Social Worker
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Social Work
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable
Location: Phnom Penh (Travelling and overnight stay at provincial)
Report to: Senior Social Worker
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Conduct initial intakes with new clients.
- Manage client cases carrying a load of 10-15 cases.
- Assess client’s strengths, weaknesses, situation, and support networks to determine their goals
- Maintains clients' records through case notes and other documentation. Facilitate clients in creating their service plans, case agreements.
- Coordinate client care that is client centered so clients achieve wellness and autonomy
- Communicate with partner NGOs about shared cases.
- Participate in case meetings.
- Counsel, educate, and empower single women with crisis pregnancies.
- Be a supportive individual to clients as they go through crisis and adjust to change in their lives
- Mediate difficult family situations
- Help women find their own solutions and support them in their decision process
- Advocate for clients in the community. Link them with other relevant agencies and community leaders.
- Complete on time all relevant counseling paper work and monthly reports. Maintain clear organized case notes.
- Respond to crisis situations such as child abuse
- Evaluate service provided to ensure they are effective
- Offer information and education to clients on crisis pregnancy options, positive parenting, contraception, healthy relationships.
Benefits:
- Compliance to MHO’s policy
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
- English - Good is preferred
- Khmer - Fluent is required
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or a similar field
Work History:
- Over experience as a social worker for 3 years
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Language requirement: Fluent in Khmer, English abilities preferable.
Soft Skills
- Be an honest, adaptable, and kind person
- Be highly organized, observant, able to plan, clearly communication, and problem solve.
- Documentation Skills, Decision Making, Verbal Communication, Written Communication, People Skills, Resolving Conflict, Integrity, Adaptability
