Resident Social Worker

at Watoto Child Care Ministries
Location Kampala, Uganda
Date Posted October 1, 2024
Category Management
Job Type Full-time
Currency UGX

Description

JOB DETAILS:
Duty Station: Laminadera Children's Village

Watoto Church and Child Care Ministries has experienced exponential growth in the past couple of years composed of multiple Celebration Centers (Campuses) and diverse Community care initiatives that include Child Care, Community and Neighborhood, Education and FM Radio amongst others. In all of this, Watoto remains a local church, committed to celebrating Christ and caring for community.
Watoto is seeking to recruit a Resident Social Worker to rescue vulnerable children from situations of abuse, neglect, and other forms of maltreatment to ensure that their social, physical, psychological, and emotional well-being are supported.

Key Duties and Responsibilities (but not limited to)
• Identify and rescue orphans and vulnerable children from situations of abuse, neglect, and other forms of maltreatment in the communities.

• Conduct initial vulnerability assessment of the child, caregivers and make appropriate recommendations to the Homes Core Team.

• Develop appropriate care management, referral, and integration plans for children in consultation with the Homes Core Team.

• Engage and coordinate with other child protection agencies in the community for effective care management and make referrals for cases where it is not possible for interventions to be made.
• Engage vital stakeholders in the tracing process and engage identified existing biological families to develop resettlement plans.

• Coordinate with the other social workers to provide psychosocial support to children, youth, and young adults in Laminadera Children's Village.
• Ensure that all relevant information that pertains to a child is accurately recorded with consistency and maintain an updated risk register and case file for child protection breaches.
• Implement action plans and recommendations from child protection response meetings. Maintain a good working relationship with other Non-Government Organisations, other like minded churches and government personnel for learning and referral purposes.

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience
• The applicant for the role should hold at least a minimum of a bachelor's degree in social sciences, Education or Community Development.
• At least a minimum of two years working experience in social work or community development.
• Previous experience working in a cross-cultural setting.
• Demonstrated understanding of working with children, particularly vulnerable children.
• Demonstrated experience in proposal writing.
• Good computer skills such as MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Should be a collaborator, result-oriented, initiative-taking and able to work under minimum supervision.

Applying Instructions

All suitably qualified and interested candidates can apply by visiting our website.
1 . Website www.watotochurch.com
2. Go to "Join the Team" section
3. Under that, view the Job description and click on the link that reads; Apply
4. Fill out the form that will be open and submit it after all sections have been filled.
5. Submit your CV, academic and professional documents and a cell/pastor's recommendation letter to careers@watotochurch.com (Subject Line: Job Title - First Name, Last Name)
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