SOS Children’s Villages in Kenya is a member of the SOS Children’s Villages International (CVI) Federation. SOS Children’s Villages in Kenya is a child-focused Non-Governmental Organization established in 1973 to provide care and support to children who have lost or are at risk of losing the care of their biological family.
The organization’s vision is “Every child belongs to a family and grows with love, respect, and security and its programs are driven by the mission of “building families for children in need, helping them shape their own futures and sharing in the development of their communities”. In this regard, the organization works to reduce poverty; increase access to quality education and decent work; reduce inequalities, and build strong institutions as laid out in SDGs 1, 4,8,10, and 16.
This is done through programs that are geared towards addressing the political, economic, health, and social root causes that lead to high levels of child vulnerability and put families at risk of breaking down. The programs focus on Alternative Care, Family Strengthening, Youth Empowerment, Education, Health Care and Advocacy.
SOS Children’s Villages in Kenya implements programs in five (5) of Kenya’s 47 Counties namely Nairobi, Mombasa, Uasin Gishu, Kisumu, and Meru. SOS Children’s Villages. We seek to recruit suitably qualified persons to fill the following positions in Meru Location.
SOCIAL WORKER INTERNS (2 POSITION)
Position Summary:
Under the supervision of the Family Strengthening Program Coordinator, and based in Meru County, the FSP intern will be responsible for supporting activities done by FSP.
Key performance areas and main responsibilities
- With the support of Programme Coordinator, develop and implement individual work plan complete with objectives, timelines, and key outputs for the period to be engaged
- Maintain healthy and professional relationships with the staff, children, families, donors and external partners by way of conduct, language and communication.
- Attend regular staff meetings for performance review and sharing of Programme updates as well as assist in the development of good strategies relating to the program
- Work with families within an assigned area/location to help them fully operationalize/implement their Family Development Plans as per agreed timelines
- Hold regular reviews and assessments including face to face visits with assigned beneficiaries /Target Groups, Support Groups and Community Health Workers and report accordingly using agreed standard tools
- Network to identify strategic partners and opportunities for leveraging existing resources to support the needs of children and their families towards their journey to self-reliance
- Provide timely and regular written/oral Programme progress reports as required.
- Handle and respond to high-level correspondence in consultation with the Programme Coordinator and/or her appointee
- Always maintain up-to-date records of beneficiaries in terms of the number of families, children, adults, youth, and sex using agreed templates/platforms
- Ensure that all records are well kept; maintain an excellent filing system in the form of hard and soft copies.
- At all times ensure that the personal data of donors, sponsors, SOS Children’s Villages beneficiaries and their families as well as SOS co-workers is handled confidentially and per prevailing SOS-Kinderdorf International data protection laws
Minimum Qualifications & Experience Required
- A holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Development/Social Sciences (Sociology, Development studies, Economics, or related field)
- A fair understanding, preferably 1 years’ experience of working with vulnerable populations (children, youth, women) and community groups
- Excellent computer skills and abilities in Excel, Word, and web-based platforms/databases, and the ability to train others in these systems
- A team player with “easy to engage” attitude as well as strong organization, communication, and document handling skills
- Analytical skills including critical thinking, assessing data and prioritizing information
- Comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, able to handle pressure well, and can work with diverse family situations
Child Protection Policy
SOS Children’s Villages Kenya takes (Child safeguarding and Asset safeguarding) very seriously it is your responsibility to ensure you understand and comply with the child safeguarding and Asset safeguarding policies of the Organization. You must sign the Organization’s child safeguarding compliance form alongside this Contract. To show your acceptance of the terms of service and the Child safeguarding and Asset safeguarding policies.
Data Protection Policy
At all times, ensure that the personal data of donors, sponsors, SOS Children’s Villages in Kenya beneficiaries and their families, co-workers, suppliers, Board members, contractors, and other stakeholders is handled confidentially and by prevailing SOS-Kinderdorf International data protection laws and Kenya’s legal frameworks on Data Protection.
