Social worker

Position Title: Social worker

2025-01-25 Paktia Full Time 55

Job Location:	Paktia
Nationality:	National
Category:	Program
Employment Type:	Full Time
Salary:	As per project salary scale
Vacancy Number:	IMC-PAK-038
No. Of Jobs:	2

City:	Paktika
Organization:	International Medical Corps
Years of Experience:	Minimum 1 years’ experience with Bachelor’s/ 2 years of experience with 14th grade working in the community with clients, particularly children that are affected by issues including neglect, abuse, violence, exploitation and mental health issues.
Contract Duration:	Project Based
Gender:	Male/Female
Education:	Bachelor’s degree in psychology, Social Work, and other Social Science or related field or 14th grade graduate from reputable institution is mandatory/ Diploma in child protection/psychosocial counseling would be advantages.
Close date:	2025-01-25

About International Medical Corps:

Organization Background:

International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through healthcare training and relief and development programs.

Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, the International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in areas worldwide. By offering training and healthcare to local populations and medical assistance to people at high risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergencies, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated healthcare systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

To learn more about our mission, visit https://internationalmedicalcorps.org/who-we-are.

Job Descriptions:

Job Purpose:

Social Workers will conduct community outreach activities focusing on child rights, parenting skills, and awareness programs related to child protection (CP) and mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS). They will organize awareness-raising workshops at the community level and for Child Protection Action Network (CPAN) members. Social Workers will provide CP case management services at the Child Care Center (CCC) and refer children there for further support as needed. They will also establish and build capacity in MHPSS and CP, facilitate Community Wellbeing Groups (CWG), Community-based Child Protection Committees (CBCPCs), and District Child Protection Action Committees (d-CPAC). Additionally, Social Workers will offer individual psychosocial support, case identification, referrals, psychological first aid (PFA), and brief counseling within the community. They will link community members with integrated mental health services available at the nearest Health Sub-center established by IMC. Furthermore, Social Workers will deliver parenting skills activities at the CCC.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

conduct awareness activities and engage with the wider community on promoting emotional wellbeing and positive mental health.
Coordination with Community leaders and CPAN members and establish Community Wellbeing Groups (CWGs), d-CAPC, and Community-based Child Protection Committees (CBCPCs).
Organize workshops for the Community Wellbeing Groups, Community-based Child Protection Committees (CBCPCs), d-CPAC, and Child Protection Action Network (CPAN) members.
Organizing Child protection events and campaigns in the center and community.
Build the capacity for Community-based Child Protection Committees (CBCPCs) and d-CPAC on child protection.
Conduct regular meetings with community networks, and Community-based Child Protection Committees (CBCPCs) and d-CPAC to improve CP efforts, including prevention, mitigation, and response.
Facilitate Community Wellbeing Groups (CWG), District Child Protection Action Committees (d-CPAC), and Community-based Child Protection Committees (CBCPCs) in the community.
Identification of cases, referral, providing PFA, and brief counseling in the community, and link the community with integrated mental health services at the nearest available Health Sub-center established by IMC.
Conduct regular follow-up of children receiving child protection case management services and refer children to the CCC for further support.
Providing CP case management service at CCC.
Offer information and support clients and their families.
Support the CP caseworker in providing creational activities and parenting skills sessions in the CCC.
Link the community with services provided in the CCC.
Ensure close coordination with provincial Department of Social Affairs and Child Protection, and CPAN members for the CP case management and follow up.
Maintaining accurate records and preparing reports.
Coordinate community initiative fund with CBCPCs
Other duties assigned by line supervisor.

Organizational Responsibilities:

International Medical Corps is committed to child safeguarding and expects all employees to strictly adhere to the values and principles of the International Medical Corps Child Safeguarding Policy.

Policy Adherence:

Adhere to the Code of Conduct, maintain humanitarian principles and respect international humanitarian law.

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:

Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.

Compliance & Ethics:

Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Conducts work with the highest level of integrity.

Safeguarding:

It is all staff’s shared responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect populations with whom we work, including adults who may be particularly vulnerable and children. This includes safeguarding from the following conduct by our staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children and adults at risk; and any form of trafficking in persons.

Job Requirements:

Submission Guideline:

Dear Applicant,

International Medical Corps never asks job applicants for a fee, payment, or other monetary transaction. If you are asked for money in connection with this recruitment, please report to International Medical Corps at the website provided at the end of this document.

Please note that:

IMC commits to a fair and transparent recruitment procedure.
IMC will conduct his recruitment on the base of need only.
Only HR department will contact you during the recruitment process.
IMC may keep data of your application for its pool of candidate and might propose you other position than the one you applied for based on your qualification.
Only short-listed candidates whose application responds to the criteria will be contacted & local applicants from the same province are encouraged to apply and will be given priority.

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Make sure that you have Entered All Education, Work Experiences Details Completely, Accurate & at the end of the application you press Submit.

Preference will be given to local residence applicants.

Website for reporting misconduct: www.InternationalMedicalCorps.ethicspoint.com. Please do not submit your CV or application to this website, it will not be considered for review.

Equal Opportunities:

International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or status as a veteran.

Misconduct Disclosure Scheme:

All offers of employment at International Medical Corps are subject to satisfactory references and background checks. The International Medical Corps participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme from the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response (SCHR). In accordance with this, we will request information from an applicant’s previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Submission Guidelines: