Job Purpose:
Under the line management of the Project Manager, the social worker will form part of the projects field team together with the Psychosocial Workers (PSWs) and the Physiotherapist (PTs).
The Social worker will:
- Support the Project Manager and Project Officer on Identification, Assessment and Referral (IAR) implementation, mapping the relevant services, useful resources and stakeholders working in social, protection, mental health and psychosocial sectors, health, rehabilitation, P&Os or any other relevant sectors according to the needs of the beneficiaries
- In coordination with the other team workers, ensure a qualitative and regular follow up of the cases referred externally toward external actors
- Ensure the Identification of persons in need of MHPSS and/or rehabilitation and other services in the community.
- Contribute to the design and implementation, under the guidance and support of the Project Manager, of protection activities.
- In collaboration with the MHPSS team and the Physiotherapist, contribute to the provision of tailored and comprehensive services, within the framework of the project, to individuals, families and community groups.
1. Mapping of relevant stakeholders and potential partners
- In coordination with the Project Manager and Project Officer, visit the stakeholders and potential partners linked to the HI global intervention (Mental Health, Rehabilitation, Health, Social and Protection Services).
- Fill and compile the actor sheets
- Disseminate the actor sheets among the team members in order to promote and facilitate the referral of beneficiaries according to their needs
- Ensure the whole team has the same level of information regarding the mapping of actors
- Update regularly the actor sheets
2. Referral follow up
- In coordination with the Project Manager and Project Officer and in close collaboration with the all the workers (PSWs, PT) ensure a qualitative follow ups of the cases referred externally.
- Recognize emergency situation or situations that need immediate medical care or protection measure and react in consequence making efforts to ensure that beneficiary get the appropriate services.
3. Ensure the Identification of potential MHPSS and Rehabilitation beneficiaries in the communities
- Through regular contact with the community stakeholders, humanitarian actors and HI partners and through the implementation of MHPSS awareness and information sessions and recreational activities, pre-identify individuals and families that might need the services provided in the framework of the project
- Refer these cases internally to the PSWs and/or the Physiotherapist.
4. Organize and co-facilitate Disability and MHPSS Awareness Sessions and Recreational activities
- In coordination with the rest of the team, under the coordination of the technical guidance of the project manager, organize and co-conduct awareness sessions and on Disability and MHPSS issues.
- Ensure that those sessions are documented and submitted to the team leader
- Under the supervision and guidance of the Project Manager and in coordination with the rest of the project team, design and implement recreational activities at the static center and community level.
5. Participate in the implementation of the comprehensive support approach of the project.
- Support the PSWs and the PT in the implementation of common activities, especially group sessions for Persons with Disabilities/Is and persons affected by psychological distress including children, and their caregivers
- Work in a constructive way with the PTs, PSWs,
6. Report, develop the tools and planning
- Maintain complete documentation for each activity following the recommendations and template under the supervision of the Project Manager.
- Respect all guidelines and documentation within the project
- Document any protection concerns and report them to your line manager
- Ensure a daily quantitative and qualitative reporting through the tools and system in place
- Any other reports to be made upon line manager request
- Participate to the improvement of the activities protocol, tools and guidelines to ensure a qualitative comprehensive intervention
- Actively participate to each the project meetings, technical follow-up, internal and external trainings related to your position according to your line manager instructions
7. Materials Management
- Identify material, equipment, recreational kit needed, timely formulate requests, and ensure appropriate use/distribution
8. Demonstrate willingness to improve professional competences and abilities to increase care quality:
- Demonstrate motivation at work.
- Demonstrate willingness to improve his/her own knowledge and skills by participating actively in any training sessions, capacity building activities…
- Participate in the different activities that are common to all team members (identification of needs of beneficiaries, internal and/or external referrals)
- Respect each team member’s positions, work, and specificity
- Adapt to special situations or demands from supervisor (reporting, etc.)
9. Respect hygiene and security rules
- Respect and apply basic hygiene rules;
- He/she maintains equipment clean and secured.
- He/she observes at all times strict commitment to Handicap International Security & Safety regulations as per procedures in place at mission level
- He/she supports information internal dissemination to relevant focal persons at mission level aiming at reinforcing security and safety of Handicap International staff and assets
10. Demonstrate an ethics and professional practice:
- Show professional ethics, respect and promote Handicap International mandate
- Among others, he/she respects beneficiary’s privacy and confidentiality (he/she only share medical information with medical staff/persons directly involved in beneficiary’s care)
- Respect the Handicap International protection of children policy and protection of beneficiaries from sexual exploitation and abuse policy and report to your line manager any non-respect of HI’s policies amongst the teams or partners.
- Report any incident or act that causes any harm to beneficiary or to others.
- Always interact with children with the presence of their parents or caregivers
- Always respect a refusal of service.
- Work with the best of knowledge and abilities to offer a good quality service
- Show abilities and competences to execute an efficient rehabilitation intervention.
Note that this job description must remain flexible, to respond to additional tasks or changes as identified by the line manager.
CONFIDENTIALITY CLAUSE:
The Social Worker is expected to maintain confidentiality of all beneficiary and internal information at all times. Afghanistan mission takes place in a sensitive environment regarding security of Handicap International staff and assets. Handicap International employee commits to observe utmost respect of personal and professional ethics, to adhere to principles of neutrality and impartiality, and to ensure necessary levels of discretion within and outside working space. Not respecting this clause will lead to disciplinary action and have immediate dismissal as a result.
Any breach of the above-mentioned responsibilities, of the Conditions of Engagement may be sanctioned by a written warning or immediate dismissal if appropriate.
