Social Worker

Job Description

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, 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.
• 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 resources. Provide systematic follow-up care regarding attendance of clinical appointments, and follow up on referrals made to relevant multi-sectoral services to improve 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 in order to ensure continuity.
• Mapping and regularly updating formal and informal support services (incl. existing community resources). Assess the 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.

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

• Ensure knowledge of laws and regulations in Iran regarding refugees, migrants, asylum seekers, etc.
• Following the context and possible changes in laws and regulations.
• Identify other local and national actors: NGOs, INGO, charity groups, authorities, etc. in different sectors of work (medical, NFI, food, shelters, law, psycho-social, etc.).

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work (BSW).
• At least two years of experience in a similar social job; experience with MSF or other NGOs.
• Languages essential, local language; mission language will be a plus.

Competencies:

• Results.
• Teamwork.
• Flexibility.
• Commitment.
• Service.

Please submit the CV in English; the deadline for submitting a CV is September 27, 2024; any CV sent after September 27th will not be considered.