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Social Worker – Family Work
Responsibilities:
Family worker with own case-load with a focus on reunifying children with their families, and preventing their siblings from going to the streets. 
Responsible for working directly with families and coordinating all support and services for each family on their case-load.


 Identify and document specific needs in families
in accordance with support available (agriculture, school, vocational, business) and refer to relevant social worker
 Assessment, monitoring progress, and goal setting with each family
 Build positive relationships with families and children
 Provide therapeutic support
 Liaise closely with street workers or centre staff in co-managing case-loads
 Liaise and coordinate with stakeholders relevant to family (neighbours, village, social welfare etc)
 Street outreach work to meet with children in case-load who are in the streets
 Keep case files updated with continuous follow-up information of children and families
 Monitor and evaluate the family reintegration work together with manager
 Plan family work, and support, together with each family
Person specification:
 Non-judgmental and open-minded
 Positive attitude and outlook
 Strong relational and communication skills
 Patient
 Willingness to learn
 Ability to empathise
 Flexible
 Strong analytical skills
 Passionate about social work
 Ambitious and strong sense of professionalism
 Energetic; driven; self-motivated and takes initiative
 Committed to demonstrate financial accountability and transparency
 Ability to set goals and implement activities against work plans
Desirable:
 Formal qualifications or experience in social work or community work with vulnerable groups, especially children English and Kiswahili
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Application process:
To apply, please send a copy of your CV with a covering letter explaining why you consider yourself suitable for the role by the 25th April 2014 and include in the subject heading which post you are applying for. You will need to demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the job description.
Please send your application to: g.todd@railwaychildren.org.uk.
We anticipate a high demand for this post and regret that only candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted.
www.railwaychildren.org.uk/jobs
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Social worker – Community Work
Job Description
Responsibilities:
Social worker with case-load of target community families with the aim of preventing children migrating to the streets. Responsible for working directly with families and co-ordinating all support and services for each family on case-load. Support for women and their families through self-help groups.
 Liaise with colleagues to provide support (economic, school, farming etc) in accordance with each family’s needs
 Assessment, monitoring progress and goal setting with each family
 Build positive relationships with families and children
 Provide therapeutic support
 Liaise closely with street workers or centre staff in co-managing caseloads
 Liaise and coordinate with stakeholders relevant to family
 Street outreach work to meet with children in case load who are in the streets
 Keep case files updated with continuous follow-up information of children and families
 Engage constructively in organisational meetings
 Monitor and evaluate the family reintegration work together with manager
 Plan family work and support together with each family
 Prepare regular progress reports to management
 Identification of women for self-help groups
 Organise trainings for members in how to run the group
 Support group to get registered, set up, open a bank account, and insert funds
 Attend regular meetings and monitor progress
 Ensure documentation of group activities and transactions
 Liaise with worker for business support to organise support specific to businesses and grants
Person specification:
 Non-judgmental and open-minded
 Positive attitude and outlook
 Strong relational and communication skills
 Patient
 Willingness to learn
 Ability to empathise
 Flexible Strong analytical skills
 Passionate about community work
 Ambitious and strong sense of professionalism
 Energetic; driven; self-motivated and takes initiative
 Committed to demonstrate financial accountability and transparency
 Ability to set goals and implement activities against work plans
Desirable:
 Formal qualifications or experience in social work or community work with vulnerable groups, especially children
 English and Kiswahili
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Application process:
To apply, please send a copy of your CV with a covering letter explaining why you consider yourself suitable for the role by the 25th April 2014 and include in the subject heading which post you are applying for. You will need to demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the job description.
Please send your application to: g.todd@railwaychildren.org.uk.
We anticipate a high demand for this post and regret that only candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted.
www.railwaychildren.org.uk/jobs
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Street worker – Children and Youth
Job Description
Responsibilities:
Responsible for delivering all street-work, and attend to the needs of children in the streets. Also responsible for supporting youth work lead person in delivering the ‘Youth Association Model’ to assigned groups; regularly attending youth meetings; and providing feedback.
 Identify new children arriving on the street and provide them with support and referral services to centres
 Make contact and build positive relationship with children and youth living on the streets
 Listening and being responsive to the needs of children and youth on the streets; providing emotional support
 Representing the organisation in the streets workers weekly meetings
 Continuously strategize and prioritise in the delivery of street work; maintain weekly work plans
 Contribute to monthly street work reports and updating the street children register
 Supporting 5 youth associations in all processes from formation to empowerment stages
 Provide support to the youth by attending weekly meetings at least 4 times in a month and provide feedback on issues raised
 Work with youth groups to encourage the identification and referral of new arrivals on the streets and or younger children on the streets.
