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HIAS is the global Jewish nonprofit organization that protects refugees—including women and children, and ethnic, religious, and sexual minorities—whose lives are in danger for being who they are.
Program: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
Grade: 5
Reporting to: Head of Field Office
Duration: 1 year contract with possibility of renewal subject to availability of funding and performance
Community Based Mental Health & Psychosocial Support (CB-MHPSS) programming at HIAS includes a focus on individuals, families, and communities. The overall goal of HIAS Community- Based Mental Health Psychosocial Support programming is for forcibly displaced people and vulnerable migrants to have improved mental health and psychosocial well-being helping them to access their rights. This goal may be achieved through three key outcome areas: (1) Family, community, and social structures promote the psychosocial well-being and resilience of women, men, girls and boys;(2) Individuals and communities develop healthy coping mechanisms; and (3) People with mental health and psychosocial problems use appropriate focused care, including referral to specialized care when needed.
HIAS Kenya seeks to recruit a Social worker who will be expected to contribute towards meeting the project’s overall goal, which is to assist in promoting and enhancing the rights of refugees through efficient case management. He or she will be involved in the provision of social interventions and assistance to the most at risk and vulnerable refugees. The Social Worker will be required to conduct through assessments and case management including follow up to ensure clients are receiving appropriate services. The Social Worker will be expected to track the impact of the assistance provided to refugee clients.
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
Qualification Required
Skills & Competencies
The applications (CV and Cover letter) should be submitted through the link above quoting the Position Title: Social Worker
Closing Date: 22nd September 2021
Important: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
HRTK is an equal opportunity employer, does not charge candidates for recruitment and dissociates itself from any entity defrauding candidates.
Interested and qualified? Go to HIAS Refugee Trust of Kenya on hias.hrmdirect.com to applyBuild your CV for free. Download in different templates.
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