Lead Social Worker - #1090784

Responsibilities

• Casework and Counselling 
  • To implement professional tools and working templates to guide staff in case assessment
  • To monitor the team’s compliance to professional processes (such as the use of tools and templates, adherence to practice policies)
  • To represent the Centre in its advocacy efforts for vulnerable families, with the aim of advocating for these families to have access to equal opportunities through collaborative practice with community partners
  • To establish documentation and platforms for knowledge dissemination of best practices within the cluster
• Groupwork and Community Work
  • To steer Centre's
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  •  strategic initiatives relating to group work and community work for alignment to cluster’s strategies
• Supervisory Duties 
  • To teach/guide supervisors to guide their supervisees in their regular self-assessment of own competencies and interaction with others within different systems (Restorative function)
  • To assess staff capabilities, identify professional growth areas and build training roadmaps to meet the growth areas.
• Leadership Duties
  • To participate in sector level discussions and to implement changes for the Centre
  • To effectively communicate the vision for change and motivate the team (in the Centre) towards achieving the vision
  • To co-construct employee development strategies with staff and implement the strategies to grow the team
• Operational Managerial Skills (Operational Processes, Policies and Protocols)
  • To support the Head of Centre/Cluster Director in the implementation of cluster’s operational protocols, processes and policies
  • To review and oversee the emergency response and crisis management tools. 
  • To take the lead in the necessary changes in organizational procedures, structures, protocols and policies to support trauma informed, developmentally sensitive practices and services
• Undertake any other duties assigned by the Head of Centre

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or Post Graduate Diploma in Social Work from an accredited institution / Degree in Counselling, Psychology, Social Work from an accredited institution At least 10 years relevant experience in social work practice.
• Inclination towards research and planning is an advantage