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Case Assessment and Management (40%)

• To carry a complex child and family caseload, this could include children within the community, children in Residential Care Facilities and care leavers.
• Working with RCF social workers and other partner organisations, this person will provide leadership for: –
• The initial screening and documentation of children’s biographical information
• The assessment of children and families, including tracing activities
• The enrollment of children and families into the programme o Case planning and assessment
• Collaborating with other delivery partners to ensure post reintegration support through active family support, parenting programme or referral to other service providers
• Post reintegration follow up and review.
• To support social workers to develop innovative solutions to intractable family problems.
• To provide appropriate oversight, supportive supervision, coaching and mentoring required for CCI social workers to successfully fulfill their roles.
• To mentor and supervise social workers in child care reforms
• To manage the program activities in a timely, context-sensitive, individualized and family centered manner to achieve the goal of reintegration, always in the best interest of the child.
• To work on own initiative, managing and prioritizing own workload under the direction of the project manager
• To attend team meetings and contribute to team development.
• To participate in regular supervision with the Project Manager and ensure that the Project manager is made aware of any issues of major importance or concern

Reporting & Training, Records and Compliance (40%)

• To ensure that social work practice is effective, safe and rigorous
• To ensure that the development and implementation of children’s plans keeps them safe and secure.
• Offer training and technical guidance to social welfare line workers, CSO partners, child care institutions and community members on child care and protection, the Alternative Care framework and Deinstitutionalization
• Ensure the timely collection, sharing, reporting, management and storage of all information relating to Children’s individual cases and that case recording complies with required standards.
• To co-ordinate and conduct the training of partners and community structures.
• Support child safeguarding activities within the organisation
• Working with the MEAL department to ensure that the learning of good practices is documented for internal and external sharing
• Prepare and submit timely reports

Stakeholder Co-ordination, Communication and Child’s i Presentation (20%)

• To work in partnership with Residential care institution social workers to ensure the transition of all children into family based care
• To work in partnership with other stakeholders to design and implement prevention services in the community and other family based alternatives to institutional care
• Provide technical guidance and support to district local governments in the set up and operationalisation of the District Alternative care panel.
• To liaise effectively with other organizations, departments and agencies and, where appropriate be involved in multidisciplinary work as part of the deinstitutionalization process
• To strengthen community structures for protection of children from abuse and exploitation
• To work with RCF social workers and other child protection structures to ensure that cases are prepared for closure at an appropriate point and that the family and the case file is transferred to local government or other identified partners.
• Ensure positive relationships with relevant Government of Uganda bodies at all levels and that program activities adhere to national laws, policies and guidelines related to case management, child protection and alternative care.