CWS Indonesia is an international relief, development, and refugee assistance agency
that has been operating in Indonesia for many years under an agreement
with the Ministry of Social Affairs. CWS Indonesia is the field office
of CWS, Inc., headquartered in New York. CWS assists the most
vulnerable, regardless of their religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.
CWS is implementing a UNHCR-funded program in Jakarta and Bogor that
assists refugees and asylum seekers to access basic services such as
health care, and provides skills training and education programs.
CWS is looking for candidates for the following position:
Social Worker– based in Jakarta
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
The
incumbent requires knowledge of social work theories, practices and
procedures, particularly in child and adolescent care. The incumbent
must be flexible, adaptable and able to work effectively in a variety of
settings and in a cross-cultural situation and be knowledgeable of the
risks and needs of children and adolescents in accordance with their
age. Under the overall supervision of Deputy Program Manager and
guidance of Child Protection Officer, the incumbent is expected to
ensure basic needs support for unaccompanied minors (UAM), including
provision of decent and safe housing/shelter and other basic
necessities.
RESPONSIBILITY TASKS:
1. Support in managing the UAM shelter:
- Provide assistance to assess, plan and provide necessary services at UAM temporary shelters in coordination with relevant staff.
- Be responsible in timely delivery of shelter supplies, hygiene supplies, and other assistance to UAMs under CWS care and assistance
- Assist in supervising the daily activities of Security guards at the UAM temporary shelters in maintaining the safety of shelter and Unaccompanied Minors (UAM).
2. Unaccompanied Minors (UAM) activities:
- Conduct risks and needs assessments using Heightened Risk Identification Tool and child-friendly interview techniques
- Act as a guardian to UAMs and be responsible for appropriate intervention/referrals to ensure UAMs’ safety,
- Coordinate with relevant staff/section to ensure standard of living in UAM shelters are adequate for children’s physical, mental, spiritual, moral and social development,
- Maintain individual case files with all updated information and background of the child;
- Act as an advocate for the child proactively;
- Be alert to possible risk factors and vulnerabilities affecting children and act and report upon signals of any harm, abuse or danger
- Assist Program Officers in organizing or conducting activities for UAMs at shelters and centers
- Provide assistance to UAMs in accessing services such as health facilities, education and skills/training and sports/recreational, etc.
- Support UAMs forming groups and mobilize them to maintain the shelter clean and tidy
- Be responsible for organizing and conducting targeted activities for UAMs inside or outside the UAM shelters.
- Provide regular progress report on UAM’s activities in the shelter/ rent rooms to Program Officers
- Keep the records of items provided to UAMs and ensure timely delivery as required
- Provide brief reports on shelter/ rent rooms’ condition and needs of shelter supplies to Operations Officer.
4. Others.
- Do other tasks as requested by Deputy Program Manager (Senior Psychosocial Officer) and Program Manager.
Requirements:
- Hold Diploma (D3) in Social and Politics, Humanities, Social welfare or relevant field.
- Ability to work in a cultural and gender-sensitive manner, respecting diversity in its all forms, including religious minorities, socio-economic situation, sexual orientation and ethnicity.
- Experience in child and adolescent care and implementing activities addressing child’s physical, mental and emotional developmental needs
- Abilities to communicate and interact with refugee children from various nationalities clearly and effectively
- Possess computer skills, including internet-based communication/ and various office applications (Microsoft Words, Excel, MS Access and Power Point)
- Able to work in a team and work harmoniously in a multi-cultural environment
- Experience working with INGO or International environment is beneficial
- Abilities to handle stressful situation and willingness to work outside working hours when there is a need
- Willingness to act as a guardian to unaccompanied and separated refugee children and adolescents from different nationalities
- Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia is essential. Knowledge of Dari/Farsi/Arabic/Urdu will be an added advantage.
Applications should include a cover letter, reflecting motivation; a CV,
Including two references; expected gross salary and contact number by
23 January 2015. Please send applications in MS Word format (maximum 200KB) to cwsindonesia@gmail.com
