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SOCIAL WORKER Vacancy Re-Announcement - MSF


Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF – Doctors Without Borders) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organization that provides medical aid to populations in distress, victims of natural and manmade disasters and victims of armed conflict, regardless of race, religion and political beliefs.

For more information, visit our website http://www.msf-me.org/ar.

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

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • 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 re-sources. Provide systematic follow up care regarding attendance of clinical appointments, and following up on referrals made to relevant multi-sectoral services aimed at improving 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 regular updating of formal and informal support services (incl.existing community resources). Assess 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.

 

SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES:

 

  • Support the referral doctor with the follow-up of patients admitted in the MSF-supported clinic.
  • Screen all admitted patients for protection needs and make referrals to the relevant services. Write comprehensive summaries of the situation of the patients and tailor your approach to their needs.
  • Facilitate the visits of service providers to the clinic.
  • Prepare patients for their discharge and coordinate exit plans where necessary.
  • Interpret for the patients in the clinic where necessary.
  • Map the medical services available to migrant and refugee patients in Tripoli and support patients in the community to access medical facilities.
  • Liaise with grassroot organisations and develop links in the community for the support to discharged patients and TB patients in particular.
  • Document the issues faced by the patients you support, in coordination with the humanitarian affairs department.

Requirements
Education Bachelor degree in Social Work (BSW), psycho-education, para-medical sciences
Experience Two years minimum in a similar social job; experience with MSF, other NGOs, or civil society organisations, desirable.

Experience working with migrants and refugees highly desirable

Languages Arabic and English essential

French highly desirable

Other languages spoken by migrants are desirable

Competencies •      Results & Quality Orientation (Level 1)

•      Teamwork & Cooperation (Level 2)

•      Behavioral Flexibility (Level 1)

•      Commitment to MSF’s Principles (Level 1)

•      Service Orientation (Level 2)

Application

Interested candidates should submit their applications in English before 24 April 2021 with a CV, motivation letter and supporting documents (certificates, diplomas, Degree  etc.) to Médecins Sans Frontières, via E-mail tripoli-jobs@oca.msf.org

The subject line of the email must state ‘your name _ Social Worker re announcement Application’ in English in order to be accepted

 

Please note that incomplete applications, as well as applications in Arabic will not be considered.

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