Caseworker

Job Description

Title: Caseworker

Company Name: Gana Unnayan Kendra (GUK)

Vacancy: 04

Age: at most 35 years

Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Maximum Salary: Tk. 40000 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 2 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO

Published: 18 May 2024

Education:
∎ Bachelor/Honors
∎ Technical diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Social Science/ Social Work/ Human Rights or equivalent subjects will be priority.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 35 years
∎ Minimum of 2 years of experience of implementing child protection programs, preferable social work or case management, in humanitarian or development settings;
∎ Demonstrated understanding of working with children and particularly vulnerable children;
∎ Proficiency in Chittagong and Bangla is required;
∎ Previous experience of humanitarian program or Rohingya response project;
∎ Demonstrated understanding of working with children particularly vulnerable children;
∎ Experience in the field of Child Protection;
∎ Excellent in MS Office application, internet and e-mail;
∎ Minimum of 2 years of experience of implementing child protection programs, preferable social work or case management, in humanitarian or development settings;
∎ Demonstrated understanding of working with children and particularly vulnerable children;
∎ Proficiency in Chittagong and Bangla is required;
∎ Previous experience of humanitarian program or Rohingya response project;
∎ Demonstrated understanding of working with children particularly vulnerable children;
∎ Experience in the field of Child Protection;
∎ Excellent in MS Office application, internet and e-mail;

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Provide individual case management for children in Cox’s Bazar in accordance with agreed interagency case management steps, protocols, and related tools and procedures;
∎ Provide ongoing support to families, including children in foster and alternative care systems, as well as targeted psychosocial support and skills building with caregivers;
∎ Communicate regularly with project Manager, child protection officer and MIS officer regarding updates and challenges;
∎ Support volunteers in developing work plans and monitoring their work;
∎ Work closely with community based child protection structures in case identification and referral. Grant Monitoring & Reporting:
∎ Provide input for weekly and staff activity reports;
∎ Work with data base assistant in updating case management database. Coordination & Representation:
∎ Directly communicate effectively with other caseworkers, service providers, and relevant focal points as part of conducting individual case management and coordination of care;
∎ Regularly attend case management meetings, including case conferences, at field level;
∎ Coordinate with other GUK’s staff at field level. Monitoring Responsibilities:
∎ Ensure accuracy, completion / thoroughness, and confidentiality of case management data entry and data management;
∎ Keeping records of cases and compiling into a weekly report for supervisor.Other Duties:
∎ Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security of field teams; promptly reporting concerns or incidents to GUK management and liaising with community leaders and other external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment for GUK programs;
∎ Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop GUK programs.
∎ Job Context:
∎ Gana Unnayan Kendra (GUK) is looking for a suitable candidate for the position of ‘Caseworker’ for International Rescue Committee (IRC) supported ‘Enhancing the well-being of refugees and the underprivileged host communities in Cox’s Bazar through inclusive and complementary protection, health, education and advocacy interventions’ project at Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar. The project duration is June 01, 2024 to February 28, 2025. The Caseworker will conduct all steps of the case management process for an assigned number of individual children vulnerable to or experiencing abuse, neglect, exploitation, and violence (including unaccompanied or separated children) and their families. S/he will ensure children harmed or at risk of being harmed are identified and referred from the wider community, and receive individual case management support by conducting documentation, assessments, action plans, direct service provision, referrals and follow ups for an assigned case load of children. S/he will provide support to families in the process of case management, including foster and alternative care, and targeted psychosocial support and skills building with caregivers. S/he directly works with other caseworkers and service providers on management of caseload and referrals. S/he will conduct home visits with children and their families to monitor recovery, provide follow-up and referrals, and assess child protection risks/issues in the home (including other children).
∎ Job Responsibilities:
∎ Technical Quality:
∎ Provide individual case management for children in Cox’s Bazar in accordance with agreed interagency case management steps, protocols, and related tools and procedures;
∎ Provide ongoing support to families, including children in foster and alternative care systems, as well as targeted psychosocial support and skills building with caregivers;
∎ Communicate regularly with project Manager, child protection officer and MIS officer regarding updates and challenges;
∎ Support volunteers in developing work plans and monitoring their work;
∎ Work closely with community based child protection structures in case identification and referral.
∎ Grant Monitoring & Reporting:
∎ Provide input for weekly and staff activity reports;
∎ Work with data base assistant in updating case management database.
∎ Coordination & Representation:
∎ Directly communicate effectively with other caseworkers, service providers, and relevant focal points as part of conducting individual case management and coordination of care;
∎ Regularly attend case management meetings, including case conferences, at field level;
∎ Coordinate with other GUK’s staff at field level.
∎ Monitoring Responsibilities:
∎ Ensure accuracy, completion / thoroughness, and confidentiality of case management data entry and data management;
∎ Keeping records of cases and compiling into a weekly report for supervisor.
∎ Other Duties:
∎ Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security of field teams; promptly reporting concerns or incidents to GUK management and liaising with community leaders and other external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment for GUK programs;
∎ Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop GUK programs.

