Save the Children strongly encourages applications from women. Minimum country requirements for potential female applicants will be followed”

ROLE PURPOSE: 
Child Protection Caseworker will be responsible for the provision of case management services and community mobilization activities in the project coverage area in Balkh province. She/he will be responsible to work directly on Child Protection Case Management with the communities and children.

Accountabilities:

•    Undertake and meet all case management responsibilities in relation to individual children, including drafting of case plans within two weeks of identification, as directed by the line manager. 
•    Managing child protection cases considering all case management principles and requirements, the best interests of the child and the Do No Harm principle. 
•    Establish a good working relation with authorities in communities and maintain regular, effective and meaningful contact with children and families,
•    Facilitating case management process/referrals ensuring confidentiality and obtaining informed consent/assent forms.
•    Safe storage of all case management forms, ensuring confidentiality and sharing information with approved individuals on a need to know basis.
•    In coordination with children, families, teachers and community-based child protection groups, facilitate regular case planning and review of case plans for all cases.
•    Facilitate awareness raising for communities on relevant child protection concerns, case management reporting mechanisms, service mapping and referrals.
•    Continually update case notes to keep track of the case details and support assessments and revisions of case plans as client needs change. 
•    Providing support, guidance and counselling to families and individuals in need, including facilitation of group PSS sessions.
•    Mapping and regular update of the existing services and awareness raising on existing services among targeted communities.
•    Ensure that case plans are regularly reviewed and facilitate the attendance of all key stakeholders at relevant meetings including case conferences and reviews.
•    Regular visit and monitoring of activities with CBCPN Groups and conduction of recreational activities.
•    Capacity building of local child protection structures for safe identification and referrals of child protection cases.
•    Providing capacity building sessions for communities on Positive Discipline in Everyday Parenting, Neglect, Exploitation, Violence and Abuse, 
•    Support access to legal supports and services for cases and their families as need and where possible. 
•    Report any child safeguarding concerns related to Save the Children Child Safeguarding focal point considering the SCI - Child Safeguarding Policy
•    Attend relevant inter-agency coordination meetings, workshops and conferences as required and assigned by Line Manager.
•    To develop short-term implementation plans (weekly and monthly) and long-term plan according to annual project work plan.
•    Maintain and effective filing system for storing project documentation in accordance with standard procedures.
•    Conduction of ongoing assessment to address child protection cases
•    To assist the CP Officer, referring to other services in case of specific needs
•    Any other tasks directed by supervisor.
•    To collect valid activity data of the project on weekly and monthly basis to prepare monthly and quarterly reports. 
•    Attend relevant inter-agency coordination meetings, workshops and conferences as required
•    Any other tasks relate to child protection programs given by line manager

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
    holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
    holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
    sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
    widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
    future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
    builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
    values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
    approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
    develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
    willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
    honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities 
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.