Social Worker at Starehe Girls' Centre And School

Ref: SGC/SW/5/2017

Reporting To: Finance Officer/Director.

Key Responsibilities

• Organizing and monitoring sponsor,Sponsorship projects on the site.
• Coordinating cross project activities like nutrition, e-roots and sponsorship.
• Monitoring sponsor, Sponsorship deadlines, budgets and activities.
• Preparing reports for the various offices internal and external.
• Responding to sponsor/student questions and concerns
• Enrolling needy students (among those in school) to be sponsored.
• Developing and maintaining sponsor scholars files
• Counseling students when need arises.
• Supervising and coordinating correspondence between students and sponsor.
• Ensuring that Sponsored students comply with the sponsorship rules and regulations.

Key Qualifications/Experience

• Diploma in social work, psychology or sociology
• KCSE mean grade C (Plain) and above
• Computer literate and proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• Proven work experience as a social worker
• Working knowledge of social theories and practices
• Social perceptiveness and empathy
• Ability to build and maintain professional helping relationships
• Ability to relate and communicate with diverse population and groups
• Resilience along with ability to assess situations
• Willing to submit to background checks