 To an extent manage caseloads together with Social Workers, including documentation and planning for children's move from the streets
 Maintain positive relationships with street workers from other organisations and other relevant stakeholders
 Conduct follow-up visits to children who have been brought to centres
 Maintain, and develop, healthy relationships with Social Workers in other organisations
 Maintain, and develop, healthy relationships with the Police and Social Welfare department
Person specification:
 Non-judgmental and open-minded
 Positive attitude and outlook
 Patient
 Willingness to learn
 Ability to empathise
 Flexible
 Passionate about supporting street work
 Strong relational and communication skills
 Strong analytical skills
 Ambitious and strong sense of professionalism
 Energetic; driven; self-motivated and takes initiative
 Committed to demonstrate financial accountability and transparency
 Ability to set goals and implement activities against work plans
Desirable:
 Formal qualifications or experience in social work or community work with vulnerable groups, especially children and youth
 English and Kiswahili
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Application process:
To apply, please send a copy of your CV with a covering letter explaining why you consider yourself suitable for the role by the 25th April 2014 and include in the subject heading which post you are applying for. You will need to demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the job description.
Please send your application to: g.todd@railwaychildren.org.uk.
We anticipate a high demand for this post and regret that only candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted.
www.railwaychildren.org.uk/jobs
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Street worker – Youth
Job Description
Responsibilities:
Lead person in working with street youth. Responsible for overseeing the implementation of the ‘Youth Association Model’ aiming to help youth to become rehabilitated, find a sustainable livelihood, and leave street life.
 Conceptualize the youth association model from Undugu and understand the key steps towards the models implementation
 Continue to support the existing 10 youth associations
 Participate in weekly youth groups meetings, and share minutes and issues raised from the meetings; provide quick response to the urgent matters arising; report on youths progress and challenges
 Organize and deliver trainings and workshops for business, and capacity building, to the youth
 With support from vocational placements focal person, identify placements for apprenticeship or vocational training for youth
 Make follow ups to youths at placements and provide feedback on progress
 Build and maintain relationship with Undugu Society staff; continuously apply learning from Undugu
 Make contact and build positive relationship with youth living on the streets
 Listening and being responsive to the needs of youth on the streets; providing emotional support
 Continuously strategize and prioritise in the delivery of youth work; maintain weekly reports
 Design and maintain a filling system for the youth program
 Contribute to monthly youth work reports and updating the street youth register
 Maintain positive relationships with street workers from other organisations and other relevant stakeholders
Person specification:
 Positive attitude and outlook
 Non-judgmental and open-minded
 Patient
 Willingness to learn
 Ability to empathise
 Flexible
 Strong relational and communication skills
 Strong analytical skills
 Ambitious and strong sense of professionalism
 Energetic; driven; self-motivated and takes initiative
 Passionate about working with street youth
 Committed to demonstrate financial accountability and transparency
 Ability to set goals and implement activities against work plans
Desirable:
 Formal qualifications or experience in social work or community work with vulnerable groups, especially children
 English and Kiswahili
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Application process:
To apply, please send a copy of your CV with a covering letter explaining why you consider yourself suitable for the role by the 25th April 2014 and include in the subject heading which post you are applying for. You will need to demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the job description.
Please send your application to: g.todd@railwaychildren.org.uk.
We anticipate a high demand for this post and regret that only candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted.
www.railwaychildren.org.uk/jobs
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Educational link worker
Job Description
Responsibilities:
Responsible for coordinating all activities and support related to children’s primary and secondary education across the whole programme – target families, reunified families and youth. Provide basic literacy and numeracy education to beneficiaries. Build and maintain relationships with schools in Mwanza
 Liaise with family workers in identifying students and report back on progress
 Monitor and verify the attendance and performance of students through the schools
 Support parents when needed to enrol students and to follow up with their schooling
 Provide solutions for enrolling children who have been out of school for longer periods – (memkwa, tuition, private tutors)
 Support families in processing school transfers and re-enrolling students who have dropped out
 In collaboration with family worker, assess educational needs (materials, fees, etc.) and arrange for the purchase and distribution of these together with admin
 Keep track of timelines and prepare for annual payments for students in the programme in collaboration with budget holder
 Provide literacy and numeracy support to children and youth who are out of school
Person specification:
 Experienced and knowledgeable in primary and secondary school education
 Non-judgmental and open-minded
 Positive attitude and outlook
 Ability to empathise
 Patient
 Willingness to learn
 Flexible
 Strong analytical skills
 Strong relational and communication skills
 Passionate about education
 Ambitious and strong sense of professionalism
 Energetic; driven; self-motivated and takes initiative
 Committed to demonstrate financial accountability and transparency
 Ability to set goals and implement activities against work plans
Desirable:
 Formal qualifications or experience in social work or community work with vulnerable groups, especially children
 English and Kiswahili
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Application process:
To apply, please send a copy of your CV with a covering letter explaining why you consider yourself suitable for the role by the 25th April 2014 and include in the subject heading which post you are applying for. You will need to demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the job description.
