Social Workers A2/A1 at Nyamasheke District

Social Workers A2/A1

Nyamasheke District | Type: Job
Published: 2024-03-05 | Deadline: 2024-03-13

Job responsibilities

Identify hospitalized or out patients social cases
Elaborate the social assistance cases plan and execution
Conduct health education to the patient and his family, attend health education sessions to other patients seen in hospital
Design of the micro-social support services
Make the necessary support processes of social or abandoned cases and coordinate activities aimed at assisting vulnerable
Coordinate preparations for the Day of the Sick
Do anything else requested by his supervisor in the work
Visiting people at home to check how they are
Following a social worker’s care plan
Keeping records and writing reports
Ensure proper mortuary management and services for clients
Ensure that abandoned dead bodies are well managed for funeral services
Collaborate with hospital management to involve the local government in resolution of patients social problems
Ensure the provision of information, education and communication for clients
Participate in organization of the party organized by the institution.

To identify all social cases correctly and timely and elaborate the plan to assist them
Timely Reporting incident when occurred.
perform other duties asked by his/her supervisor
Observe and respect the values & taboos as developed in the internal regulation rules.

Minimum qualifications

Required competencies and key technical skills

Integrity
Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.
Inclusiveness
Accountability
Communication
Teamwork
Client/citizen focus
Professionalism
Commitment to continuous learning
Knowledge of clinical services Policy and procedure
Knowledge of Rwanda Health System
Fluent in Kinyarwanda, English and/ or French; knowledge of all is an advantage
Fluent in Kinyarwanda, English and/ or French; knowledge of all three languages is an advantage.
ADVOCACY for individual client skills