Living Soul Foundation (LSF) is a non-profit organization providing
shelter for young mothers in distress; to educate, equip and encourage new life
as they return to their communities transformed to lead and disciple others to
positively impact the next generation. LSF is opening a center in Kigoma region
for young girls ranging in age from 10-17 years old for a live-in program of
two years. LSF will be providing health education, trauma and spiritual
counseling, pre-natal care, health care, vocational training, and life skills
to the girls within the center with the aim to reintegrate into society. The
young girls will be living in a safe and secure shelter that will ensure an
environment in which they can thrive in and begin to raise their children in.
Preparatory assistance through vocational or traditional education is one of
the main focuses of LSF so that the young mothers can be self-sustaining once
they exit the shelter. An additional focus of LSF is to have a direct impact on
the local community through partnerships that focus on family health and issues
that have been identified and selected by local leaders as important.
Job Title: Volunteer Social
Worker
Duty Station: Kigoma
Overview of the Job:
The Social Worker will support the development and implementation of
LSF strategies and activities in Kigoma. This full-time position will provide
social work service to the young girls in the shelter and assistance to the LSF
Executive Director. She will be responsible for utilizing professional skills
in conducting intake assessments, intervention, and advocacy services. This position
requires providing psychological needs and provides care to young pregnant
girls in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the functional and/or
developmental and age of the individual served.
Primary Responsibilities and Duties:
•Work
in a collaborative team to provide expertise in development of best practices
on health and social work practice, policies and strategies, as well as develop
evidence-based care management tools and support.
•Work
with multidisciplinary team to collect and analyze local measures of health
status, access to care, and social services and participate in planning and
evaluation.
•Participation
in LSF meetings as required per the Executive Director or Shelter Manager’s
request
•Performs case management functions for these
clients including interaction with client's family, providers and others to
obtain/provide information, resolve differences and provide other resources
needed
•Establishes and maintains manual and/or
computerized and/or programmatic records including resources, information on
clients and program status changes.
•Determines job readiness, conducts group or
individual orientations and determines sanctions
Qualifications and
Experience Required:
Suitable candidate should have an undergraduate degree in Social
Work:
At least 2+ years of proven work experience with:
•Social Work, Change and Development
•Ability to Empower and liberate people and community
•Experience in assisting in Life Challenges and Enhance Well Being
•Respect for Diversity
•Experience with Crises Youth and Pregnant Women
•Faith Based approach and Knowledge of the Bible
•Project Management
•Client Chart Management
•Community Program and Product Management
•Child development specialization
•Logical framework approach
•Report writing
•Multicultural team interaction
•Proficient in email, internet and Microsoft Word and Excel
Applications
•Proficient and Fluent in the English and Kiswahili Dialect
Application Instructions:
•Please include Birth Certificate, Previous Employers, CV contact information,
Proof of Degree, Proof of Education and three Personal References.
•Applications in English must be sent through email to
info@livingsoul.org
•Closing date for applications is Nov 14th, 2015
•Please send us your application ONLY IF you meet the mandatory
qualifications as mentioned above.
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