Vacancies: Welfare Assistants
The Organization: Finlays
is a vertically integrated and geographically diversified agri-business that
takes a leadership role in sustainability.
Finlays is Kenya’s largest agricultural export group employing over 21,000 people and annually exporting over 300 million stems of flowers, 7 million kilos of vegetables, 26 million kilos of black tea and 3 million kilos of tea extract.
The organisation is geographically
located in Nairobi, Naivasha, Kericho, Mt. Kenya and Mombasa and works with
1,200 vegetable out growers and over 10,000 tea out growers.
We invite applications for the post
of Welfare Assistants which have arisen in our Kericho Operations. These are
junior management positions.
The Position: Reporting administratively to departmental
Managers and functionally to Welfare Manager, the job holders will implement
welfare programmes within the company’s Estate , Factories, or Department i.e.
Child protection policies and procedures, social concerns within our villages
etc.
Key Responsibilities
The job holders will:
- Coordinate a wide variety of identified and
approved initiatives and projects designed to improve child and employees
welfare within the department, schools and villages.
- Hands on involvement to test out child welfare
reforms, and implementation of child protection procedures.
- Conduct child welfare and child protection
investigations; analyze root causes of child welfare issues within the
department.
- Follow up all child protection cases with
children’s department, police and attend court as required.
- Identify and recommend improvement initiatives
and opportunities to better safeguard children living within company.
- Set up workshops for all children living
within the company premises on child protection and how to keep themselves
safe from all forms of abuse.
- Set up workshops for employees & parents
living and working within the company on child protection, parenting
skills, parent child relationships.
- Maintain a child welfare database and red flag
welfare concerns.
- Compile monthly reports.
- With other stakeholders, implement company’s
harassment, sexual offences and child abuse policy and other related
social policies. This includes reporting, investigation, etc.
- In liaison with Counselor ensure all children
and families requiring counseling services are attended to.
Minimum Requirements
- Diploma or equivalent in Social work from a
recognized Institution.
- Three years experience working with children.
- Comprehensive knowledge on the Childrens Act,
childrens rights, sexual offences act.
- Must have a child centred approach with a
clear understanding on children rights and relevant legislation.
- Must be computer literate
- Excellent communication skills ( oral and
written)
- Good organising and planning skills with good
interpersonal skills
- Ability to work under pressure with minimum
supervision
- Must be a team player.
How to Apply
If you meet the requirements of these
positions, please submit an application, including a detailed CV, your postal,
e-mail and telephone contacts, current & expected remuneration, names and
addresses of three referees.
Your application, clearly indicating
the position you are applying for should reach us not later than 20 June 2015
and be addressed to:
Human Resource Director
P O Box 223 – 20200
Nairobi
Email: careers@finlays.co.ke
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted