SOCIAL WORKER- DREAMS

Reports to:     Senior Program Officer -DREAMS

Location:        MOMBASA

REF NO         SW/DREAMS /07/2022

AMURT seeks to recruit a SOCIAL WORKER for Tujitegemee program which is a five-year program under Kenya Health Partnerships for Quality Services (KHPQS) funded by USAID PEPFAR to implement DREAMS Program in Mombasa County

Responsibilities

Program implementation and training.

• Roll out and implement Evidence Based Interventions targeting Adolescent girls and young women.
• Lead the identification of AGYW eligible for DREAMS from health facilities, child and community welfare settings.
• Responsible for overall management of the DREAMS program and adolescent safe spaces at the ward level.
• Lead the identification of safe spaces in collaboration with AGYW and other stakeholders and ensure that the safe spaces are equipped and stocked with commodities, safe and well branded.
• Work with service providers to ensure that AGYW receive age appropriate service layering.
• Ensuring that the EBIs of Healthy Choices for a Better Future, My Health My Choice, SHUGA, SASA, FMP, Sinovuyo are implemented to reach the targeted AGYW.
• Liaise with link health facilities to facilitate referrals and outreaches for biomedical services and commodities availability and that AGYW are receiving youth friendly adolescent services.
• Facilitate male sexual partners mapping and outreach services to reduce risk of male sexual partners of AGYW.
• Facilitate mentorship session for AGYW and high achiever mentors.
• Support in the identification of mentors.
• Coordinating the work of mentors and facilitators in the ward, keeping records of their activities and work plans.
• Represent the program in meetings at the ward or sub county level.
• Producing Monthly Ward Narrative and Data Reports
• Facilitating monthly review meeting with Mentors and facilitators
• Assist in office administrative issues, including records keeping, payments, and other key issues.

Communication

• Identify and develop Program human success stories to share on the organization’s social media platform and with partners.
• Work   with   the   program’s communication   officer   to   develop   program   communication materials and organization’s brand enhancement

Program Monitoring & Evaluation

• Ensure that all activities are reported as per the M&E SOP.
• Orient mentors and facilitators on enrolment and service uptake documentation on ODK.
• Ensure that the activity registers and AGYW files are well documented and secured at the safe space.
• Work with the program M&E to track the layering of services.
• Track and implement graduation readiness for AGYW in the program.
• Assisting in data keying in, preparing activity reports and monthly reports in time for team reflection.
•  Responsible for all safeguarding issues in the safe spaces
• Carry out any other duties as may be assigned by your supervisor from time to time

Qualifications

• A minimum of Diploma in Social Sciences, Community Development, or related field. Bachelor’s Degree is added advantage.
• Must be Trained Facilitator or Trainer of Trainers in an EBI.
• A minimum of one-year experience implementing adolescent focused programs is required.
• Should be Computer Literate, work well with MS Word and MS Excel and Internet research methods.
• Highly motivated to learn and work in a high-performance environment.
• Willingness   to   learn, tackle   challenges   and   seek   creative   solutions   in   everyday assignments.
• Demonstrates well-developed interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills, both Verbal and written.
• Must be able to meet urgent and last-minute deadlines, work with grace under pressure, and function well in a high-performance team.

Proficiency level

Able to clearly communicate in written and spoken English and Kiswahili

Travel Required

Up to 80% of travel time to Tujitegemee program sites

Key Working Relationships:

Supervisory: Mentors/CHVs

External: Representatives of the GOK, LIPs, other stakeholders, and the community

All applicants should urgently email a letter of application, CV, certificates and relevant testimonials to jobs@amurtafrica.org by 22^nd July 2022. indicating current and expected Salary. Candidates should clearly indicate the position applied for and its Reference number SW/DREAMS /07/2022 as the email subject. Interview will be done on a rolling basis and only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Canvassing will result to automatic disqualification.

“AMURT is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to child safe guarding.”