Social Work Assistant  at Tushinde Children's Trust

The Social Work Assistant reports to the Tushinde Children’s Trust Social Work Manager and ultimately to the Executive Director. He/She provides social work support to the team as needed. 

Key activities: 

• To identify and locate children who are beneficiaries of Tushinde Children's Trust, together with their supervisors complete a detailed case assessment. 
• To establish relations with the child's parent or guardian, the school the child attends and other key players in the child's livelihood. 
• To act as the liaison between the child, parent or guardian, the schools and Tushinde Children's Trust. 
• To follow up the attendance of children in the school, their performance in class and their general health and wellbeing. 
• To follow up the children in regards to their development and health. 
• To make appropriate referrals for the caregivers and the children to access needed services such as health and child protection services. 
• To implement an effective individual case management system for the beneficiaries of Tushinde Children's Trust. 
• To provide awareness raising activities and training to beneficiaries on needs basis; i.e life skills training. 
• To ensure to his or her best knowledge that the rights of the child are not compromised and that the child is protected from potentially abusive situations.
• Take lead on the daycare programme, by assessing and monitoring children’s development, identifying children at risk and linking them to quality health facilities; regular follow up of children who show no signs of growth improvement and train day care staff on good practices regarding child care and Development. 
• Engage our beneficiaries on the Tushinde programme Journey. 
• To provide management with a story and photographs of the achievements and challenges affecting Tushinde at least monthly. 

Qualifications for Social Work Assistant. 

• Bachelor's degree/diploma in social work and community Development , or a related field. 3-5 years of work experience as a social worker/assistant. 
• Must have exceptional attention to detail. 
• Strong organizational and time management skills, and ability to prioritize. Must be a self-starter and driven. 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. 
• Strong problem-solving skills and analytical abilities. 
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office and Google product. 
• Must have a passion to work with vulnerable children and adults. 
• Must be able to work in a challenging environment. 
• Must be conversant with child protection policy. 
• Related Short courses will be an added advantage. 
• Must have a certificate of good conduct. 

Salary Range: 25,652- 30,552 KES per month (gross); comprehensive individual health cover provided as a benefit.