Mission of the position:
The goal of this post is ensuring quality care for children within SOS CVs. This includes specifically proper child admission, quality implementation of the family-based child care and re-integration within the biological families when in the best interest of the child. The role of the social worker is essential in securing support for children and their SOS Mothers.
SOS Children’s Villages has zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation, harassment, abuse, fraud, and corruption, among other safeguarding aspects. We also provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, or marital status. SOS Children’s Villages complies with all applicable laws related to non-discrimination in employment.
Key performance areas and main responsibilities:
Ensure proper child admission process as per the best interest of the child
- Undertake the social investigation about each individual child case and ensure that all related information are collected properly through reliable sources
- Screen admission cases as per the National Admission Criteria
- Present the admission case to the National Pedagogical Committee and assume responsibility for any incorrect information
- Ensure proper integration for the new child within the village
- Follow-up the ODS Papers when needed
- Follow-up on issuing official papers for the admitted child
Support and guide sos mothers candidates and sos mothers
- Visit the Candidates at home during the three-month probation period
- Organize the first visit of the Candidates to the village
- Facilitate the training of SOS Mothers Candidates as per their National Training Programme
- Provide support and guidance to SOS Mothers and Candidates
- Coordinate the on-going training of SOS Mothers based on a regular needs-assessment
- Ensure proper documentation and updating of SOS Mothers and Candidates files including performance appraisals
- Coordinate SOS Candidates leaves and replacements
Oversee proper processing of the child development project through the village pedagogical committee
- Facilitate the planning for individual child development project at least once per year, progress review at least twice per year, and family review once per month
- Provide support to SOS Mothers to participate actively in the child development project
- Guide and support the children and engage them progressively in their child development project
Ensure proper follow up with the biological families
- Undertake (when appropriate) at least one visit/year (especially for those families expecting to host their children during vacations) to the biological families
- Ensure presence during the once/month visit of the biological families in the village
- Develop a rehabilitation project for biological families with possibilities for reintegration with monthly home visits to the family house of the child.
- Update the information concerning any changes in the status of the biological families.
Understand the sos children’s village organisation
- Become familiar with the background, Philosophies, and clear with the Principles, Policies, and structures of the SOS Organisation;
- Understand the roles of the different SOS Staff/team members
General
- Attends management meetings as a part of the Village management team, and assists with general managerial duties as required.
- Carries out all duties in an exemplary manner and provides a good role model for the children.
- Handles all SOS property appropriately, including the financial resources of the organisation.
- Performs any other reasonable duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor.
Child & Adult, Funds and Asset Safeguarding
- Complies with the Code of Conduct, Child and Youth Safeguarding Regulation and Policy, Misconduct Incident Management Regulation; The Sexual Misconduct Regulation (Prevention and protection against sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, PSHEA), and Anti-Corruption Regulation, and follows all reporting and responding procedures.
- Raises awareness within own area of responsibility of child & adult safeguarding principles and contributes to preventing abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence, and discrimination.
- Ensures safeguarding of funds and assets by maintaining the highest standards of integrity, ethical conduct, and professionalism.
- Supports programmes/projects in preventing and mitigating safeguarding risks and in responding to incidents when required.
- Reports immediately any child & adult, funds & asset safeguarding suspicion, concern, allegation, or incident in line with the Misconduct Incident Management Regulation.
This position involves working with an NGO committed to children and human rights and is subject to strict safer recruitment checks. The successful candidate will be required to complete safer recruitment checks including criminal record and reference checks to help verify their suitability to work for SOS Children’s Villages. In addition to assessing candidates' ability to perform the duties of the post, in the selection process will be also explored the motivation and approach of the candidate to safeguarding.
Working hours: 8:00 AM till 4:30 PM (Monday to Friday)
Work location: Based in Zahle, with regular field visits approximately two days per week in Bhersaf-Bikfaya, depending on programme and case needs. Field work may cover Beqaa area.
