Κοινωνικοί λειτουργοί στην International Rescue Committee

JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Social Worker
Location: Northern Greece
Duration: 6 months with possibility of extension
Application: Only English CVs will be accepted

BACKGROUND:  The Protection program aims to ensure that the crisis-affected populations have an improved access to humanitarian services, rights and entitlements. The project will aim to achieve this through case management, psychosocial support, safe spaces for women and children, protection monitoring and referral, awareness-raising on rights and entitlements and actively supporting the Greek authorities in fulfilling their responsibilities as primary duty-bearers for the protection of the affected populations.
SCOPE OF WORK:
Brief description of the position’s role within the Project(s):
The Social Worker will conduct all steps of the case management process for an assigned number of individual children and women vulnerable to abuse, exploitation, neglect and violence especially unaccompanied and separated children and their families in this process.
Position objectives:

• To ensure children and women 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
• To provide support to families in the process of case management
• To directly work with other social workers and service providers on management of caseload and referrals

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide individual case management for children and women in refugee camps or transit sites in Northern Greece in accordance with all case management steps and related tools and procedures
• Provide ongoing support to families
• Communicate regularly other case management and protection staff for updates on achievements and challenges
• Contribute to the development of proposal activities in relation to case management
• Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security of field teams; promptly reporting concerns or incidents to IRC management and  liaising with community leaders and other external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment for IRC programs
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs

REQUIREMENTS:

• Technical diploma or degree in social work
• Minimum of 1 year experience in  social work or case management, in humanitarian or development settings
• Demonstrated understanding of working with children and particularly vulnerable children OR Gender Based Violence
• Personal qualities: Team player, flexible, network-builder, able to handle pressure well and work in cross-cultural setting.
• Fluency in English and/or Greek. Preference will be given to candidates with fluency in the following languages: Arabic, Farsi, Dari, Pashto, Kurdish.

IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.
Disclaimer Clause: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skills, effort, duties and responsibilities associated with position.
Due to the expected high number of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Professional Standards: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct.  These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability.  In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

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