Save
the Children is an international NGO and the world’s top independent
charity for children in need. Since 1919, we have been fighting for
children’s rights, saving their lives and providing
hope for brighter futures worldwide. Save the Children’s programs in
Indonesia is implemented by Yayasan Sayangi Tunas Cilik. We currently
work in eleven provinces, have staff of approximately 300 local
professionals, and programming in Child Protection,
Education, Health and Nutrition, Disaster Risk Reduction, and
Humanitarian Response.
We are currently seeking to fill the following
position:
CASE WORKER –
FAMILIES FIRST
1 position, based in
Kota Bandung
1 position, based in Kab. Bandung
1 position, based in Kab Bandung Barat
1 position based in Kab Cianjur
1 position based in Sumba Barat
Code : PO-ASSI
ROLE PURPOSE:
Save
the Children have been working with Ministry of Social Affairs and
other key stakeholders and social service providers for more than 8
years, to support a major shift in policy and
practice in the way child protection and care is understood and
delivered. This is resulted a long term program to shift the paradigm
from institutionalization based towards family based care. The Families
First Program develop its strategies to achieve
paradigm shift as follows:
On Preventing Institutionalization:
Stakeholders including families understand the importance of family
care for children,
are able to take care of children within their own homes or in other
type of family-based alternative care, and able to access services and
support in their own communities.
On Direct Response: Girls and boys facing care and protection issues are supported through effective and appropriate responses
based on their individual needs and best interests from the Children and Family Support Center (PDAK).
On Legal and Policy Change: National, provincial and district laws provide legal safeguards to girls and boys, preventing
unnecessary institutionalization, and promoting family based care.
The
program was just recently received additional funding to replicate the
PDAK model in some districts with focus on establishing PDAK to
strengthening child protection system, alternative
care mechanism and social work practices. The post of case worker is
established to ensure that social work practices with children and
family who need child protection response is in place in provincial and
district level with high quality standard. Case
Worker leads social workers in case management works and builds the
capacity of social workers team
to manage cases under collaborate with MOSA.
Updated CV and application letter should be sent to recruitment.indonesia@savethechildren.org
Please fill the “subject” column of the e-mails in this format:
<CW-FF
><your name><preffered city>
Closing date for application is up to
25 March 2016
(Only short-listed candidates will be notified)
