Case Worker Gaza Response

Child SAFEGUARDING:

Level 3: The post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting

process staff.

ORGANISATION PROFILE / PROGRAMME SUMMARY:

Save the Children International is the worlds leading independent organization for children. We work in 117 countries and work together with our partners to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their Egypt Save the Children International has been working to ensure that childrens rights are respected protected and promoted since 1982. We carry out both long-term development work and more recently emergency humanitarian work.

This project aims to ensure that children and youth in vulnerable situations to have their rights respected and possess sound self-reliance capacities that allow them to improve their life perspectives. It will also target national and community organizations to enable them to provide effective protection and self-reliance services for children and youth.

ROLE PURPOSE:

This position will be primarily responsible for providing intensive case management for children and adolescents from Palestinian beneficiaries including best interest assessments and the Case Management Steps to Protect

approach. This post requires frequent travel in Greater Cairo as interviews take place in SC different field offices.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Case Management Coordinator

Staff directly reporting to this post: None

Responsibilities

- Conducting best interest assessment interviews and drafting relevant reports to assess the childrens needs.

- Making referrals to and coordinating with partner organizations.

- Following up and monitoring individual cases of unaccompanied minors and children at risk within the context of Cairo.

- Ensuring Case Management is implemented in line with Save the Childrens policies and procedures and adhering to donor requirements and guidelines.

- Support the project team in developing the project activities and the monthly plan for Cairo children.

- Develop monthly reports on their case load.

- Ensure that the activities are implemented in full respect of the child safeguarding polices of SC

- Facilitate when necessary orientation sessions workshops follow-up visits and other activities for the project.

- Co-facilitate different psychosocial support sessions and awareness sessions for the children with other disciplines including the Psychosocial Activities team; -

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS

Accountability:

Holds self-accountable for making decisions managing resources efficiently achieving and modelling Save the Children values.

Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

Sets ambitious and challenging goals for oneself (and their team) takes responsibility for own personal development and encourages others to do the same.

Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children engages and motivates others.

Collaboration:

Builds and maintains effective relationships with team colleagues members and external partners and supporters

Values diversity as a source of competitive strength

Approachable and active listener

Creativity:

Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions

Integrity:

Honest encourages openness and transparency

Confidentiality and data protection:

Ensures that beneficiaries data are kept confidentially and in line with data protection policies

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Educational Background:

Social studies Political Science Psychology Sociology.

Essential:

1-2 years of previous relevant experience in the development/humanitarian field with a focus on child protection.

Excellent drafting interpersonal interviewing and communication skills

Proficiency in Arabic and English written and spoken is a must.

Demonstrated ability to work with highly vulnerable groups.

Awareness about the security context and political situation in Egypt for refugees.

Able to work effectively within a team and/or individually.

This is a field job; the candidate must be willing to work in the field effectively.

Well-organized with strong time-management skills.

Ability to apply Self-care techniques.

Shares Save the Childrens vision and values.

Desirable:

Experience in case management/ working with children.

Previous working experience with NGOs and in refugee-related contexts.

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry o additional duties within the reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process which includes rigorous background checks reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Safeguarding our Staff:

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.