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Social Worker Coll (PSS) – Libya

The Social Worker will be responsible for carrying out collective PSS/semi-structures social-reactional activities, mostly focused on women/girls and children. He/She must ensure that protection principles are understood, maintained, and enforced: survivor-centered approach, confidentiality, safety, do no harm, and non-discrimination.

Project description:

INTERSOS is providing life-saving protection services: Individual Case Management (ICM), and quality referrals. But besides ICM, INTERSOS teams also provide for collective PSS by running semi-structured social-recreational activities, with a focus on women/girls and children.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

Generic Duties:

Conduct a variety of structured and unstructured activities (recreational, psycho-social and informal skills training) for beneficiaries, catering to the various psycho-social needs and interests of different beneficiary groups (adults, adolescents, children);

Prepare for structured psycho-social support activities by carefully reading the PSS SOPs and Curriculum Manuals and preparing all required material and equipment in advance;

Conduct recreational activities with children and adults such as sports activities, arts and crafts, dance music, drama etc;

Support community resource persons in the implementation of life skill trainings;

Facilitate the participation of all segments of the target population in the planned activities ensuring the inclusion of the most vulnerable groups;

Ensure that during all activities proper attention is paid to specific emotional and physical needs;

Monitor beneficiaries’ progress during psychosocial support activities and identify persons with unusual changes in behaviour or other signs of psychosocial distress for referral to a Social Worker ICM;

Carry out all tasks respecting key protection principles including but not limited to: do no harm, non-discrimination, confidentiality and accountability;

Conduct focus group discussions and other participatory activities to engage community members in protection activities and to better understand their needs and interests;

Engage community volunteers in planned activities held at the community centre according to a planned activity schedule;

Ensure a safe, friendly and non-discriminatory environment is upheld during all activities;

Participate in and lead community-wide safety planning exercises to ensure involvement of adolescents and their caregivers.

Participate and assist project staff in the provision of awareness raising sessions.

Complete additional tasks assigned by the Supervisor.

Reporting:

Use agreed-upon monitoring and evaluation tools to track their participation in activities and collect their feedback

Maintain daily attendance registers and monthly inventory sheets for each activity conducted

Moreover:

Adherence to Humanitarian principles of Neutrality, Impartiality, Independence, and Humanity

Clear & timely communication to line management

Fully abide by internal rules and guidelines and respect Charter of Values and Code of Ethics

Always ensure confidentiality and conduct all activities respectfully and sensitively toward beneficiaries.

Qualification/level requirements:

Minimum requirements:

BA in social work – social sciences

At least 1 year of professional experience working as a social worker in Libya, in particular collective PSS or animator

Strong knowledge of psycho-social programming in the humanitarian context.

Demonstrated familiarity with protection guiding principles, standards and procedures, including relevant roll-out of SOPs for different protection typologies

Demonstrable experience in establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with different sectoral counterparts/referral pathways

Very strong interpersonal skills: strong communication and diplomatic skills

Excellent computer skills (proven computer literacy)

Other requirements:

Native Arabic – Good written and spoken English

Strong team spirit, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment

Excellent observation and analytical skills and capacity

Attention to detail and structured way of approaching tasks

Ability to plan ahead and output oriented

Able to ensure quick quality delivery in stressful environment

Ability to adhere to deadlines and respect line management

Practical and problem-solver.

Ability to deal with heavy work pressure.