KOSHISH
NGO / INGO / Development Projects

KOSHISH is a non-governmental self-help organization registered in District Administration Office, Kathmandu in 2008 and affiliated with Social Welfare Council. KOSHISH is a right-based organization working extensively in advocacy in and multi-disciplinary and holistic mental health and psychosocial support in Nepal. In addition, KOSHISH is also working in system strengthening and creating a model that the government and other stakeholders may able to replicate.

Senior Social Worker

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Basic Job Information

Job Category	:	NGO / INGO / Social work
Job Level	:	Mid Level
No. of Vacancy/s	:	[ 1 ]
Employment Type	:	Full Time
Job Location	:	Emergency Care Center, Central
Offered Salary	:	Negotiable
Apply Before(Deadline)	:	Jan. 15, 2023 23:55 (2 years, 2 months ago)

Job Specification

Education Level	:	Under Graduate (Bachelor)
Experience Required	:	More than or equal to 2 years
Professional Skill Required	:	Presentation Project Management Communication Multitasking Creative Thinking Flexibility

Other Specification

Education Level: Bachelor’s Degree in social work, Masters’s Preferable
Minimum 2 years prior work experience in social work
Ability to work with the team
Flexibility and creativity
Empathetic communication
Sensitivity towards Mental health and Psycho-social issues (MHPSS)

Job Description

Reports to: Program Officer
Job Location: Emergency Care Center,Central
Remuneration and Benefit: Negotiable as per competence and experience

The Senior Social Worker designated under the project is to coordinate the project activities and mobilize the outreach team and CPSWs to attain the objectives of the "Rehabilitation and Reintegration Support for Abandoned Women with Mental Health Condition and Psychosocial Disability (MHCPD)" project supported by HimalPartner by the consortium of KOSHISH. It specifies expected results and personal and professional qualities to ensure project deliverables in Bagmati and Gandaki Province.

The main purpose of this job is to supervise CPSWs, the outreach team, conduct community awareness programs, and coordination meetings with the relevant stakeholders and local government.

MAJOR DUTIES &RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develop the plan and Implement the project activities timely among the target community
Provide psychoeducation to the family members and community people of the beneficiaries, ensure proper documentation of the intervention
Support project team for development and facilitation of community orientation and sensitization as per the project requirement
Coordination with the local government, OCMCs, and health workers for ensuring long-term support of the beneficiaries
Prepare systematic records and database of the beneficiaries and ensure privacy.
Support the Project team to implement project activities as per need.
Prepare and submit a monthly report
Development of awareness materials
Identify women who require specialized psychosocial support and refer them to the emergency care service center
Identify the reintegrated beneficiaries who require livelihood support, assess them, and refer them to the local-level stakeholders
Identify the reintegrated beneficiaries who require psychotropic medication support, assess them, and refer them to the local-level stakeholders
Engage with the local government and its representatives to advocate in favor of mental health and psychosocial well-being of the beneficiaries
Any other task assigned by the Team Leader relevant to the project deliverable.