Please send your application to: g.todd@railwaychildren.org.uk.
We anticipate a high demand for this post and regret that only candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted.
www.railwaychildren.org.uk/jobs
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Agricultural link worker
Job Description
Responsibilities:
Coordinates and delivers all support in bio-intensive agriculture for beneficiaries across all the programmes with the aim of increasing food security and livelihoods in families.
 Works with individual family members (target families and reunified families) to build their skills in bio-intensive agriculture and set up their own gardens/plots over time through regular support visits
 Liaise closely with responsible social worker
 Set up and manage plot
 Organise and deliver training in bio-intensive agriculture for groups of family members
 Assess family needs for tools and seeds etc and organise for the purchase and distribution of these together with admin
 Monitor and document families progress and achievements in agriculture and report back to social worker
Person specification:
 Non-judgmental and open-minded
 Positive attitude and outlook
 Strong relational and communication skills
 Patient
 Willingness to learn
 Ability to empathise
 Flexible
 Strong analytical skills
 Passionate about agriculture development
 Ambitious and strong sense of professionalism
 Energetic; driven; self-motivated and takes initiative
 Committed to demonstrate financial accountability and transparency
 Ability to set goals and implement activities against work plans
 Formal qualifications or experience in organic/bio-intensive agriculture
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Application process:
To apply, please send a copy of your CV with a covering letter explaining why you consider yourself suitable for the role by the 25th April 2014 and include in the subject heading which post you are applying for. You will need to demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the job description.
Please send your application to: g.todd@railwaychildren.org.uk.
We anticipate a high demand for this post and regret that only candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted.
www.railwaychildren.org.uk/jobs
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Entrepreneurship link worker
Job Description
Responsibilities:
Responsible for coordinating and delivering all activities and support related to beneficiaries setting up small businesses across the programmes – youth, family work and women’s groups.
 Work with family workers, youth workers and self-help group workers in identifying candidates for business grants and support
 Collaborate closely with vocational support social worker to combine vocational and business support where needed
 When needed, identify and prepare agreements with external facilitator
 Arrange and deliver trainings and ongoing support in small business skills to street youth, women’s self-help groups and family members
 Ensure business plan development by each grant recipient
 Monitor progress in businesses in youth and family work against business plans; document and report back to family and youth worker
 Disbursement of grants and loans together with admin staff
 Manage loan schemes
 Provide beneficiaries with support on savings and opening of bank account
Person specification:
 Knowledge in small-scale entrepreneurship, self-help groups (VICOBA) and savings and loans schemes
 Non-judgmental and open-minded
 Positive attitude and outlook
 Strong relational and communication skills
 Patient
 Willingness to learn
 Ability to empathise
 Flexible
 Strong analytical skills
 Passionate about entrepreneurialism
 Ambitious and strong sense of professionalism
 Energetic; driven; self-motivated and takes initiative
 Committed to demonstrate financial accountability and transparency
 Ability to set goals and implement activities against work plans
Desirable:
 Formal qualifications or experience in social work or community work with vulnerable groups, especially children
 English and Kiswahili
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Application process:
To apply, please send a copy of your CV with a covering letter explaining why you consider yourself suitable for the role by the 25th April 2014 and include in the subject heading which post you are applying for. You will need to demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the job description.
Please send your application to: g.todd@railwaychildren.org.uk.
We anticipate a high demand for this post and regret that only candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted.
www.railwaychildren.org.uk/jobs
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Vocational training link worker
Job Description
Responsibilities:
Responsible for managing vocational support and providing solutions for individual beneficiaries across the programmes – youth, target families, and reunification – in trade choosing, apprenticeships, vocational training and identifying employment opportunities.
