Job Purpose

To lead the reintegration of children in residential care facilities into safe and stable family environments.

To take lead in the case management component of the District transformation project. To work in partnership with Residential care institution social workers to ensure the transition of all children into family based care. To ensure that the development and implementation of children’s plans keeps them safe and secure. To work in partnership with other stakeholders to design and implement prevention services in the community and other family based alternatives to institutional care. To ensure that social work practice is effective, safe and rigorous, and to mentor and supervise social workers in child care reforms.

Key Job Duties And Responsibilities

Case Assessment and Management

Reporting & Training, Records and Compliance

Stakeholder Co-ordination, Communication and Child’s i Presentation

• To carry a complex child and family caseload, this could include children within the community, children in Residential Care Facilities and care leavers.
• Working with RCF social workers and other partner organisations, this person will provide leadership for: –

• The initial screening and documentation of children’s biographical information
• The assessment of children and families, including tracing activities
• The enrollment of children and families into the programme of case planning and assessment
• Collaborating with other delivery partners to ensure post reintegration support through active family support, parenting programme or referral to other service providers
• Post reintegration follow up and review.

• To support social workers to develop innovative solutions to intractable family problems.
• To provide appropriate oversight, supportive supervision, coaching and mentoring required for CCI social workers to successfully fulfill their roles.
• To work on own initiative, managing and prioritizing own workload under the direction of the project manager
• To attend team meetings and contribute to team development.
• To mentor and supervise social workers in child care reforms
• To manage the program activities in a timely, context-sensitive, individualized and family centered manner to achieve the goal of reintegration, always in the best interest of the child.
• To participate in regular supervision with the Project Manager and ensure that the Project manager is made aware of any issues of major importance or concern

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Education, Knowledge, Working experience &Core Competencies

• Degree in Social Work, community development or related field.
• At least 5 years’ experience of working with children and families within statutory, independent or third sectors such could include residential care facilities and/or foster families, a community or residential care facility setting etc.
• Experience of working with children separated from their families, including tracing and reintegration
• Experience of case management i.e. recording and data gathering.
• Experience of delivering training to professionals and parenting support and guidance to families.
• Experience of working in a child centered way, keeping the needs of the child paramount and able to demonstrate child advocacy skills.
• Experience of implementing quality assurance processes.
• Knowledge and understanding of Uganda’s Alternative Care Framework.
• In depth knowledge of legislation and statutory guidance relevant to working in children’s services

Skills and Abilities

Personal Attributes (can be related to company core values)

Key Working Relationships (contacts)

Internal Contacts

• Social Workers
• MEAL Team

External Contacts

• District Local Government Officials, other NGO’s, CBO’s, Founders/Funders of Child Care Institutions
• Directors and managerial level staff in RCF’s

• To lead the reintegration of children in residential care facilities into safe and stable family environments.
• To take lead in the case management component of the District transformation project.
• To work in partnership with Residential care institution social workers to ensure the transition of all children into family based care.
• To ensure that the development and implementation of children’s plans keeps them safe and secure.
• To work in partnership with other stakeholders to design and implement prevention services in the community and other family based alternatives to institutional care.
• To ensure that social work practice is effective, safe and rigorous, and to mentor and supervise social workers in child care reforms.
• To carry a complex child and family caseload, this could include children within the community, children in Residential Care Facilities and care leavers.
• Working with RCF social workers and other partner organisations, this person will provide leadership for: – The initial screening and documentation of children’s biographical information, The assessment of children and families, including tracing activities, The enrollment of children and families into the programme of case planning and assessment, Collaborating with other delivery partners to ensure post reintegration support through active family support, parenting programme or referral to other service providers, Post reintegration follow up and review.
• To support social workers to develop innovative solutions to intractable family problems.
• To provide appropriate oversight, supportive supervision, coaching and mentoring required for CCI social workers to successfully fulfill their roles.
• To work on own initiative, managing and prioritizing own workload under the direction of the project manager
• To attend team meetings and contribute to team development.
• To mentor and supervise social workers in child care reforms
• To manage the program activities in a timely, context-sensitive, individualized and family centered manner to achieve the goal of reintegration, always in the best interest of the child.
• To participate in regular supervision with the Project Manager and ensure that the Project manager is made aware of any issues of major importance or concern

• Ability to develop innovative solutions to intractable family problems.
• Ability to provide appropriate oversight, supportive supervision, coaching and mentoring.
• Ability to work on own initiative, managing and prioritizing own workload.
• Ability to attend team meetings and contribute to team development.
• Ability to mentor and supervise social workers in child care reforms.
• Ability to manage program activities in a timely, context-sensitive, individualized and family centered manner.
• Ability to participate in regular supervision and communicate issues of major importance or concern.
• Child advocacy skills.
• Quality assurance process implementation.
• Knowledge and understanding of Uganda’s Alternative Care Framework.
• In depth knowledge of legislation and statutory guidance relevant to working in children’s services.

• Degree in Social Work, community development or related field.
• At least 5 years’ experience of working with children and families within statutory, independent or third sectors such could include residential care facilities and/or foster families, a community or residential care facility setting etc.
• Experience of working with children separated from their families, including tracing and reintegration.
• Experience of case management i.e. recording and data gathering.
• Experience of delivering training to professionals and parenting support and guidance to families.
• Experience of working in a child centered way, keeping the needs of the child paramount.
• Experience of implementing quality assurance processes.