Job Title: Child Protection Case Worker
Organisation: World
Vision International
Vision International
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Child
Protection Facilitator
Protection Facilitator
About US:
World Vision Uganda is a
Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government Organization
dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome
poverty and injustice. We currently work in over 41 districts in Uganda. World
Vision is committed to the protection of children and we will not employ people
whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is
conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks,
including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision for every child,
Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will to make it so.”
Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government Organization
dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome
poverty and injustice. We currently work in over 41 districts in Uganda. World
Vision is committed to the protection of children and we will not employ people
whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is
conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks,
including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision for every child,
Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will to make it so.”
Job Summary: The Child
Protection Case Worker will support case management in the refugee settlement
Protection Case Worker will support case management in the refugee settlement
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Identify.
Screen and register vulnerable children at the reception centre and within
the refugee settlement - Regular
monitoring of all children under alternative care arrangements. - Work
closely with the community based structures in identifying, reporting and
following up on child protection cases - Ensure
UASCs have access to the basic care relief items, services in the
community and interim care. - Hold
meetings with vulnerable children and their families together with service
providers to formulate and implement case by case action plans in
providing appropriate services. - Ensure
all the necessary paper work for case management, interim care and
reunifications are completed accurately and stored in the case files - Work
with children and communities to deliver psychosocial support activities
including recreational, creative, cultural and social activities for
children in their communities and at the child friendly spaces according
to the agreed plan of action. - Regularly
mobilize communities to identify children with disabilities and also model
families for the projects’ implementation. - File
all accountability and attendance lists in line with the standard
requirements - Participate
in community sessions with unaccompanied and separated children, interim
guardians/caregivers so as to build relationships with communities and
children. - Work
with the Child Protection structures and foster care networks to support
in identifying cases, developing community links and to discuss child
protection issues within the community including regular meetings with
Child protection committees - Link
the foster families to available services providers in the respective zone - Provide
child protection information to relevant stakeholders and ensure that
consent forms, behavioral protocols, confidentiality forms, foster care
agreements among others are signed and on file.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal candidate for the World Vision Child Protection Case Worker job
opportunity should hold a Diploma in Social Sciences, Community psychology
or Education. - One
year of experience in working with refugees especially children - Excellent
writing and documentation skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified
candidates are encouraged to apply online by visiting World Vision
International’s e-recruitment jobs portal at the web link below.
candidates are encouraged to apply online by visiting World Vision
International’s e-recruitment jobs portal at the web link below.
Please follow instructions on
How to Create Account and Profile at World Vision’s e-recruitment portal.
Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
How to Create Account and Profile at World Vision’s e-recruitment portal.
Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
Deadline: 9th February 2018
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