🇸🇱 Job Vacancies @ Street Child – 12 positions

Street Child is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Social Worker (x4)
2.) Family Business Officer (x8)

See job details and how to apply below.

1.) Social Worker (x4)

JOB ADVERT

Position: Social Worker

Department: Programmes – Social Work

Reports To: Project Coordinator

Job Level: Tier 5        

Number of Persons – Four (4)

Country/Location: FALABA

ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND

Street Child of Sierra Leone (SCOSL) is a local Non-Governmental Organization promoting the right to education and child protection for children in the most remote communities in Sierra Leone.

We believe that every child deserves the right to live in a safe place, secure home and above all, have the chance to receive quality education. As an organization, our key focus is helping children into schools and ensuring that they stay there. For those that have no access to education, we work towards creating access in some of the most remote parts of the country, ensuring that no child is left behind.

PROJECT SUMMARY

Street Child of Sierra Leone (SCoSL) – through its main partner Street Child UK is implementing a four-year Education For Every Child Today (EFECT) project nationwide. This project will target enrolling and retaining 40,500 highly vulnerable primary school-age children into education.

The project uses a child-centered approach and a combination of interventions to confront compounded challenges. A strategic combination of social, economic, infrastructural, and instructional support will be utilised to achieve increased access and retention in primary education for 40,500 vulnerable children in Sierra Leone.

THE SCOPE 

In relation to the achievement of Objective 1, The Social Worker shall, under the direct supervision of the Project Coordinator, have direct contact with children and their families/families of separated children. The Social Worker has the sole responsibility of providing psychosocial support to such child beneficiaries and their families.  They seeks to promote Child Rights Issues and foster Child protection within SCoSL’s communities of operations, to supports such children to cope with their situations.

Direct responsibilities of Social Workers include, but are not limited to the following:

  JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the identification of beneficiaries for the EFECT Project, as per beneficiary selection criteria;
• Develop and maintain case files for all beneficiaries;
• Provide psychosocial counseling with OOS children and families and support children to identify and overcome individual barriers to enrolment and retention in education;
• Liaise with school authorities and other stakeholders to support a smooth transition to secondary schooling for vulnerable categories of children, and to monitor attendance and retention;
• Adhere to SCoSL’s safeguarding and child protection policies, remain vigilant to safeguarding incidents and report concerns appropriately;
• Undertake regular follow-up visits to schools, beneficiary homes and other field project sites during implementation of project activities;
• Report to the Project Coordinator, and submit weekly work plans in line with the main implementation plans of the EFECT project;
• Support preparation of EFECT narrative reports, for donor reporting and other fundraising purposes, to be submitted to the Project Coordinator;
• Relate regularly with line ministries in the districts in the implementation of project activities;

Any other duties as delegated/instructed by the PROJECT Coordinator

PERSON SPECIFICATION: 

EDUCATION AND JOB-RELATED SKILLS

• Minimum, a Diploma in Social Work or Community Development.
• Minimum, 3 years’ experience working in a similar social work or child protection    focused role.
• A commitment to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable children.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills .
• Good team spirit.
• Willingness to live and work in remote areas.
• Very good analytical, presentation, and reporting skills.
• Proven skills in Microsoft Word and Excel packages.

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

• Possession of valid motorbike driver’s license is an advantage.
• Demonstrable working knowledge of supporting and working with communities and schools.
• Experience using Kobo Toolbox software (or similar data collection software).
• Experience in working in remote rural communities.
• Experience working with children, caregivers, and other vulnerable groups.
• Knowledgeable about safeguarding and child protection.
• Fluency in speaking two or more languages including a language spoken within the project location is an added advantage.

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

• High sense of confidentiality & integrity.
• Establishes, builds, and maintains effective working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Plans, coordinates, and organizes workload while remaining aware of changing priorities and competing deadlines.
• Strong eye for detail.
• Proactive, ambitious, and adaptable.
• Good problem solver who can think on his/her feet.
• Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities.
• Hands on and strong multi-tasker.

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES  

• Organizes and accurately completes multiple tasks by establishing priorities while taking into consideration special assignments, frequent interruptions, deadlines, available resources, and multiple reporting relationships.
• Plans, coordinates, and organizes workload while remaining aware of changing priorities and competing deadlines.
• Establishes, builds, and maintains effective working relationships with colleagues to facilitate the provision of support.
• Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities.
• Responds positively to critical feedback and differing points of view.

