Fresher Social Work Assistant Probation and Welfare Officer Jobs – Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development



Organisation:  Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development   
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Ref. No.: HRM 52/70/01 [95]
Salary Scale: Uganda Government Scale U6
About US:
The
Public Service Commission was established under the provisions of Article
165(1) of the 1995 Constitution. The Public Service Commission has a mission “To
provide Government with employees of the right caliber, in right numbers,
placed in the right jobs at the right time.”
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Support the Probation and Welfare Officer in the care and protection of
    the children in the institution.
  • In charge of checking welfare of the
    children.
  • Keeping records of children in the Remand
    Home.
  • Providing psychosocial support to children in
    the Remand Home.
  • Keeping tabs on each child to be discussed
    with the senior staff of the institution.
  • Support the Probation Officer in preparing
    progress reports on each child in the institution or use in the
    resettlement/placement of the child by courts/District Probation Welfare
    Officer.
  • Perform any other duties as may be assigned
    from time to time.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The applicants should be Ugandans holding a
    diploma in Social Work, Social Administration, or any Diploma in Social
    Sciences or any other closely related disciplines from a recognized
    Institution/University.
  • Age: Above 21 years
NB: Persons with disabilities are encouraged to
apply.
Personal Competencies: Public Sector Management, Results
orientation, Ethics and Integrity, Interpersonal, Communication and Computer Skills,
ability to adapt to multi-cultural setting, innovation concern for quality,
standards technical, Interpersonal skills, ability to coach subordinates and
report writing skills, Strategic thinking, negotiation skills, team building,
conflict management, policy development, change management, Research and report
writing project management and technical skills.
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified and interested Ugandan candidates are encouraged to fill in
applications in triplicate and submit them to the Secretary, Public Service
Commission, P.O. Box 7080, Kampala, Uganda. The Application and Summary Forms
are obtainable from the Public Service Commission Office, 2nd Floor, Farmers
House, Parliament Avenue, Kampala, Ministry/Department Headquarters and
District Service Commission Offices, or can be downloaded from the PSC website,
download here.
Hand written applications are also acceptable.
Application
forms should bear the title of the post followed by the Reference Number
specified against the vacancy. The appropriate Advert Title e.g. “PSC
External Advert. No. 1/2016” should be indicated in capital letters on the top
of each first page of the Public Service Form No. 3 (2008). Applicants should
attach three sets of photocopies of their certificates and testimonials.
Applicants subsequently shortlisted for oral interviews shall be required to
present certified copies and originals of their academic transcripts and
certificates at the time of sitting the Oral Interviews and their names will be
shown on the PSC website and on  the PSC
noticeboard.
Applicants
should attach three (3) recent certified passport size photographs and should
apply for a maximum of only two (2) posts clearly indicating the first and
second choice on the application.
Deadline: 15th April, 2016
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