Child Protection Case Worker
Job Description
Title: Child Protection Case Worker
Company Name: International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Social Science/ Social Work/ Human Rights or equivalent degree
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ 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 case load of children
∎ To directly work with other caseworkers and service providers on 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)
∎ Department: Child Protection (CP)
∎ Line Manager: CP Senior Officer
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 psycho-social support and skills building with caregivers
∎ Communicate regularly with Child Protection Manager and Senior Officer regarding updates and challenges
∎ Grant Monitoring & Reporting:
∎ Provide input for weekly and staff activity reports
∎ 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 IRC sector staff (e.g. Women’s Protection and Empowerment, Health, Nutrition, etc.) 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 dedicatedly monitor/assess the safety and security of field teams; promptly reporting concerns or incidents to IRC management and liaising with community leaders and other external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment for IRC programs
∎ Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs
Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 2 years of experience with minimum of 1 year's 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
∎ Personal qualities: Team oriented, flexible, network-builder, able to handle pressure well and work in cross-cultural setting
∎ Strong communication skills in Chittagonian and Bangla
∎ Minimum hold in English language is preferred
Salary: Tk. 46350 (Monthly)
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance, Gratuity
∎ Two bonuses in a year equivalent to two basic salaries
Application Deadline: December 16, 2019
Company Information:
∎ International Rescue Committee (IRC)
∎ Address : Apartment A4, 4th Floor, Navana Miru, House 4, Road 96, Gulshan 2, Dhaka
∎ Web : https://www.rescue.org/
∎ Business : The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future. In more than 40 countries and in 26 U.S. cities, our dedicated teams provide clean water, shelter, health care, education, protection and empowerment support to refugees and displaced people. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) Founded in 1933. David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, is a former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom.
Category: NGO/Development
Read Before Apply: Standard of Professional Conduct:IRC and IRC employees are required to abide by the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way - Code of Conduct which are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, IRC 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.Gender Equality & Equal Opportunity:We are committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer generous benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances. We welcome and strongly encourage qualified female professionals to apply.We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Are you ready to join the most dynamic tea
