Social Worker at Nyaruguru District

Social Worker
Nyaruguru District

Job responsibilities

Identify psychosocial cases and work with them to find adequate solution for their problem;
Manager all Social services supplies and equipment in the institution
Provide Monthly report on social activities to the his/her direct supervisor
To advocate for helping clients to get resources that would improve their well-being
To coordinate the activities of sponsors in wards;
To educate patients individually or groups for behavior change;
To educate patients and their close relatives on the management of the patient’s condition and its consequences;
To educate patients individually or groups for behavior change
To identify psychosocial cases and work with them to find adequate solution for their problem;
To manage all departmental supplies and equipment
To organize and coordinate the international Patients day;

To organize and manage packages of support to enable patients to lead the fullest lives possible
To organize the social reintegration of abandoned and invalid patient (Home visit);
To serve as liaison between patients, healthcare providers and sponsors;
To perform other related duties as required

Qualifications

Required competencies and key technical skills

Resource management skills
Decision making skills
Time management skills
Risk management skills
Results oriented
Digital literacy skills
Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage.
Analytical and problem-solving skills
Knowledge of clinical services Policy and procedure
Knowledge of Rwanda Health System
Excellent Communication, Organizational, and Interpersonal Skills
ADVOCACY for individual client skills
Knowledge and understanding of human relationship
Social orientation skills
ability to engage and communicate with diverse population and group of all sizes
Integrity skills
Cooperation skills
Creativity and initiative skills