Community Development Worker – Re-advertisement at SOS Children’s Villages
SOS Children's Villages
- Kenya
- Permanent
- Full-time
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- Company:
- Location: Kenya
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- Job type: Full-Time
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- Assist in the development of strategies relating to the program
- Implement all activities within the family support program
- Propose measures for program strengthening especially of the support groups
- Prepare detailed annual plans, budgets, reports and planning schedules.
- Holds regular reviews and assessments with all beneficiaries /Target Groups, Support Groups, Community Health Workers and contact persons and identify areas for improvement.
- Maintain a healthy relationship at all times between the staff, families and contact person
- Carry out social assessments of the families and individuals referred from the VCT.
- Conduct home visits to families assessed to verify further information given and also establish their economic status.
- Using the selection criteria and with the help of the other social workers, select beneficiaries to be supported by the program.
- Always maintain an up to date record of beneficiaries in terms of number of families, children, adults, youth and sex.
- Ensure that all records are well kept; maintain an excellent filing system in form of hard copies as well as in the computers.
- Update the fact sheet and other records on quarterly basis.
- Attend regular department meetings.
- Ensure that up-to-date records for all reports, minutes of meetings, correspondence etc. are properly documented and safely kept.
- Facilitate effective communication within the team to build a cohesive and supportive unit.
- Facilitate open communication and coordination between the family support program and other programs in the center.
- Objectively resolve problems and make timely decisions affecting the team and the operations of their work.
- With the assistance of the community representatives develop selection criteria to identify children to besupported for bursary and assist them in the selection.
- Monitor the performance and progress of all the children supported in the program every term and develop progress charts.
- Prepare holiday programme ensuring that sufficient educational and recreational activities are offered to the children.
- Ensure that all the children are ready for school whenever the new term begins by purchasing personal school materials for them well in advance to avoid lateness and delays.
- In collaboration with the VCT counselors, conduct group counseling sessions for the support groups and provide emotional support.
- Organize trainings for the support groups and Community Health Workers according to need.
- Facilitate the CHWS and Support groups in their efforts to provide psychological and social support to each other.
- Monitor the progress of support groups through attending their meetings at least once every month.
- Follow up on the activities of the Community Health Workers.
- Provide incentives in form of trainings and material rewards to the Community Health Workers to motivate them
- Identify potential donors, government of Kenya departments and private businesses and establish networks.
- Coordinate activities with partners in areas of mutual interest.
- Maintain good relations with the local and international sponsors through ensuring prompt correspondence and providing regular updates on progress of the programmes.
- Handle and respond to high-level correspondence in consultation with the Project Coordinator and/or his appointee
- At all times ensures that personal data of donors, sponsors, SOS Children's Villages beneficiaries and their families as well as SOS co-workers is handled confidentially and in accordance with prevailing SOS-Kinderdorf International data protection laws.
- Combine and rearrange data from source documents where required, enter data from source documents into prescribed computer database, files and forms
- Transcribe information into required electronic format, Scan documents into document management systems or databases and store completed documents in designated locations.
- Check completed work for accuracy; maintain logbooks or records of activities and tasks undertaken on/in the databases.
- Respond to requests for information and access relevant files while ensuring compliance with data integrity and security policies
- Ensure that data on all program participants is accurate and up to date as per the set standards/frequency of updating and review (every 3 - 6 Months)
- Performs any other tasks that may be assigned by the immediate supervisor from time to time
- Bachelor's Degree in Social Sciences, Community development, Child psychology or related disciplines.
- 4 years' progressive experience working with vulnerable populations (children, youth, women) and community groups
- Knowledge in data collection, analysis and knowledge management
- Experience with project cycle management in a complex project is desirable
- Experience in child -focused organizations working with children on care, protection and advocacy is an added advantage
- Strong analytical ability as well as excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Kiswahili is preferred
- Must be a team player with excellent interpersonal skills
- Strong written and oral skills in English and Kiswahili with strong report writing skills
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