Senior Social Worker (Outreach) Job Vacancy at Amani Centre for Street Children

Job Description

SENIOR SOCIAL WORKER (outreach)- Young Teenage Girls in Commercial Sex Work

Amani Centre for Street Children is a nationally registered NGO based in Moshi, Kilimanjaro with its branches in Arusha and Singida Regions. Amani is seeking to recruit a dynamic, detail-oriented, self-starter professional to fill the position of Senior Social Worker (outreach)for a 3-year Pilot Program to work with young teenage girls (ages 13-17) who are street-connected and (partially) engaged in commercial sex work in Arusha.

Position description shall include but not limited to:
• Co-develop, lead the implementation, and evaluate successes of the “Teenage Girls in Commercial Sex Work” Project.
• Frequent outreach, together with Amani’s street outreach workers, into the high-risk areas of the targeted young teenage girls, to meet and discuss with them.
• Group and individual (deep) counselling sessions to... these girls.
• Responsible to coach and work closely with other field staff in the Project to ensure that equally detailed and high-quality services are provided to all girls supported by the project.
• Build positive collaboration with all involved Government departments and Community Stakeholders, and when necessary organize and conduct training workshops to them.
• Develop and implement individual rescue and rehabilitation plans for these girls.
• Help the rescued girls to build new positive lives by conducting life skills sessions to them, and enrolling them in vocational training courses.

Senior Social Worker (Outreach) Job Vacancy at Amani Centre for Street Children

Qualifications:
• Masters, bachelor’s degree or diploma in Social Work, Sociology, Counseling Child Psychology, or other related discipline.
• Great relationship-builder and facilitator, especially to young teenage girls.
• Ability to build positive working relations with local Government including Police and Social Welfare department.
• Excellent command of English and Swahili, oral and written.
• At least 5 years’ experience in working with poor urban children/youth communities (especially girls).
• Proven excellent in Computer use in Word and excel programs.
• Experience in collaborating with girls engaged in Commercial Sex Work will be an added advantage.
• Willingness to do frequent outreach works in the streets and slums of Arusha to meet the girls.

Note: given the nature of this work, preference will be given to women applicants.

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How to Apply:

To apply, please send your detailed cover letter, resume, copies of relevant certificates/diplomas, and contacts of at least 2 professional referees to [email protected] not later than 24 February 2023. Please clearly indicate referee’s address, email, and day phone numbers.

Note: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
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