Sunrise of Life – Social Worker December 2023

Sunrise of Life

Full time Jobs Dar es Salaam

December 22, 2023

NGO and Social Work Jobs

Tanzania Jobs » NGO and Social Work Jobs » Social Worker at Sunrise of Life December, 2023

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Ensure that children feel supported, encouraged, and free to seek guidance and help from the social worker with all their problems, both at school, home, and at the Centre.
2. Encourage and motivate students to do their very best in school.
3. Develop a strong, mutually respectful relationship with Parents/Guardians and ensure parents/guardians understand their roles through regular home visits to assess family situations.
4. Develop a strong, mutually respectful relationship with the social welfare office and school administrators for regular updates and information on children’s progress through school visits.
5. Increase awareness among children of various future options (academic and vocational) and help guide the selection of a path that will lead them to self-reliance.
6. Maintain and update accurate and appropriate records in children’s files.
7. Compile weekly and monthly reports on all activities, indicators, case studies, and lessons learned to share with the donors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work.
• At least two (2) years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience in working with children/youth environment will be an added advantage.
• Ability to work independently, self-organize, use initiative, keeps commitments, and meets deadlines.
• The candidate should possess the emotional stability to lead and guide the large community of children and youth by maintaining the required high standards.
• Ability to build positive working relations with the local Government, including the Social Welfare department.
• Mature personality (male or female), stable socially, and emotionally.
• Strong interpersonal and team skills.
• Fluent in English and Swahili.
• Computer literacy.

Mode of applications

Send your application letters together with updated CVs to roy@sunriseoflife.org cc kinairemmy@yahoo.com. Closing date is 29th December, 2023, at 5:00 pm (17hrs). Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.