Job Description

Title: Child Protection Case Worker

Company Name: AGRAJATTRA (An Organization for Integrated Social Development)

Vacancy: 10

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor degree in any discipline, Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Bachelor of Commerce (Pass)

Experience Requirements:
∎ 2 to 5 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): Case Management, Child Protection Case Management, Community Based Child Protection
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Purpose of the Role
∎ The Child Protection 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. Position objectives:
∎ To 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 caseload of children
∎ To provide support to families in the process of case management, including foster and alternative care, and targeted psychological support and skills building with caregivers
∎ To directly work with other caseworkers and service providers on the management of caseload and referrals
∎ To 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)
∎ Highlights of Key Responsibilities
∎ Technical Quality:
∎ Provide individual case management for children in Cox’s Bazar following 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 the Project Manager, child protection officer, and IMS 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 database 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 Agrajattra sector staff (e.g., Women’s Protection and Empowerment, Health, Nutrition, etc.) at the field level
∎ Monitoring Responsibilities:
∎ Ensure accuracy, completion/thoroughness, and confidentiality of case management data entry and data management
∎ Keeping records of cases and compiling them into a weekly report for the supervisor
∎ Other Duties:
∎ Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security of field teams; promptly reporting concerns or incidents to Agrajattra management and liaising with community leaders and other external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment for Agrajattra's programs
∎ Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop Agrajattra's programs
∎ Experience and Competencies: Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
∎ Minimum of 2 years of experience in implementing child protection programs, preferably social work or case management, in humanitarian or development settings
∎ Demonstrated understanding of working with children particularly vulnerable children
∎ Personal qualities: Team player, flexible, network-builder, able to handle pressure well and work in a cross-cultural setting
∎ Proficiency in Chittagong and Bangla is required. English is desirable
∎ Specific Educational Qualification
∎ Technical diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Social Science/ Social Work/ Human Rights or equivalent subjects

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 22 to 45 years
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply

Salary: Tk. 39500 - 40000 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ T/A

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 20 Nov 2023

Company Information:
∎ 12 Nov 2023
∎ AGRAJATTRA (An Organization for Integrated Social Development)
∎ Address : Head Office : AGRAJATTRA, 126 (3rd Floor), Opposite of CTG Press Club, Jamal Khan Road, P.S: Kotwali, Chittagong Cox's bazar Office : Hoque Tower 02 (2nd Floor), Alr'r JAHAL, Main Road, Cox's bazar. Bangladesh.
∎ Business : AGRAJATTRA is a non-profit and non-political voluntary organization which is recognized & awarded by nationally (Best Youth award, Best SME Award) & internationally (Commonwealth Award) in dedicated to enhance women empowerment through providing hands-on skills on various trades for the young people. It came into existence on November 15, 1998 with the dedication to assist the unprivileged urban, sub-urban and rural youths of specially Women of Bangladesh in particularly RMG sectors, Shrimp ind sectors, Agra based field development, Women Empowerment, Livelihood development, DRR, Poverty Eradication, Women Leadership Development, Wash, Technical Skill development, Violence against Women & Girls Program etc.

Category: NGO/Development

: Agragjattra and Agrajattras employees are required to abide by the values and principles outlined in the Agrajattras Way – Code of Conduct which are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. Following these values, Agrajattra operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons, and several others.Technical Quality: Provide individual case management for children in Cox’s Bazar following agreed interagency case management steps, protocols, and related tools and proceduresProvide ongoing support to families, including children in foster and alternative care systems, as well as targeted psychosocial support and skills building with caregiversCommunicate regularly with the Project Manager, child protection officer, and IMS officer regarding updates and challengesSupport volunteers in developing work plans and monitoring their workWork closely with community-based child protection structures in case identification and referralGrant Monitoring & Reporting: Provide input for weekly and staff activity reportsWork with database assistant in updating case management databaseCoordination & Representation: Directly communicate effectively with other caseworkers, service providers, and relevant focal points as part of conducting individual case management and coordination of careRegularly attend case management meetings, including case conferences, at field levelCoordinate with other Agrajttra sector staff (e.g., Women’s Protection and Empowerment, Health, Nutrition, etc.) at the field level Monitoring Responsibilities:Ensure accuracy, completion/thoroughness, and confidentiality of case management data entry and data management Keeping records of cases and compiling them into a weekly report for the supervisorOther Duties: Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security of field teams; promptly reporting concerns or incidents to Agrajattra management and liaising with community leaders and other external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment for Agrajattras programsOther duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop Agrajattras programsExperience and Competencies: Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Minimum of 2 years of experience in implementing child protection programs, preferably social work or case management, in humanitarian or development settingsDemonstrated understanding of working with children particularly vulnerable childrenPersonal qualities: Team player, flexible, network-builder, able to handle pressure well and work in a cross-cultural settingProficiency in Chittagong and Bangla is required. English is desirableSpecific Educational QualificationTechnical diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Social Science/ Social Work/ Human Rights or equivalent subjects