Compensation & Other Benefits:

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Job Highlights:
∎ Psychosocial Case Management and Child Protection

Read Before Apply:

Gana Unnayan Kendra (GUK) is looking for a suitable candidate for the position of ‘Caseworker’ for International Rescue Committee (IRC) supported ‘Enhancing the well-being of refugees and the underprivileged host communities in Cox’s Bazar through inclusive and complementary protection, health, education and advocacy interventions’ project at Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar.

Interested candidates are requested to send their complete CV along with application through the email [email protected]

* Only short listed candidates will be contacted through cell phone/ SMS/ Email.

*Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

* No TA/DA would be provided for recruitment test.

*Gana Unnayan Kendra (GUK) strongly believe that all associated with the organization including staff and programme participants have rights of protection of any kinds of abuse, exploitation, harassment and negligence. The organization considers violence against women and children as zero tolerance.

Application Deadline: May 23, 2024.

Apply Procedure:

Email your CV:
∎ Send your CV to the given email [email protected] or Email your CV from My Bdjobs account

Company Information:
∎ Gana Unnayan Kendra (GUK)
∎ Main office : Nashratpur, Gaibandha-5700
∎ Gana Unnayan Kendra (GUK) started its journey in 1985 as a community-led non-government Organisation with the aim to establish a poverty-free equitable society. Initially, the organisation launched its programme operation in the northern district Gaibandha, however, gradually expanded scope of work and now covering around 225000 families in 15 districts. Since its inception, GUK has been working with poor and underprivileged people for last 38 years to bring a sustainable improvement in their lives.
Focus areas of GUK are Livelihood and Food Security, Education and Child Protection, Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Response, Climate Change Adaptation, Safe Migration, Inclusive Financing, Women Empowerment & Gender-based Violence, Human Rights, Good Governance, Skill Development and Job Placement of Youths, Health, Nutrition and WASH, Disability Inclusive Development, Agriculture and Market Linkage, Research and Policy Influence etc. Different integrated programmes are taken by the organisation to achieve its objectives.

Address::
∎ Main office : Nashratpur, Gaibandha-5700
∎ Gana Unnayan Kendra (GUK) started its journey in 1985 as a community-led non-government Organisation with the aim to establish a poverty-free equitable society. Initially, the organisation launched its programme operation in the northern district Gaibandha, however, gradually expanded scope of work and now covering around 225000 families in 15 districts. Since its inception, GUK has been working with poor and underprivileged people for last 38 years to bring a sustainable improvement in their lives. Focus areas of GUK are Livelihood and Food Security, Education and Child Protection, Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Response, Climate Change Adaptation, Safe Migration, Inclusive Financing, Women Empowerment & Gender-based Violence, Human Rights, Good Governance, Skill Development and Job Placement of Youths, Health, Nutrition and WASH, Disability Inclusive Development, Agriculture and Market Linkage, Research and Policy Influence etc. Different integrated programmes are taken by the organisation to achieve its objectives.

Application Deadline: 23 May 2024

Category: NGO/Development