Child Protection Case Worker (2)
Kampala, Uganda * FULLTIME
Alight Uganda
Outreach
Total Positions:
Location: Kampala, Uganda
FULLTIME
Salary: Not mentioned
Posted 1 year ago
Alight (formerly American Refugee Committee) provides health care and clean water, shelter, protection, and economic opportunity to more than 3.5 million people in 20 countries each year. ALIGHT is and always has been about amazing global citizens taking action to change our world. Today, we’re facing challenging global humanitarian crises that require 21st Century solutions. But we’ve found that co-creating together with impassioned, dedicated people, limited only by their own imaginations, remains the key to designing new solutions that resonate. We still believe that Alight should exist, first and foremost, as a platform for realizing the goodwill of everyday people – people from Sweden to Somalia, Minnesota to Malaysia, and Uganda to the U.S.
When you join us, you’ll find…
A team with deep experience in co-designing solutions that create new value around the world. We know we need to always be better, and we believe in the power and abundance of everyday people, everywhere, to change the world with us.
A culture of radical accountability to our customers –as we help build a meaningful life for and with the displaced, we ask them what they want and then deliver on it.
An organization that refuses to settle for anything less than delivering human-worthy services.
If you believe in an abundant world full of amazing people who want to help; in the simple human justice to build a life; and in doing a better thing, then read on!
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Child Protection Case Management:
• Orient themselves on Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Case Management /Best Interest Procedures (including all tools)
• Develop their monthly Workplan to conduct case management (from risk prioritization /identification to uploading on ProgV4) as per targets assigned by Protection Assistant.
• Conduct case management following SOPs to children and cases of abuse, exploitation, neglect and violence to 1. Unaccompanied Children (UAM), Separated Children (SC) and Children at Risk (CR) (Conduct risk prioritization exercise. Identification of case, Conduct Best Interest Assessments, Develop and implement case plan, Follow up of case plan (referrals etc) and Review and Case closure)
• Identify potential caregivers’ e.g. foster families for placement of UACs and SC using stipulated procedures.
• Sensitize the parents/caregivers on their roles and responsibilities on early child development, child rights and parenting without violence
• Conduct home visits to foster care homes and assess needs, ascertain the living conditions of the UACs/SC and provide ongoing support to families, foster and alternative care systems.
• Prepare and participate in weekly case review meetings led by protection Assistants to discuss their weekly cases.
• Share cases for Best Interest Determination with Child Protection Assistant on weekly basis.
• Conduct weekly follow ups with community based structures (assigned by Child Protection Assistant) to follow up on identification and referral to them (case worker) at Alight.
• Complete filing of 1. Case management as per standard SOPs.
• Child Protection – Prevention
• Mobilize community/children/families to participate in protection activities like awareness campaigns and international commemorative day.
• Participate in monthly review meetings with Child Protection Committees (CPCs) for technical backstopping and foster parents.
• With support from child protection assistant implement activities for child participation and engagement as per program strategy.
• With support from child protection assistant conduct focus group discussions/participatory assessments with children to identify child needs and protection concerns/risks
• Complete filing of all prevention activities as per standard Alight Tools for activities.
• Reporting
• Proactively contribute to quality and timely drafting of weekly, monthly reports.
• Perform any other duties assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
• A minimum of a Diploma in a relevant field.
• Basic knowledge of Child Protection. is desirable
• At least 2 -year experience in Child Protection in general and Case Management in particular
• In addition to written and spoken English, must be fluent in Local Languages
• Others/Extra Details
• Benefits
• Meet and interact with a borderless Team of 2,500 staff globally that sees possibility, celebrates moments of abundance, shares new ideas, and strives to do a better thing every day.
• Learning & Development – Access thousands of free online learning courses to take at your own pace and tailor to your professional goals.
• Health, dental, and MedEvac Insurance – We strive to offer the best-in-class healthcare plans to our staff each year. We cover 100% of the cost for your health premium and coverage for your spouse/dependents.
• Retirement – We contribute 6% of your gross salary towards severence regardless of your contribution amount at the end of your service.
• Generous Leave Time – Between vacation days, personal leave days, and holidays, you have ample opportunity to take time off when you need it of upto 24 days in a year.
• Who We Are
• We are on a journey to build Alight, a new platform of amazing people and organizations providing lifesaving services and creating breakthrough solutions for and with the displaced. WeAreAlight.org
• Alight is an Equal Opportunity Employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, citizenship, physical disability, or protected veteran status. Alight complies with all applicable laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.
HOW TO APPLY
Please follow the application instructions provided in the full job description above.
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