Jobs at COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale

Scope of the Vacancy

• The Community Support Worker/Psychosocial Support (PSS) Animator will be responsible for the implementation of the Child Protection and psychosocial Support activities in targeted LGAs- Rabah and Goronyo of Sokoto State.

Main Duties / Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Psychosocial Counselor and Protection Coordinator, he/she:

• Support the PSS Counselor and outreach team (case workers and case worker supervisor) in mapping and assessing children to attend PSS activities.
• Register and enroll children in psychosocial support activities
• Work directly with children, carrying out psychosocial activities.
• Plan, organize and run activities with children while facilitate and encourage the participation of all children
• Work in compliance with and respect of the principles of Child Protection and confidentiality, working with IDPs and host communities with sensitivity.
• Carry out awareness sessions on child rights in the community, IDPs camps, primary schools, Child Friendly Spaces, Youth Clubs.
• Facilitate peer and groups support.
• Conduct life skills and art therapy training for teenagers (Adolescent and Youth 13 to 18 Years).
• Conduct parent-child communication sessions with parents and teachers.
• Plan, organize and run activities with children while facilitate and encourage the participation of all registered children.
• Deal with difficult behavior (conflict, aggressiveness, power drunk and introversion) and understand the reason behind the behavior to positively communicate with the situation.
• Ensure that children under his / her Responsibility are not exposed to any form of harm or stress during the activities.
• Put in place protection / child protection activities with children and adult according to the workplan
• Organizes recreational activities and community events to promote access to education and child’s rights Candidate (Education, Training, Competences, Skills), with a special focus on IDP children.
• Performs any other necessary action related to the position to achieve the objectives of the project and of COOPI in Nigeria if requested by the Team Leader.
• Upholds COOPI’s mission and Charter of Values.
• Follows and enforces all COOPI codes of conduct and policies (globally and in-country).
• Perform any other action related with the position needed to achieve the objectives of the projects and of COOPI Nigeria if requested by his/her supervisor.

Requirements
Profile of the Candidate (Education, Training, Competences, Skills):

• Education Degree: University Degree or Diploma in Social Work, Social Studies, Psychology, Education or any other related discipline.
• At least two (2) years of professional experience in the support of vulnerable people or in the humanitarian field, preferably in the field of PSS.
• Knowledge & skills: Excellent analytical and writing skills, creative thinking
• Computer skills: Good knowledge of the MS office software.
• Knowledge of protection programs in Northwest Nigeria/
• Knowledge of protection issues and best practices
• Previous experience in PSS activities plans and designing and implementing of recreational activities.
• Good communicator, strong listening capacity, open minded, proactive and creative
• Respectful and inclusive of individual and cultural differences
• Significant experience involving work engaging people in and from community settings
• Knowledge of the local language (Hausa and Fulani)

Preferred:

• Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local context and MUST be resident in the community.

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Scope of the Vacancy

• Case Worker will register, analyze the needs of children at risk, including Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASCs) in target LGAs of Sokoto state.
• He/she will design and the follow-up plan for each identified child and actively contribute in case management, collaborating with the other Case Workers and with the Community Support Case Workers to deal directly with the beneficiaries in the targeted areas

The Case Worker will be responsible for:

• Collection of information needed to identify,
• Register, analyze the needs of children at risk, including Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASCs),
• With the support of Protection Coordinator, design and the follow-up plan for each identified child and actively contribute in case management, collaborating with the other Case Workers and with the Community Support Case Workers to deal directly with the beneficiaries in the targeted areas in the BHA USAID funded project in the consortium partnership with IRC, ALIMA and LHI.

Main Duties / Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Protection coordinator, he/she:

• Collects the information needed to identify, registers, analyzes the needs of any child at risk, including UASC.
• Designs the case plan for the identified child at risk.
• Conducts registration and case management activities as assigned by the Case Worker Supervisor.
• Fills the standard forms of registration accurately for the case management and follow-up.
• Contributes in the success of the trainings for community leaders, also by accompanying them directly on the field;
• Joins actively the case management meetings and trainings to raise gaps and recommendations based on the daily work on the field.
• Supports the data-entry activities providing the proper information about each child at risk from the caseload;
• Communicates regularly with the Case Worker Supervisor for updates on achievements and challenges and any changes in the community’s social context and security status.
• Ensures that all documentation for Case management of Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASCs) and children at risk is conducted and filed according to required standards of data protection and confidentiality;
• Collects and documents success stories for reports.
• The case worker will conduct all steps of the Case Management processes for an assigned number of individuals, Neglect, Violence against UASC and their families in the process.
• To directly work with other Case Workers and service providers on management of Caseload and Referrals.
• With the support of Protection coordinator, adopts standard operating procedure (SOPs) for the Child Protection and case management system and data management protocols.
• Performs any other necessary action related to the position to achieve the objectives of the project and of COOPI in Nigeria if requested by the Team Leader.
• Upholds COOPI’s mission and Charter of Values.
• Follows and enforces all COOPI codes of conduct and policies (globally and in-country).
• Participate in the field work of the nutrition survey (impact assessment).
• Perform any other action related with the position needed to achieve the objectives of the projects and of COOPI Nigeria if requested by his/her supervisor.

Requirements
Profile of the Candidate (Education, Training, Competences, Skills):

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work required and / or Diploma in Education or others relevant field.
• Prior experience (at least 1 year) working in complex emergency context as Case worker.
• Fluency in English.
• Good communicator, strong listening capacity, open minded, proactive and creative.
• Respectful and inclusive of individual and cultural differences.
• Significant experience involving work engaging people in and from community settings.
• Knowledge of the local language (Hausa).

Preferred:

• Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local context.