Micato Safaris Jobs in Kenya

A nonprofit organization focusing on helping populations in Nairobi through education, community outreach and economic empowerment programmes in order to facilitate sustainable change is seeking to urgently fill the above position.

Field Coordinator (Community Social Worker)

Reports to: Senior Administrative Manager

Key duties and responsibilities

Sponsorship Program

Using the criteria of recruitment for Orphaned and Vulnerable Children (OVCs) developed by the office, participate in identification of needy children from Mukuru Community in collaboration with representatives from the community and other collaborators

Compile case histories and profiles of OVCs

In collaboration with management and other recommended committees, participate in selection of OVCs for the school sponsorship program

Carry out home visits to collect data on OVCs from Mukuru community

In collaboration with management, search and identify schools for new children

Enroll new children into approved primary and secondary schools

Distribute school supplies to sponsored children when they are reporting back to school, ensuring all children sign on the distribution list

Working with guardians, to ensure children are safely escorted to and from schools

Maintain accurate and up to date Children Enrolment Registers for all the OVCs in the program

Liaise with school administrators/head teachers/guardians on all matters affecting the sponsored children including attending meetings, visiting children where the child has no parent/guardian

Deliver payments to various learning institutions and obtain official receipts for all such payments

Organize for child sponsors visits and accompany the child during the meeting

Organize term lunches for students during school holidays

Procurement and delivery of supplies for Harambee Centre and for other programs in the areas of operation.

In collaboration with the management, assist in students sponsor term letters exercise and termly back to school budgets

Community work

Monitor changes on the ground: identify new trends and effectively communicate the trends to the Senior

Administrative Manager and provide relevant statistics

Monitor activities on the ground of partners supported in cash or kind by the organization

Represent the organization in meetings, seminars & functions of the collaborators and community held in Mukuru as directed by the supervisor

Others

Submit to the supervisor weekly written reports narrating all activities and making recommendations

Ensure Harambee Centre is well maintained all the time

Carry out any other duty as assigned from time to time by those in authority.

Person Specifications
Must be proficient in the following areas:

Knowledge of Social work policies, procedures, methods, ethics and professional standards

Familiar with social work standards, information gathering systems and methods; Ability to proficiently manage and operate community programme; Effective verbal, written, presentation and listening communications skills.

The Person must maintain strict confidentiality in performing the duties of the Community Social worker with high level of integrity and honesty and be able to work under minimum supervision.

Mature with excellent interpersonal and supervisory skills

Degree in Social Work and or its equivalent from a recognized institution with at least six (6) years post qualification work experience in community service and preferably in an informal sector.


Send your application to jobs@micato.co.ke by 21 November 2016.

Please note that, due to the urgency to fill the position, short-listing and interviews may be conducted as applications are received.

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