Social Worker (Trans Harbour Suburban Center)
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This role focuses on working with schools, CBTC (Community-based Training Centre), and YDTCs (Youth Development and Training Centres) to drive programs and initiatives. The goal is to engage stakeholders effectively to increase participation in the organization's programs, supporting adolescent and youth development in life skills and employability skills, aligning with Bright Future's vision of connecting education to employability from the school level.
Responsibilities
- Conduct community mapping and profiling exercises to identify key stakeholders and partner schools.
- Design and facilitate stakeholder engagement activities based on findings.
- Organize events, sessions, and workshops for communities, parents, youth groups, NGOs, and other stakeholders to build awareness through the CBTC.
- Create a pipeline and database of youth, adolescents, and schools, leveraging alumni and Change Leaders for program enrollment.
- Mobilize youth and adolescents to ensure minimum enrollment targets are met.
- Follow up via calls or home visits to ensure regular attendance and address issues proactively.
- Coordinate with authorities for permissions related to exposure visits for both Livelihood and Step to Livelihood programs.
- Monitor D4D (Drama for Development) activities and support Change Leaders during implementation.
- Maintain documentation for monitoring and evaluation, including stakeholder forms, community profiles, permission letters, meeting minutes, and event photographs.
Compensation
Best in the Industry.
Qualifications and Experience
- Master of Social Work or Social Sciences.
- Minimum 1 year experience in community work, preferably with youth or adolescents.
Knowledge and Skills
- Understanding of working with adult stakeholders, including parental challenges and education.
- Planning, event management, influencing, counseling, resource mobilization, networking, and stakeholder communication skills.
- Documentation, basic computer skills (MS PowerPoint, Excel, Word), analytical and leadership skills, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
Work Schedule
This role requires 6 days of work per week.
Additional Details
- Seniority level: Entry level
- Employment type: Full-time
- Job function: Other
- Industries: Civic and Social Organizations