Street Child of Sierra Leone is a Child Protection organisation and has a clear Policy on Child Protection, which binds all staff, partners, volunteers and contractors. We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from all forms of abuse. 

• WOMEN AND PERSONS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

To apply for these positions please send an up-to-date CV and a letter of intent, along with copies of relevant certificates to [email protected] Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Closing date for the receipt of applications is 23rd July, 2024.

2.) Family Business Officer (x8)

Position: Family Business Officer

Department: Programmes – Sustainability

Reports To: Project Coordinator

Job Level: Tier 5   

Number of Persons: Eight (8)    

Country/Location: FALABA, KAMBIA

ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND

Street Child of Sierra Leone (SCOSL) is a local Non-Governmental Organisation promoting the right to education and child protection for children in the most remote communities in Sierra Leone.

We believe that every child deserves the right to live in a safe place, secured home and above all, have the chance to receive quality education. As an organisation, our key focus is helping children into schools and ensuring that they stay there. For those that have no access to education, we work towards creating access in some of the most remote parts of the country, ensuring that no child is left behind.

PROJECT SUMMARY

Street Child of Sierra Leone (SCoSL) – through its main partner, Street Child UK, is implementing a four-year Education For Every Child Today (EFECT) project nationwide. This project will target enrolling and retaining 40,500 highly vulnerable primary school age children into education.

The project uses a child-centered approach and a combination of interventions to confront compounded challenges. A strategic combination of social, economic, infrastructural, and instructional support will be utilised to achieve increased access and retention in primary education for 40,500 vulnerable children in Sierra Leone.

THE SCOPE 

In line with achieving Objective 2 of this project, the Family Business Officer shall, under the direct supervision of the Project Coordinator, have close contacts with children and work directly with their caregivers/ families. The Family Business Officer is expected to support caregivers to develop and maintain sustainable businesses, through adaptive mentoring and coaching skills. He/she shall also support caregivers to enroll into the savings scheme for a maximum of 20 weeks. He/she will also seek to promote Child Right Issues and Child Protection within our communities of operation and support such families cope with their situations.

Direct responsibilities of Family Business Officer include, but are not limited to the following:

 JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist families draw up achievable business plans.
• Assess the suitability of all business grants plans and follow up where appropriate – together with the Team Leader – Business.
• Help families manage their family business grants.
• Review the training needs of beneficiaries and design non-grant support to meet those needs.
• Conduct appropriate business training for families.
• Undertake follow-up visits and monitor project beneficiaries, in order to assess impact of the grants on the livelihood of the family – especially children.
• Write weekly reports and updates for internal purposes
• Collect relevant data on beneficiaries
• Assist the Team Leader develop mitigation techniques in reducing the project’s exposure to risks of implementing a grants scheme for families
• Work with other Business Officers to develop best practices for the monitoring and evaluation of the family business scheme.
• Any other duties as delegated/instructed by the PROJECT Coordinator

Education and Experience

ESSENTIAL

• Minimum, a Diploma in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or other related fields.
• Minimum, 3 years’ experience, working in a similar Business Administration or Accounting and Finance role.
• A commitment to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable children
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated teamwork experience, including abilities to coordinate effectively with diverse individuals, teams, and stakeholders to achieve results.
• Good team spirit.
• Willingness to live and work in remote areas.
• Proven skills in Microsoft Word and Excel packages.

DESIRABLE 

• Experience working in a child protection role within the Northern Province.
• Possession of valid motorbike driver license is an advantage.
• Experience working with children, caregivers, and other vulnerable groups.
• Knowledgeable about safeguarding and child protection policies.
• Fluency in speaking two or more languages including a language spoken within the project location is an added advantage.

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

• High sense of confidentiality & integrity
• Establishes, builds, and maintains effective working relationship with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Plans, coordinates, and organizes workload while remaining aware of changing priorities and competing deadlines.
• Strong eye for detail.

Street Child of Sierra Leone is a Child Protection organisation and has a clear Policy on Child Protection, which binds all staff, partners, volunteers and contractors. We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from all forms of abuse.

• WOMEN AND PERSONS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

To apply for these positions please send an up-to-date CV and a letter of intent, along with copies of relevant certificates to [email protected] Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Closing date for the receipt of applications is 23rd July, 2024.