EducAid is an Italian NGO working in the Palestinian Territory since 2003.

In the framework of the project "Starting Over” - AID 011.496 and in order to complete building its human resources in the Gaza Strip office, EducAid, announces its need to hire a Social worker according to the following criteria:

Contract Type: Full Time 
Location: Gaza strip

Duration: 10 months

JOB PURPOSE:

Provide appropriate advice, support and resources to people with disabilities who are experiencing personal difficulties to help them overcome their problems.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide immediate psychosocial response to people with disabilities including psychosocial support visits; Psychological First Aid and Psychosocial need assessments.
• Refer the basic needs of targeted people to basic services through cooperation with project manager
• Implement community-based awareness campaign activities
• Implement the psychosocial capacity building programs including selection, training and supervision
• Participate in the implementation of other Psychosocial  activities in cooperation with EducAid Team (events, group training sessions, refreshment courses, workshops and other scientific events)
• Assist in needs assessments upon request from the project manager 
• Maintain filing of community based activities based on the filing system agreed with the project manager     
• Provide other activities planning and reporting based as request

Skills/Qualifications:

• A minimum of bachelor degree in Social sciences, sociology or in any other relevant studies.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience, preferably in the relevant of PWDs. / international NGOs
• Experience in individual, family and group sessions.
• Experience related to psychosocial assessment.
• Experience in community psycho-education and training.
• Communication and facilitation skills are key factors to this position.
• Coordinate with the project team in setting up the intervention / therapy plan to ensure a multidisciplinary approach in services planning and delivery.
• Strong commitment to learning new skills and willingness to be accompanied toward the achievement of new competencies.
• Clear commitment to the project thematic.
• Ability to communicate any technical or non-technical topic with clarity and to share any important project information with the team
• Excellent writing skills and Computer skills (Excel, Word, Power Point)
• Arabic and English (both written and spoken)
• Reporting and data collection skills, both qualitative and quantitative
• Valid clean driving license is advance

Apply To:

Candidates are invited to send  their CV and motivation letter to the following address before the 20th December: jerusalem@educaid.it 

Persons with Disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply for all EducAid positions.