Summary
Date Posted: Monday, February 13, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Amani Centre for Street Children is a nationally registered NGO based in Moshi, Kilimanjaro with its branches in Arusha and Singida Regions. Amani is seeking to recruit a dynamic, detail-oriented, self-starter professional to fill the position of Senior Social Worker (outreach)for a 3-year Pilot Program to work with young teenage girls (ages 13-17) who are street-connected and (partially) engaged in commercial sex work in Arusha.

Position description shall include but not limited to:
 Co-develop, lead the implementation, and evaluate successes of the “Teenage Girls in Commercial Sex Work” Project.
 Frequent outreach, together with Amani’s street outreach workers, into the high-risk areas of the targeted young teenage girls, to meet and discuss with them.
 Group and individual (deep) counselling sessions to these girls.
 Responsible to coach and work closely with other field staff in the Project to ensure that equally detailed and high-quality services are provided to all girls supported by the project.
 Build positive collaboration with all involved Government departments and Community Stakeholders, and when necessary organize and conduct training workshops to them.
 Develop and implement individual rescue and rehabilitation plans for these girls.
 Help the rescued girls to build new positive lives by conducting life skills sessions to them, and enrolling them in vocational training courses.

Qualifications:
 Masters, bachelor’s degree or diploma in Social Work, Sociology, Counseling Child Psychology, or other related discipline.
 Great relationship-builder and facilitator, especially to young teenage girls.
 Ability to build positive working relations with local Government including Police and Social Welfare department.
 Excellent command of English and Swahili, oral and written.
 At least 5 years’ experience in working with poor urban children/youth communities (especially girls).
 Proven excellent in Computer use in Word and excel programs.
 Experience in collaborating with girls engaged in Commercial Sex Work will be an added advantage.
 Willingness to do frequent outreach works in the streets and slums of Arusha to meet the girls.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure
To apply, please send your detailed cover letter, resume, copies of relevant certificates/diplomas, and contacts of at least 2 professional referees to jobs@amanikids.org not later than 24th February, 2023. Please clearly indicate referee’s address, email, and day phone numbers.
Note: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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