Job Vacancy at CWS Indonesia as Social Worker

Social Worker– based
in Cipayung, Bogor-  4 persons
Duration of contract: 11 months 
 
Requirements:
·         Hold Diploma(D3) in
Social and Politics, Humanities, Social welfare or related field.
·         Ability to work in a cultural and
gender-sensitive manner, respecting diversity in its all forms, including
religious minorities, socio-economic situation, sexual orientation and
ethnicity, etc;
·         Experience with child
participation and implementing child-friendly interviewing techniques
·         Good communication in both spoken and written Bahasa
Indonesia and English 
·         Ability to interact and communicate with wide range of
stakeholder (NGO networks, government institution, local communities and
refugees)
·         Ability to work
independently with minimum supervision and to handle multi tasking jobs
·         Possess computer skills, including
internet-based communication/ and various office applications (Microsoft Words,
Excel, MS Access and Power Point)
·         Able to work in a team and work
harmoniously in a multi-cultural environment
·         Experience working with INGO or
International environment is beneficial
·         Ability to speak other languages: Farsi, Arabic, Tamil,
French or China
is beneficial.
·         Willing work outside working hours in stressful
and emergency situation
·         Willing to travel to
project sites frequently 
 
 
JOBSUMMARY: The social worker position is required to support and monitor the
condition of unaccompanied minors (UAM) as well as condition of their shelter/
rent rooms. The Social worker will report to Program Officer for psychosocial
program for all activity progress and problems concerning UAMs’ condition and
coordinate with administration officer for shelter/ rent rooms’ issues. The
position also requires coordination/ communication with all CWS staff and refugees.  Ability to be flexible in working with
refugees and as part of the team is essential
 
RESPONSIBILITY & TASKS:
 
1. Support in managing the shelter:
 
·         Provide assistance in overseeing the program and
admin needs under coordination with Program officers and Administration
division.
·         Responsible in overseeing the assets and  equipments  (i.e. cooking utensils, bedstead, etc.) at the
shelter and rent rooms for  Unaccompanied
Minors’ (UAM) 
·         Assist in supervising the daily activities of
Security guards in maintaining the safety of shelter and Unaccompanied Minors
(UAM).
 
2. Unaccompanied
Minors (UAM) activities:
·         Conduct Best Interest Assessment (BIA) through
interviews of children using child-friendly interview methods;
·         Conduct needs assessment of the children and involve
children in various activities coordinating with CWS/UNHCR staff; 
·         Maintain individual case files with all updated
information and background of the child;
·         Act as an advocate for the child proactively;
·         Be responsible for timely implementation of the
BIA/BID recommendations ensuring
child participation;
·         Be alert to possible risk factors and
vulnerabilities affecting children;
·         Assist Program Officer for Psychosocial program to
conduct activities for UAMs at shelters and centers
·         Provide assistance to accompany UAMs in access to
health services or to the local government under coordination/ together with
Program Officers.
 
3.       Documentation & Report writing:
·         Provide information about the shelter/ rent rooms
to the staffs/ guests as required.
·      Provide regular  progress report
on UAM’s activities in the shelter/ rent rooms to Program Officer for
psychosocial program.
·      Provide brief reports on shelter/ rent rooms’ condition to admin
officer.
·         Regularly organize and record the needs of the
shelter/ rent rooms.
 
 
 
4.       Others.
·         Do other tasks as requested by Program Officer for
Psychosocial program and Program Manager.
 
Applications should include a cover letter, reflecting motivation; a CV,
Including two references; expected gross salary and contact number by
 14th February 2012,. Please send
applications in MS Word format (maximum 200KB) tocaroline@cwsindones ia.or.id