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Position: Social Worker – collective PSS (coll PSS)

Position: Social Worker – collective PSS (coll PSS)
Duty Station: Tripoli, Ajdabiya, Sabha and Brak Al Shati
Report to: Center Manager, Activity Coordinator and Protection Officer coll PSS
Status: Full-time Staff
General: 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

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 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

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