Vacancy title:
Child Welfare Manager

Jobs at:
The Small Things

Deadline of this Job:
30th September 2018

Duty Station:
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Summary
Date Posted: 20th August 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

JOB DETAILS:

Key Responsibilities:
Residential Care Support:

• Develop and maintain a positive relationship with all staff, partners and stakeholders
  
• Monitor stock and oversee weekly and monthly shopping lists for facility
  
• Coordinate and monitor healthcare and mental healthcare for children
  
• Create and implement M&E system for child development in residential care in collaboration with our development team
  
• Work with Managing Director and Head Mama to enable mamas to stay compliant with the schedule and other procedures
  
• Work with Managing Director and Head Mama to adjust schedules and procedures when necessary, updating all staff and relevant documents to reflect changes
  
• Implement and maintain monthly 1 to 1 schedule with children
  
• Implement and maintain bi-annual holistic, comprehensive, individualized care plans for all children
  
• Create outreach plan for children and manage all supplemental tutoring / community services and usage of library space
  
• Develop and manage system for staff to work on specific skills with children according to directives outlined in the care plan
  
• Work with HFCV staff and Head Mama to ensure children receive a healthy and balanced diet
  
• Perform weekly surprise checks based on appropriate check lists and continually monitor, assess and iterate on check lists
  
• Assist Education Director as needed with any school related issues
  
• Oversee all recreational activities with children including birthday celebrations, outreach and quarterly field trips
  

Family Preservation Program / Reunified Children

• Consult with the Managing Director and FPP Coordinator when issues arise regarding the welfare of children in the program
  
• Manage family reunification visits and plan for residential children with Head Mama and FPP Team
  
• Manage the transition of residential children to their families, in coordination with FPP Coordinator, FPP Officer and Head Mama
  
• Offer feedback to the team regarding the transfer of children into residential care
  
• Attend weekly FPP meetings as requested
  
• Assist with reporting and montioring/evaluating outcomes of reunified children
  

Administrative

• Deal with day to day issues that arise at the orphanage and HFCV, with the support of the Program Manager and Head Mama
  
• Manage all monitoring and evaluation and data collection for outcomes of all welfare programs
  
• Ensure a comprehensive directory is kept alongside individualized care plans of all residential children
  
• Assist Head Mama with analyzing Orphanage and HFCV check lists
  
• Assist with office management tasks and reporting as requested
  
• Recruit and manage social work interns, as necessary
  
• Hold weekly progress report meetings with CWO
  
• Hold bi-weekly progress report meetings with counselor
  
• Periodically review the TST Child protection policy based on International standards
  
• Provide support for design, implementation, data collection and evaluation of welfare projects
  
• Develop good relationship with relevant stakeholders and other relevant institutions at district and village levels
  

Qualifications:

• At least two years of experience in an environment working closely with children or youth
  
• Able to provide effective leadership to a team
  
• Excellent organisational and communication skills
  
• Show a high level of professional competency and familiarity with current developments in the theory and practice of social and child care work
  
• Be conversant with current welfare policy documents relating to children, welfare in general and the financing of welfare services
  
• Strong managerial skills including people management, preparation and management of budget and ability to exercise control over expenditure
  
• Ability to provide professional development of staff in the department
  
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team, including professional and child and youth care workers
  
• A strong developmental approach to child and youth care programmes
  
• Manage and supervise the day-to-day operation of staff and volunteers assigned to Residential Department team and ensure the attainment of all key performance areas and take appropriate remedial action where necessary
  
• Undertake related duties as assigned.
  
• Implement strategy as determined
  
• Ability to identify challenges and recommend changes accordingly