Social Worker

The Social Worker supports the programme development, with focus on varying alternative care and family strengthening settings in line with the organization’s guidelines.

SOS Children’s Villages is looking for:

Social Worker – Montego Bay & Kingston

The Social Worker supports the programme development, with focus on varying alternative care and family strengthening settings in line with the organization’s guidelines.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or related field. 
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the child, youth or family development field 

Required knowledge and skills

• Wide knowledge of children, adolescence, youth and family protection laws 
• Knowledge of Child Rights and Protection Act
• Working knowledge of techniques for crisis intervention of children, youth and families
• Experience working with youth in career planning and development
• Ability to coordinate community engagement activities
• Ability to develop project proposals or work plans
• Experience in applying case management procedures, including social work methods and practices in the work with children and families
• Good understanding of database management and monitoring and evaluation techniques
• Exposure to Trauma Informed Care Techniques
• Knowledge of administration and finance to include report writing, dealing with confidential information, record keeping and budgeting 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications 

Other skills and attributes

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong administration skills
• Strong leadership and team building skills
• Attention to detail
• Analytical thinking and ability to solve problems
• Excellent time management skills
• Flexibility
• Willingness to make a long-term commitment
• Demonstrated ability in forming partnerships

We Offer

Interesting and challenging tasks in an international working environment; Guidance and opportunities for professional and personal development.

SOS Children’s Villages International holds strict child safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance policy for conducts of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse in the workplace and other places where the organization’s activities are rendered. Parallel to technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring decisions will give due emphasis to assessing candidates' value congruence with thorough background checks, police clearance and reference check processes.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.