Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, February 02, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

The Social Work Assistant reports to the Tushinde Children’s Trust Social Work Manager and ultimately to the Executive Director. He/She provides social work support to the team as needed.

Key activities:
• To identify and locate children who are beneficiaries of Tushinde Children's Trust, together with their supervisors complete a detailed case assessment.
• To establish relations with the child's parent or guardian, the school the child attends and other key players in the child's livelihood.
• To act as the liaison between the child, parent or guardian, the schools and Tushinde Children's Trust.
• To follow up the attendance of children in the school, their performance in class and their general health and wellbeing.
• To follow up the children in regards to their development and health.
• To make appropriate referrals for the caregivers and the children to access needed services such as health and child protection services.
• To implement an effective individual case management system for the beneficiaries of Tushinde Children's Trust.
• To provide awareness raising activities and training to beneficiaries on needs basis; i.e life skills training.
• To ensure to his or her best knowledge that the rights of the child are not compromised and that the child is protected from potentially abusive situations.
• Take lead on the daycare programme, by assessing and monitoring children’s development, identifying children at risk and linking them to quality health facilities; regular follow up of children who show no signs of growth improvement and train day care staff on good practices regarding child care and Development.
• Engage our beneficiaries on the Tushinde programme Journey.
• To provide management with a story and photographs of the achievements and challenges affecting Tushinde at least monthly.

Qualifications for Social Work Assistant.
• Bachelor's degree/diploma in social work and community Development , or a related field. 3-5 years of work experience as a social worker/assistant.
• Must have exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, and ability to prioritize. Must be a self-starter and driven.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills and analytical abilities.
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office and Google product.
• Must have a passion to work with vulnerable children and adults.
• Must be able to work in a challenging environment.
• Must be conversant with child protection policy.
• Related Short courses will be an added advantage.
• Must have a certificate of good conduct.
Salary Range: 25,652- 30,552 KES per month (gross); comprehensive individual health cover provided as a benefit.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: jobs@ke.tushinde.org.uk  using the position as subject of email.

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