Gbv Case Worker - North East, United Kingdom - International Rescue Committee

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Description

Requisition ID:
req46413


Job Title:
GBV Case Worker


Sector:
Women Protection & Empowerment


Employment Category:
Fixed Term


Employment Type:
Full-Time


Open to Expatriates:
No


Location:
Hagadera, Kenya


Work Arrangement:


The GBV Case worker will support the successful implementation of all psychosocial activities and will be responsible for the provision of quality case management including direct counseling to GBV survivors.

In collaboration with the Snr.

WPE Officer and other WPE/GBV officers will support in the provision of training and supervising GBV Community Workers to respond to cases of GBV in the camp and ensure effective case management.

This includes providing ongoing training and mentorship for community workers and utilizing monitoring and evaluation systems to ensure high quality services.


Key Responsibilities

Case Management

  • Provide professional and confidential services to survivors of GBV, grounded in the IRC's holistic, survivorcentered case management approach.
  • Document client information through accurate filling of intake forms and ensure confidential and safe storage.
  • Support the maintenance of the IRC's case management system by maintaining client confidentiality.
  • Ensure the GBVIMS is accurately updated on a regular basis.
  • Ethically and confidentially collect and store GBV data. Participate in interpretation of the analyzed data on trends and work with the GBV manager and psychosocial officer to disseminate information to all relevant stakeholders.
  • Participate in the development of case management monitoring systems and help to ensure that GBV community workers use these systems correctly and consistently.
  • Participate in preparation of all relevant reports regarding the IRC's psychosocial activities.

Training, Mentorship, and Coaching

  • Provide/facilitate GBV trainings for all relevant community actors, including psychosocial First Aid Volunteers, Community Health Volunteers, women groups, other informal and formal community structures, and any other identified groups on GBV topics, including but not limited to: GBV basic concepts &referral pathways, guiding principles, sexual exploitation, and abuse.
  • Provide leadership and guidance regarding psychosocial activities to all community workers to ensure all programme activities meet best practice standards.
  • Monitor and supervise case management, including capacity building through training and onthejob training of community workers. Training topics should include active listening and effective communication, action, and safety planning, GBV guiding principles, GBV basic concepts, and other related topics.
  • Support fellow Case workers and local partner in all response related aspects, not limited to training, subagreements, implementation, reporting, mentoring, supervision, monitoring and evaluation throughout implementation process.
  • Support adherence to GBV referral protocols and guiding principles for working with survivors.
  • Assess gaps in GBV prevention and response services, make recommendations/suggestions for improvements to the supervisor and develop, in consultation with the team and Manager, strategies to address the gaps.

Coordination and Networking

  • Strengthen and maintain networks through other service providers and camp management to ensure that survivors receive compassionate support from the community and to encourage greater communication, collaboration, and coordination among partners (protection, health, legal, and psychosocial sectors).
  • Advice the GBV outreach officer on programming areas that require targeted interventions and campaigns based on trend analysis.
  • Strengthen and maintain networks with community leaders, women leaders, service providers and camp management to ensure that survivors receive compassionate support from the community and to encourage greater communication, collaboration, and coordination among partners (protection, health, legal, and psychosocial sectors)
  • Work in collaboration with GBV outreach officer to ensure ongoing needs of women and girls are being met through preventionrelated activities.
  • Monitor monthly community outreach plan with community workers, based on case trends and ongoing needs of women and girls.

Monitoring & Reporting

  • Prepare and submit weekly & monthly reports as required and incorporate supervisors' feedback in a timely manner, including information related to survivor nonidentifying data, treatment provided, followup visits, drugs availability, referrals to other service providers and awareness activities conducted etc.
  • Participate in the development of procurement and spending plans and work plans to ensure the successful implementation of programs.
  • Ensure supplies/resources are requested on a timely manner for timely implementation of program activities including manage/prepare contingency program stock supplies where necessary.
  • Monitor and track utilizat
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