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| Social Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Afghanistan | Province | Balkh, |
| Categories | Program, | Type | Full Time |
| Post Date | 2024-06-12 | Close Date | 2024-06-18 |
| Vacancy No | (VA# 1430 ) | Gender | Female |
| No Of Jobs | 1 | Contract Duration | Project based |
| Education | BA Social science or Law | Experience | At least 3 years’ experience |
| Organization | Opportunities for you | Salary | As per organization`s salary scale |
About Company
About Women for Afghan Women (WAW): Women for Afghan Women (WAW) is a grassroots civil society organization dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights of disenfranchised Afghan women and girls in Afghanistan and New York. In particular, WAW works to help Afghan women and girls exercise their rights to pursue their individual potential to self-determination and to representation in all areas of life—political, social, cultural, and economic. WAW relentlessly advocates for women’s rights and challenges the norms that underpin gender-based violence to influence attitudes and bring about change.
Job Description
Job Overview:
She is required to follow this job description and complete her work in accordance with the WAW rules and regulations.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Seek and develop relationships with organizations that protect children, child services, and/ or any relevant topics and problems
- Regular visits of female prisons, providing reports on the condition of children in the prison, and providing practical suggestions to the WAW- management to align its projects
- Escort children from referring agencies to WAW Children Support Center
- Develop, introduce and implement individual reintegration and follow up mechanism of the children
- Oversee and compile the educational data to ensure all CSC children participate in the
- accelerated learning program (checking school records and incorporating results to design/redesign CSC learning programs)
- Establishment of a reward system to motivate children for learning and set a model for other children
- Development of a quarterly/bi-annual publication to capture and portray children’s academic and extracurricular achievements and promote their writing skills
- Facilitate the participation of current and former beneficiaries 18 or older (15 if boys) attend higher education, participate in a vocational training program, or are employed if mother has not been released from prison (coordinating with the organizations that work for such purpose)
- Follow up of the children who return home and continue their education (regularly checking on their progress)
- Establishing, introducing and implementing a record system of the children who get through to the universities and employment
- Assist in establishing an outreach mechanism with the Communication and Reporting Unit within HQ in order to increase public awareness regarding the protection and implementation of constitutional rights and civil laws
- Development of individual reintegration and follow up mechanism
- Development of quarter/bi-annual publication to capture children’s academic and extracurricular achievements
- Establishment of children’s academic record system
- Work closely with other staff members to build a professional team
- Meet daily with women house supervisor to: review work from prior day. highlight problem areas and discuss approaches to resolving conflicts confirm plans for each case.
- Consult with other professionals, organizations, Mullahs, and Shuras when required by individual cases.
Job Requirement
- BA Social science or Law
- At least 3 years’ experience
- Working with other NGOs Familiarity with different community
- working Ability of Management
- Fluent in Dari, Pashto and district’s local language
- Team Player & Flexible
Submission Guideline
Interested Afghan applicants should submit a cover letter along with their CVs in one PDF file explaining their interest in and suitability for the position. Please indicate the vacancy number (VA# 1430 Social Worker/CSC-Balkh) clearly in the cover letter and in the subject line of your email and send it to: hr@womenforafghanwomen.org
Note: Kindly avoid sending your educational and work certificates at this stage of recruitment. Applications received after the closing date without mentioning the location in the subject line of the email will not be considered.