SOS Children’s Villages in Kenya implements programmes in five (5) of Kenya’s 47 Counties namely Nairobi, Mombasa, Uasin Gishu, Kisumu and Meru. We seek to recruit suitably qualified person to fill the position of Community Development Worker (Meru Office).
Job Summary:
Reporting to the Family Strengthening Coordinator, The Community Development Worker will facilitate program development, provide overall coordination and strategic direction, forge networks with other stakeholders and monitor, evaluate and report on other sub- projects within the family support program.
H/she will also be responsible for planning and implementing activities within the family support program including the capacity building projects. In addition, he/she will coordinate the family support program activities and ensure that they conform to the goals and objectives of the family strengthening programs. The position will in particular support the Family support Team Leader in this regard.Key performance areas
and main responsibilities:
- Management of the Family
Support program
- Assist in the development of strategies relating
to the program
- Follow ups and support the community health
volunteers in project implementation • Hold monthly meetings
with CHVs to review progress of activities
- Implement all activities within the family support
program
- Propose measures for program strengthening
especially of the support groups
- Prepare detailed annual plans, budgets, reports
and planning schedules.
- Holds regular reviews and assessments with all beneficiaries
/Target Groups, Support Groups, Community Health Workers and contact
persons and identify areas for improvement.
- Maintain a healthy relationship at all times
between the staff, families and contact persons
- Develop case plans with all care givers enrolled
in the programme
- Update of the viral loads for care givers and
children who are on care who are enrolled in the project
- Develop MOU with all health facilities in the
project area
- Review the family case plans after every six
months
- Responsible for all Target
Group assessments and selection of beneficiaries into the
program
- Carry out social assessments of the families and
individuals referred from the health facilities.
- Conduct home visits to families assessed to verify
further information given and also establish their economic
status.
- Using the selection criteria and with the help of
the other social workers, select beneficiaries to be supported by
the program.
- Always maintain an up to date record of
beneficiaries in terms of number of families, children, adults,
youth and sex.
- Ensure that all records are well kept; maintain an
excellent filing system in form of hard copies as well as in the
computers.
- Update the fact sheet and other records on
quarterly basis.
- Facilitate Open communications
within the Family Support Team and other departments • Attend regular
department meetings.
- Ensure that up-to-date records for all reports,
minutes of meetings, correspondence etc are properly documented and
safely kept.
- Facilitate effective communication within the case
workers (CHV) in the project area • Facilitate open
communication and coordination between the family support program
and other programs in the project area.
- Objectively resolve problems and make timely
decisions affecting the team and the operations of their work.
- Facilitate good working relationship with health
facilities in the project area
- Facilitate the educational
development of children in the target group • With the assistance of
the community representatives develop selection criteria to identify
children to be supported for bursary and assist them in the
selection.
- Monitor the performance and progress of all the
children supported in the program every term and develop progress
charts.
- Prepare holiday programme ensuring that sufficient
educational and recreational activities are offered to the
children.
- Ensure that all the children are ready for school
whenever the new term begins by purchasing personal school materials
for them well in advance to avoid lateness and delays.
- Facilitate and ensure the
effectiveness of all the support groups, Community Health Workers
and community representatives
- In collaboration with the VCT
counsellors, conduct group counselling sessions for the support
groups and provide emotional support.
- Organize trainings for the
support groups and Community Health Workers according to need.
- Facilitate the CHWS and Support
groups in their efforts to provide psychological and social support
to each other.
- Monitor the progress of support
groups through attending their meetings at least once every
month.
- Follow up on the activities of
the Community Health Workers and ensure data collection tools are
timely filled and collected
- Provide incentives in form of
trainings and material rewards to the Community Health Workers to
motivate them
- Establish links and develop
networks with NGOs, CBOs, donors GOK departments and community
- Identify potential donors, government of Kenya
departments and private businesses and establish networks.
- Coordinate activities with partners in areas of
mutual interest.
- Maintain good relations with the local and
international sponsors through ensuring prompt correspondence and
providing regular updates on progress of the
programmes. • Handle and respond to high-level correspondence in
consultation with the Project Coordinator and/or his
appointee.
- Data Management and
Protection
- At all times ensures that personal data of donors,
sponsors, SOS CV beneficiaries and their families as well as SOS co-workers
is handled confidentially and in accordance with prevailing
SOS-Kinderdorf International data protection laws.
- Combine and rearrange data from source documents
where required, enter data from source documents into prescribed
computer database, files and forms
- Transcribe information into required electronic
format, Scan documents into document management systems or databases
and store completed documents in designated locations.
- Check completed work for accuracy; maintain
logbooks or records of activities and tasks undertaken on/in the
databases.
- Respond to requests for information and access
relevant files while ensuring compliance with data integrity and
security policies
- Ensure that data on all program participants is
accurate and up to date as per the set standards/frequency of
updating and review (every 3 – 6 Months)
Minimum Qualifications
& Experience Required
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Social
Sciences / Community Development / Child Psychology or
related disciplines.
- Knowledge in data collection, analysis and
knowledge management
- Prior experience with project cycle management in
a complex project
- At least 3 years progressive
experience working with vulnerable populations (children,
youth, women) and community groups.
- Previous experience in child -focused
organizations working with children on care, protection and
advocacy OVC Case management approach will be an added advantage. 6.
Strong analytical ability as well as excellent oral and written
communication skills in English and Kiswahili is
preferred.
- Must be a team player with excellent interpersonal
skills
- Strong written and oral skills in English,
Kiswahili and local language
- Strong report writing skills.
- Should be able to ride motor circle
Child Protection
Policy
At all times, avoid
actions or behavior that could be construed as poor or potentially abusive
practice. Whatever decisions and actions taken should be with the best
interest of the child in mind.
Data Protection
Policy
At all times ensure that
personal data of donors, sponsors, SOS Children’s Villages Kenya beneficiaries
and their families as well as co-workers is handled confidentially and in
accordance with prevailing SOS-Kinderdorf International data protection
laws.
How to
Apply
If you believe your
experience, competencies and qualifications match the job and role
specifications described; send a Cover Letter & updated
CV in PDF with details of 3 traceable referees one of
which must be immediate former employer to recruitment@soskenya.org addressed to the Human
Resources and Administration Manager to reach us on or before 10th July
2022.
The email Ref should be
‘Community Development Worker – Meru’
Only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted
SOS Children’s Villages
holds strict child safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance policy for
conducts of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse in the workplace
and other places where the organization’s activities are rendered.
Parallel to technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring decisions
will give due emphasize to assessing candidates value congruence and
thorough background checks, police clearance reference check
processes.
SOS Children’s Villages
is an equal opportunity employer and its Recruitment Policy addresses itself to
the core values of best practice, diversity and equality.
