Specialist in social issues working with children in The Right to Protection, CF

The project is being implemented in close cooperation with the Ministry of Social Policy and the Protection Cluster, as well as the communities of Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Poltava regions, and is coordinated with the current initiatives of the BF "Right to Protection" funded by the OCHA donor (UHF).

Specialist on social issues working with children will provide complex social support and case management for children and their guardians who find themselves in difficult life circumstances and are in places of temporary residence. While providing social services, the specialist will be guided by the norms of current legislation in the social sphere and by the methodology of the Federal Ministry of Education “Right to defense.”

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Identifying and monitoring the needs of children, in particular vulnerable categories (children with disabilities,housed minors, children with limited mobility);

• < span style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none">Assessment of their needs and formation of individual assistance plans;

• Assistance in identifying additional services (medical, social, psychological, legal, provision of temporary shelter, etc.), in particular through redirection, if necessary, to relevant general or specialized support services for affected persons and / or other subjects;

• Maintaining contact with local authorities and its institutions, as well as other humanitarian organizations;

• Participation in writing analytical reports, entering data on the provided services of the internal data accounting program and performing other current tasks within the framework of project implementation;

• Understanding and following the Code of Conduct and other policies of the Foundation.
  

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Higher education in social sciences, law,  psychology or humanities will be an advantage;

• Knowledge of state standards in the field of social support for children and families in difficult life circumstances;

• 2 years of experience in the field of child protection or social work will be an advantage;

• Work experience or cooperation with the following state institutions and institutions: centers for the provision of social services, centers for the provision of administrative services, services for children, territorial centers of social services, departments of social protection of the population will be an advantage;< /p>

• From 2 years of work experience in humanitarian organizations with vulnerablewe are population categories - will be an advantage;

• Experience working with internally displaced persons will be an advantage;

• Ability to speak the client's language;

• The ability to debug contact with other colleagues and coordinate common tasks;

• Understanding humanitarian principles.

• Contract until the end of May 2025 year (possibility of extension depending on further funding and personal work results);

• Opportunity to work with one of the strongest Ukrainian human rights and humanitarian NGOs;

• Timely payment of wages;

• Respect for work-life balance.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Send resume and motivation letter tor2pcv@r2p.org.ua, noting in the subject of the letter "Specialist on social issues on work with children_Dnipro".Responses will be sent only to persons who will be selected for an interview. Please do not make additional calls.

Applications are accepted until03 January 2025. If suitable candidates are identified ahead of time, the Foundation reserves the right to complete the process before this deadline.