Kinship-Foster family care

Job Description

Education:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in social work, Child Development, Psychology, Community Development, or a related field.
Experience: Minimum of 5 years’ experience working with children, youth, and families in development or protection programs.
Proven experience in case management and developing individual development/case plans.
Years.
Strong knowledge of child development and holistic support approaches (physical, social, emotional, spiritual).
Experience in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating child and family programs.
Role specific competencies:

Understanding the organization and commitment to its vision and mission: able to clearly communicate SOS Children’s Villages Who We Are (Vision, Mission & Values), “Living our Values” policies and strategies in all areas.
Case Management: strong skill in conducting assessments, developing individual and family cases.
Capacity Building: able to design engaging need-based training sessions for children, youth and caregivers.
Monitoring and Evaluation: Competent in tracking children and youth development and updating database analyzing progress and recommending program improvement.
Program implementation: ability to plan, execute and evaluate program and take accountability.
Community Mobilization and Engagement: ability to connect and engage with family members, care givers and ensure care givers are in participatory planning and development.
Empathy and Culture Sensitivity: Listens actively, shows compassion, and responds respectfully across different cultural contexts.
Problem Solving and Critical Thinking: analyzes complex situations, identifies viable options, and makes well-informed decisions.
Emotional Intelligence: Maintains self-awareness and demonstrates self-control, especially under pressure or in emotionally sensitive cases.
Collaboration: driven to work with others, able to build partnerships and teamwork internally and externally.
Reporting: Demonstrates ability to compile, interpret, and present high-quality reports using qualitative and quantitative data.
Analyze: Uses data to inform decision-making, measure program effectiveness, and recommend improvements.