Company: CF ROKADA

Position title: social worker

Location: Kyiv

Deadline: 20 December 2021

Background

The charitable organization “Charity Foundation” Rokada “, founded in 2003, is implementing partner of the UN Refugee Agency and carrying out social assistance projects for refugees and asylum seekers in Ukraine.

Responsibilities:

• Case management: consultations of refugees on social rights; social assistance, an inspection of living conditions on individual bases,  advice on housing, assistance in integration into Ukrainian society, accompaniment to different institutions, and communication with the different institutions in the best interests of clients;
• Identification  and advising particularly vulnerable categories of refugees: women, the elderly, people with special needs, unaccompanied minors, LGBTQI+, persons with  different medical issues (including psychiatric cases), SGBV, victims of torture;
• Monitoring of Temporary Accommodation Center for refugees.
• Assessing the vulnerability of asylum seekers and refugees in accordance with established criteria of vulnerability; collecting information regarding their state of health, family status, place of residence, and social status;
• Processing and analysis of the received information with obligatory filling in the form of social assessment;
• Preparation of lists of refugees with special needs in order to provide them with basic necessities;
• Preparation of individual plans for overcoming difficult life circumstances for refugees, identification of specialists who should help to improve the social situation of the client;
• Systematic maintenance of the electronic database of clients and services rendered;
• Submission of monthly and quarterly written reports.

Required Qualifications and Experience

Education

· Higher education in the field of social work (Bachelor/Master);
· Awareness of  the basics of psychology;

Experience

 - Minimum 2 years of working experience in implementing social programs;

- The skills and expertise which are necessary for working with socially vulnerable groups of the population, including psychosocial rehabilitation skills are required

-  Is welcomed experience in volunteer activities in the social sphere (with children, with people who are in difficult life circumstances);

 - Experience in writing business texts in English;

 - Good knowledge of social policy;

 - Fluent in Windows, Internet, MS Office

Languages

Excellent English, Ukrainian, and Russian (verbal and written);

Interested candidates are invited to submit their CV and letter of interest, with “Application for Social Worker” in the subject line at [email protected]

Personal qualities:

• Stress resistance;
• Tolerance to people of different nationalities and different religious views;
• High level of responsibility;
• To be ready for irregular working days;
• Ability to react quickly in stressful situations  
• Steady observance of the ethical rules of social work with refugees;
• Ability to work with a large array of documents;

How to apply

If you are interested in the above-described position please send your CV and cover letter to [email protected]

Контакти

• БФ «Рокада»
• [email protected]
• (044) 501-56-96
• http://rokada.org.ua/

 Deadline - December 20, 2021.