Social Worker

Title: Social Worker
Organization: RefugePoint
Start Date: 3rd June 2014
Reports to: Urban Program Coordinator

RefugePoint was founded in 2005 to provide lasting solutions for the world’s most vulnerable refugees. We work to fill the critical and unmet needs of people affected by war and conflict that have fallen through the net of humanitarian assistance, in particular women, children and urban refugees.

Main purpose of the position: 
The primary responsibility of the Social Worker is to provide social work support to urban refugees towards stabilizing, empowering and facilitating their self sufficiency.

Core responsibilities and duties
Program

• Identify vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers in Nairobi as potential new clients, conduct intake assessment and refer for services when appropriate
• Conduct assessments for existing clients and work closely with them to graduate from direct assistance to self reliance
• Make recommendations to child protection, medical, livelihoods and counseling units to ensure that clients receive support in a timely manner
• Conduct individual case management for clients in close coordination with other units. This includes conducting home visits and regularly meeting with clients to promote their stabilization.
• Coordinate rent assistance for the most vulnerable clients while providing support during the issuance of food and non food items
• Facilitate workshops and groups to present and mainstream social work in refugee assistance (both internally and externally)
• Actively participate in training, supervision and team meetings.
• Link clients to community resources, government agencies and other partners when appropriate
• Adhere to RefugePoint’s code of conduct, Standard Operating Procedures, guiding principles and uphold the highest professional ethical obligations.

Networking/ collaboration

• Participate in regular inter-unit coordination meetings to discuss provision of services to clients
• Participate in psychosocial theme group with other urban partners
• Represent RefugePoint in different forums as assigned

Reporting

• Update database with basic case information, dated case notes on activities and referrals, assessments and recommendations on urban action page, and comprehensively complete necessary forms.
• Prepare comprehensive monthly reports on social work interventions
• Update client files with session notes to depict social work-specific interventions

Other

• Attend to other program duties as may be assigned by the Urban Program Coordinator

Required skills and expertise:

• University degree in social work or related field
• Minimum three years working experience in social work
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Experience assisting refugees and asylum seekers in an urban environment desirable;
• Commitment to rights based, empowerment based approach.
• Comfortable working in multicultural environment.
• Excellent computer skills;
• Excellent written and spoken English, spoken Kiswahili and other languages (Somali, Oromo, Kinyamulenge, Kinyarwanda preferred);

How to apply: Qualified applicants can apply online at www.refugepointcareers.org.

Deadline for submission is 14 April 2014.

Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.