Case Worker Supervisor at Life at Best Development Initiative

Life at Best Development Initiative (LABDI) is a team of change-makers who believe that every helping hand can create a better future for survivors of wars. We started extending help to vulnerable children and women who were affected by the insurgency which began in Borno state, Nigeria, in 2009. This moment intensified when we found that there were many such vulnerable children, women, and households who needed help with food, shelter, and education. Our team expanded and we spread out into different parts of the BAY states to make sure we cover all possible areas and help as many children, women, and households as possible. We support children, families, and communities affected by insurgencies and natural disasters.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Case Worker Supervisor

Location: Yobe
Reports to: Child protection Officer

Role Purpose

• Child Protection Caseworker’s supervisor will be responsible for the provision of support to case management services and community mobilization activities in the project coverage area in Gujiba LGA Of Yobe State.
• S/he will be responsible to work directly on Child Protection Case Workers.

Scope of Role
Role Dimensions: Coordination, communication with stakeholders, team member, beneficiaries)

• Provide supportive supervision to case workers
• Hold weekly case meetings with case workers within department 
• Access, track and update CP cases management database 
• Attend case conference and hold case conferences based on need
• Support the case workers to Undertake and meet all case management responsibilities in relation to individual children, including drafting of case plans within two weeks of identification, as directed by the line manager. 
• Establisha good working relation with authorities in communities and maintain regular, effective and meaningful contact with children and families,
• Safe storage of all case management forms, ensuring confidentiality and sharing information with approved individuals on a need-to-know basis.
•  Failitate awareness raising for communities on relevant child protection concerns, case management reporting mechanisms, service mapping and referrals.
• Providing support, guidance and counselling to families and individuals in need, including facilitation of group PSS sessions.
• Mapping and regular update of the existing services and awareness raising on existing services among targeted communities.
• Ensure that case plans are regularly reviewed and facilitate the attendance of all key stakeholders at relevant meetings including case conferences and reviews.
• Regular visit and monitoring of activities in CFSs, provision of technical support to CFS facilitators on how to facilitate and conduction of recreational activities.
• Capacity building of local child protection structures for safe identification and referrals of child protection cases.
• Providing capacity building sessions for communities on Positive Discipline in Everyday Parenting, Neglect, Exploitation, Violence and Abuse, 
• Support access to legal supports and services for cases and their families as need and where possible. 
• Report any child safeguarding concerns related to Life At Best Development Initiative Child Safeguarding focal point considering the LABDI - Child Safeguarding Policy
•  Attend relevant inter-agency coordination meetings, workshops and conferences as required and assigned by Line Manager.
• To develop short-term implementation plans (weekly and monthly) and long-term plan according to annual project work plan.
• Maintain and effective filing system for storing project documentation in accordance with standard procedures.
• Conduction of ongoing assessment to address child protection cases
• To assist the CP Officer, referring to other services in case of specific needs
• To collect valid activity data of the project on weekly and monthly basis to prepare monthly and quarterly reports. 
• Any other tasks relate to child protection programs given by line manager

Behaviours (Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving results together with children and role modelling LABDI values; 

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for self and team, takes responsibility for own personal
• Honest, encourages openness and transparency.
• Always acts in the best interests of children. 

Additional job responsibilities:

• The duties and responsibilities set out above are not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to carry out additional duties from time to time which are reasonable in relation to their level of skills and experience.
• In the event of a significant humanitarian emergency, the post-holder will be expected to work outside their normal job description; vary their working hours; and occasionally work from a different location should the need arise.

Equal Opportunities:

• The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the LABDI  Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
• Child Safeguarding:
• We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse..

Qualifications and Skills

• Diploma from any Field with 2 years of work experience 
• Knowledge of the dominant language in the province of Gojiba LGA of Yobe State
• Computer Knowledge.
• Good knowledge of English language.
• Ability to work in multi-cultural environment 
• Strong communication skill especially with the communities and children 
• Ability to travel within project coverage districts & other provinces as needed.

Application Closing Date
19th June, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their Applications (Letter of motivation and CV in a single PDF file) to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note

• LABDI has zero tolerance to sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA), any act of child abuse including sexual exploitation and sexual abuse constitute acts of serious misconduct and are therefore grounds for disciplinary measures, including summary dismissal.