Job ID
42112
Job Title
Social Worker
To work for
MSF OCB Syria
Country
Syria
City
Damascus
Field of Work
Social Services - Humanitarian/Disasters
Job Type
Full time
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
Main Purpose:
Carrying out all activities involving social support to individual patients/survivors and linking them with other relevant support services and communities at large in Damascus and rural Damascus, according to MSF principles and guidelines. Enhancing the target population’s social condition to have an impact on health-related outcomes.
Accountabilities:
Conducting social assessments, identifying the social support needs of patients/survivors, including legal, protection, shelter/housing, financial/vocational, food security, and access to medical and psychosocial support services beyond the project intervention scope, in Damascus and rural Damascus.
Supporting the provision of comprehensive care to patients and their families, by actively coordinating their work with the other members of the MSF multidisciplinary team (eg. medical, MHPSS) and linking with multi-sectoral services such as protection, safety, security, legal, justice, education, and livelihood.
Providing direct social support based on social assessments and facilitating referrals to evaluated external re-sources. Provide systematic follow up care regarding attendance of clinical appointments and following up on referrals made to relevant multi-sectoral services aimed at improving the quality of life of patients/survivors.
Participating in the creation and maintenance of any material needed for the activities of social workers, including facilities and equipment to ensure continuity.
Mapping and regular updating of formal and informal support services in Damascus/rural Damascus (Inc. Existing community resources). Assess quality of existing support services, with identification of gaps and advocacy for an improved culturally appropriate social response.
Maintaining records, statistics, files, and reports on all social work activities and follow up care either provided by MSF or other support services. Identifying gaps in the available services and with the team prioritizing and developing plans following the objectives of MSF.
Carrying out all activities involving social support to individual patients/survivors and linking them with other relevant support services and communities at large in Damascus and rural Damascus, according to MSF principles and guidelines. Enhancing the target population’s social condition to have an impact on health-related outcomes.
Accountabilities:
Conducting social assessments, identifying the social support needs of patients/survivors, including legal, protection, shelter/housing, financial/vocational, food security, and access to medical and psychosocial support services beyond the project intervention scope, in Damascus and rural Damascus.
Supporting the provision of comprehensive care to patients and their families, by actively coordinating their work with the other members of the MSF multidisciplinary team (eg. medical, MHPSS) and linking with multi-sectoral services such as protection, safety, security, legal, justice, education, and livelihood.
Providing direct social support based on social assessments and facilitating referrals to evaluated external re-sources. Provide systematic follow up care regarding attendance of clinical appointments and following up on referrals made to relevant multi-sectoral services aimed at improving the quality of life of patients/survivors.
Participating in the creation and maintenance of any material needed for the activities of social workers, including facilities and equipment to ensure continuity.
Mapping and regular updating of formal and informal support services in Damascus/rural Damascus (Inc. Existing community resources). Assess quality of existing support services, with identification of gaps and advocacy for an improved culturally appropriate social response.
Maintaining records, statistics, files, and reports on all social work activities and follow up care either provided by MSF or other support services. Identifying gaps in the available services and with the team prioritizing and developing plans following the objectives of MSF.
Salary and Benefits
N/A
About us
An international, independent medical humanitarian organisation
We provide medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of health professionals, logistic and administrative staff - most of them hired locally. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of impartiality, independence and neutrality.
We provide medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare. Our teams are made up of tens of thousands of health professionals, logistic and administrative staff - most of them hired locally. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of impartiality, independence and neutrality.
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Feb 12, 2025
Expiry Date
Feb 27, 2025
CV Language
English