Social Workers
Job Description
Title: Social Workers
Company Name: Aparajeyo Bangladesh
Vacancy: 7
Age: 30 to 45 years
Location: Barishal, Chattogram ...
Experience:
∎ 3 to 5 years
Published: 16 Feb 2025
Education:
∎ Master/Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, or any other relevant field. Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate
Requirements:
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 30 to 45 years
∎ Skills & Expertise
∎ Good knowledge of computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook).
∎ Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Bangla. English skills will be an added value.
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Promote and introduce the GBV services to target groups.
∎ Plan and conduct GBV awareness sessions for beneficiaries at the target upazilas and unions, and outreach field level.
∎ Conduct awareness raising to encourage help-seeking behavior of GBV survivors
∎ Disseminate action-oriented, specific, inclusive, and supportive messaging on available services for GBV survivor
∎ Make referrals for health care, free legal aid and multidisciplinary range of services
∎ Follow GBV guiding principles of respect, confidentiality, and safety/security and non- discrimination while providing services.
∎ In consultations with women and youth, develop and support to implement a series of age-appropriate and group emotional and social support activities for women and youth, with an emphasis on meeting the needs of survivors of GBV and strengthening support networks among women and youth.
∎ Identify awareness-raising opportunities, whether at a community level or other safe space. Plan the sessions to include women, youth and men.
∎ Organize focus group discussions on relevant information when needed.
∎ Engage men and boys within the GBV Program and promote Gender Equality.
∎ Contribute and regularly update service providers’ service mapping within the intervention area to ensure that the team members know all relevant and available services.
∎ Ensure all documentations on reported cases and referrals made are updated, accurate, organized and well maintained by social workers.
∎ Work with CSOs, stakeholders and local government to develop and strengthen referral networks and monitor the implementation of the referral pathway to improve survivors access to confidential, safe GBV services in a timely manner to meet their needs
∎ Attending requested training and meetings when available or requested in coordination with the Team Leader and/or Area Manager.
∎ Prepare and promptly submit reports and documentation for activities and report directly to the Area Manager.
∎ Plan, monitor, and follow up on the work of outreach volunteers on the field.
∎ Support and involve members of Women/Youth led CBOs, Mohila Mukti Sanghee and Youth Clubs in project actions to promote women’s rights and combat GBV.
∎ File and store GBV data in the information management systems in compliance with the information sharing protocol developed.
∎ Vacancy: 07 persons (2 in Dhaka, 1 in Mymensingh, 1 in Chittagong, 1 in Sylhet, 1 in Khulna and 1 in Barisal)
∎ Responsibilities & Context
∎ The Social Worker for the Parayan Project is responsible for the provision of direct management services for individuals with GBV vulnerabilities, and will oversee and manage the implementation of individual and group psychological support sessions. The Social Worker will work as part of a protection team that seeks to prevent, monitor, and respond to issues that affect the safety, dignity, and participation of women and youth. The incumbent will be responsible for carrying out project activities and guaranteeing timely internal and external referrals to relevant services and follow-up of cases. The social worker’s role is to implement GBV curricula for beneficiaries. The social worker is responsible for planning and coordinating with the supervisor to reach the target population by providing awareness-raising sessions on women’s rights, gender-based violence etc in the targeted areas.
∎ Job Summary:
Skills & Expertise:
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ The salary package is monthly BDT 18,000, excluding admissible benefits like Mobile bill, Transport Bill, TA/DA during official in-country travel
∎ Salary Review: 0
∎ Festival Bonus: 0
Employment Status: Contractual
Job Location: Barishal, Chattogram, Dhaka, Khulna, Mymensingh, Sylhet
Job Highlights:
∎ Employment Status Contractual (28 months)
Read Before Apply:
Workplace
Dhaka and Mymensingh with Aparajeyo-Bangladesh.
Chittagong with Jugantar Samaj Unnayan Sangstha (JSUS).
Sylhet with Reliant Women's Development Organization (RWDO).
Barisal with Chandradip Development Society (CDS).
Khulna with Manob Sheba O Shamajik Unnayan Shangstha (MSSUS).
Employment Status
Full Time
Job Location
Dhaka, Mymensingh, Chittagong, Sylhet, Barisal and Khulna.
Read Before Apply:
Providing equal opportunities we are committed to creating an inclusive and positive work environment based on mutual respect for all employees. All applicants are considered for employment without attention to ability, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, marital status, etc. Qualified women candidates are especially encourage to apply. AB and its project partners celebrate diversity and appreciate our employees for the people they are and their unique skills, backgrounds, and perspectives.
Promoting high standards: AB and its project partners aims to ensure the protection of and assistance to all stakeholders and other persons of concern depends on the ability of our staff to uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. We conduct thorough and comprehensive background checks as part of the recruitment process.
Apply Procedure:
Hard Copy:
∎ Only motivated applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications, will be considered. AB will only accept applications sent via postage, courier service or hand delivered. Applications via email WILL NOT be accepted. Please mention the POSITION and DISTRICT you are applying for on the top of the envelope.
∎ What to submit:
∎ Application
∎ Curriculum Vitae/Bio Data
∎ Recent passport size photograph
∎ Copies of Educational Certificates
∎ Copies of Employment Records
∎ Copy of Smart Card/NID
∎ Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews and written exam. T/A and D/A is not permissible for candidates.
∎ Mailling address: Aparajeyo-Bangladesh, Silver Garden, Plot # 41-45, Road # 1/1, Block # B, Baishteki, Mirpur-13, Dhaka-1216
∎ Scam warning
∎ Aparajeyo-Bangladesh and its Consortium Partners do not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. Should you receive a solicitation for the payment of a fee, please disregard it.
Company Information:
∎ Aparajeyo Bangladesh
∎ Sornali Garden-Probal, 14/3/A, Baishteki, Mirpur-13, Dhaka-1216
∎ Child Rights Organization
Address::
∎ Sornali Garden-Probal, 14/3/A, Baishteki, Mirpur-13, Dhaka-1216
∎ Child Rights Organization
Application Deadline: 8 Mar 2025
Category: NGO/Development
