the aim of preventing physical altercations.
•Foster collaboration with stakeholders, including authorities, teams, and local partners, to ensure alignment with project goals.
•Support the procurement process by identifying the needs of MHPSS and awareness sessions.
•Ensure timely and accurate reporting of undertaken activities.
•Act as a guide for volunteering team in dealing with children and adult people and any issue related to child safeguarding.
•Perform any other duties as assigned by the line manager.
•Handle all SOS property appropriately, including the financial resources.
Child Safeguarding (CS):
•Child protection is everyone's responsibility.
•Each child has the right to learn.
•Ensure early detection of any abusive or inappropriate behavior and handle it in proper way to minimize the child safety risks.
•Responsible within own area of work to prevent and protect children of all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence and discrimination based on SOS Child Protection Policy principles.
•Responsible for reporting any CS suspicion, concern, allegation or incident immediately.
•Following Child Safeguarding reporting procedures. CS reports should be made to the respective line manager or the local child safeguarding team, or to any other member of the national CS team.
•Provide needed training sessions for the volunteering team, enhancing their understanding of psychosocial support principles.
•Facilitating conflict resolution and promoting peaceful interactions among children, with the aim of preventing physical altercations.
•Foster collaboration with stakeholders, including authorities, teams, and local partners, to ensure alignment with project goals.
•Support the procurement process by identifying the needs of MHPSS and awareness sessions.
•Ensure timely and accurate reporting of undertaken activities.
•Act as a guide for volunteering team in dealing with children and adult people and any issue related to child safeguarding.
•Perform any other duties as assigned by the line manager.
•Handle all SOS property appropriately, including the financial resources.
Child Safeguarding (CS):
•Child protection is everyone's responsibility.
•Each child has the right to learn.
•Ensure early detection of any abusive or inappropriate behavior and handle it in proper way to minimize the child safety risks.
•Responsible within own area of work to prevent and protect children of all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence and discrimination based on SOS Child Protection Policy principles.
•Responsible for reporting any CS suspicion, concern, allegation or incident immediately.
•Following Child Safeguarding reporting procedures. CS reports should be made to the respective line manager or the local child safeguarding team, or to any other member of the national CS team.
Qualifications
•Good knowledge of standards and current directions of development in the field of child’s rights approach, and social welfare systems
•Good knowledge of legal issues relating to social welfare + child rights..
•High level of communication skills
•Ability to work in stressful condition
•Computer literacy (MS Office)
•Motivation for work focused on children and families.
•Ability to gather, analyze, evaluate and integrate important information
•Good knowledge of legal issues relating to social welfare + child rights..
•High level of communication skills
•Ability to work in stressful condition
•Computer literacy (MS Office)
•Motivation for work focused on children and families.
•Ability to gather, analyze, evaluate and integrate important information
Specific Vacancy Requirements
•Any certificates, license, and training related to the field that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
•A master's degree in a related field is preferred
•Preferable previous experience in the humanitarian sector.
•A team player who is culturally astute, respectful and tolerant.
•A master's degree in a related field is preferred
•Preferable previous experience in the humanitarian sector.
•A team player who is culturally astute, respectful and tolerant.
Salary and Benefits
Contract for Six Months with the option of extension.
6 Months contract with the option of extension
6 Months contract with the option of extension
About us
SOS Children's Villages Syria, a nonprofit, nongovernmental association that is committed to responding to the social development needs of society's most vulnerable children and young people. We establish facilities and programs that aim to strengthen families and prevent the abandonment of children. We join hands with community members to provide education, protection, and alternative care services.
SOS Children's Villages Syria is a branch of the International Federation of Children's Villages, based in Austria and spread out in 136 countries worldwide. It was founded in Syria in 1975, and since then, we have been working to ensure that children and young people without parental care or at risk of losing it grow up with the needed support and care to become their strongest selves.
SOS Children's Villages strives to maintain a recruitment process that is open and competitive for all candidates. SOS supports employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, ancestry, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, marital status or any other status protected by applicable law.
SOS Children's Villages Syria is a branch of the International Federation of Children's Villages, based in Austria and spread out in 136 countries worldwide. It was founded in Syria in 1975, and since then, we have been working to ensure that children and young people without parental care or at risk of losing it grow up with the needed support and care to become their strongest selves.
SOS Children's Villages strives to maintain a recruitment process that is open and competitive for all candidates. SOS supports employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, ancestry, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, marital status or any other status protected by applicable law.
Required employees number
1
Posted On
May 15, 2024
Expiry Date
May 31, 2024
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CV Language
English