Job: Social Worker at Mission Armenia NGO Company

Location: Yerevan, Armenia

Category:

Type: Full Time

Deadline: 05-Nov-19 12:00:00 AM

Salary:

Description
The Social Worker will be responsible mainly for providing social services to refugees, asylum seekers and persons in a refugee-like situation within the framework of the Project "Provision of Social, Medical, Legal and Shelter Assistance to Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Armenia" (ARM01/2019/0000000129/000).

Responsibilities
- Identify and register new PoC (Persons of Concern);
- Conduct PoC data collection, needs assessment, update;
- Compile data per PoC;
- Regularly update information on the PoC and submit it to the Team Leader;
- Develop and carry out individual integration plan;
- Pay regular check-up visits to PoC homes;
- Provide consulting, counseling services to the PoC;
- Manage PoC cases and advocate to redress violation of PoC' rights and/ or to help PoC to access/ enforce their privileges;
- Inform and advise PoC how to resolve their social and health problems and refer them to relevant national and other institutions;
- Disseminate information among the PoC on their rights and entitled privileges;
- Help the program medical staff arrange in-patient/ out-patient services for the patients;
- Distribute individual assistance in the form of food, non-food commodities and monetary assistance;
- Pay visits to PoC for collecting data on rental subsidy component and present the findings to the panel;
- Pay visits and provide social services to PoC at the Reception center and Integration house;
- Receive PoC that visit the Head office of Mission Armenia and provide relevant consulting;
- Maintain relevant documentation (minutes, data compilation, data completion, etc.) regarding panel meeting discussions on rental subsidy support;
- Timely report to the Head of Social Services Coordinator on the situation of the PoC and in the target sites;
- Perform other job-related tasks that may be assigned by the Team Leader.

RequiredQualifications
- University degree and/ or advanced trainings in social work, community-based services or in other relevant fields;
- At least 2 years of work experience in social work; experience in working for or with refugees and asylum seekers is an asset;
- Proficiency in office software applications (Word, Excel and Access);
- Excellent knowledge of Armenian and English languages;
- Capability and skills to manage the cases;
- Capability and skills to apply social work methods and models in practical work;
- Knowledge of Basic Legislation on Social Sector Reforms;
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
- Ability to work with a team;
- Ability to work in intensive settings; time management skills.

Benefits

Job URL: iJob.am - Social Worker @ Mission Armenia NGO