 Liaise with family workers in identification of youth or family members
 Identify and set up contracts with colleges, individual craftspeople and companies to receive youth/family members for training placements or employment
 Maintain positive relationships with placements
 Support beneficiaries to make informed decisions about career options
 Together with youth worker and business support staff, organise trade choosing workshops when needed
 To be responsible for the professional development of assigned beneficiaries with the objective of them becoming employed, or self-employed, in a certain trade
 Monitor and document progress of individuals in placements and report back to the assigned family worker or youth worker
 Organise for market survey to inform selection of trades for beneficiaries
Person specification:
 Positive attitude and outlook
 Non-judgmental and open-minded
 Strong relational and communication skills
 Patient
 Willingness to learn
 Ability to empathise
 Flexible
 Strong analytical skills
 Passionate about providing vocational support
 Ambitious and strong sense of professionalism
 Energetic; driven; self-motivated and takes initiative
 Committed to demonstrate financial accountability and transparency
 Ability to set goals and implement activities against work plans
Desirable:
 Formal qualifications or experience in social work or community work with vulnerable groups, especially children
 English and Kiswahili
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Application process:
To apply, please send a copy of your CV with a covering letter explaining why you consider yourself suitable for the role by the 25th April 2014 and include in the subject heading which post you are applying for. You will need to demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the job description.
Please send your application to: g.todd@railwaychildren.org.uk.
We anticipate a high demand for this post and regret that only candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted.
www.railwaychildren.org.uk/jobs
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Project accountant
Job Description
Responsibilities:
 Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reports
 Work with management to ensure proper financial policies are in place and adhered to Maintain day to day financial expenditures within budget heads
 Regular liaison with project manager, and director, concerning expenditure, reporting, and budget management
 Ensure all finances/expenditure are properly administered and monitored
 Foster financial accountability in the project
 Manage and handle petty cash
Person specification:
 Qualified accountant
 English and Swahili languages
 Skilled and experienced in accounting systems and software
 Highly computer literate
 Transparent and honest
 Strong analytical skills
 Planning and coordination skills
 Ability to meet deadlines
 Strong relational and communication skills
 Ambitious and strong sense of professionalism
 Energetic; driven; self-motivated and takes initiative
 Committed to demonstrate financial accountability and transparency
 Ability to set goals and implement activities against work plans
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Application process:
To apply, please send a copy of your CV with a covering letter explaining why you consider yourself suitable for the role by the 25th April 2014 and include in the subject heading which post you are applying for. You will need to demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the job description.
Please send your application to: g.todd@railwaychildren.org.uk.
We anticipate a high demand for this post and regret that only candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted.
www.railwaychildren.org.uk/jobs
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Driver
Job Description
Responsibilities:
 Manage maintenance of vehicles together with Admin Assistant
 Work as driver in organisational activities
 Ensure travel efficiency for employees
Person specification:
 Drivers license
 Good familiarity with the local context and geography in Mwanza and surrounding areas
 Ability and willingness to travel for visits
 Basic mechanical skills is an advantage
 Flexible with good sense of time keeping
 Friendly and good people skills – especially youths and children
 Ambitious and strong sense of professionalism
 Energetic; driven; self-motivated and takes initiative
 Committed to demonstrate financial accountability and transparency
 Ability to set goals and implement activities against work plans
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Application process:
To apply, please send a copy of your CV with a covering letter explaining why you consider yourself suitable for the role by the 25th April 2014 and include in the subject heading which post you are applying for. You will need to demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the job description.
Please send your application to: g.todd@railwaychildren.org.uk.
We anticipate a high demand for this post and regret that only candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted.
www.railwaychildren.org.uk/jobs
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Administration Assistant
Job Description
Responsibilities:
 Assist accountant in his/her duties – payments, filing, cash distribution etc.
 Manage maintenance and security of physical assets and buildings
 Responsible for bookings of vehicles
 Procurement and stock keeping
 Office filing and record keeping
 Support distribution of material support to beneficiaries Monitor movements and activities in the office
 Ensure office cleanliness
Person specification:
 Transparent and honest
 Organised and flexible – good multi-tasking and time-keeping skills
 Planning and coordination skills
 Strong relational and communication skills
 Ambitious and strong sense of professionalism
 Energetic; driven; self-motivated and takes initiative
 Committed to demonstrate financial accountability and transparency
 Ability to set goals and implement activities against work plans
 Drivers licence
 Computer literate – at a minimum with Microsoft Word and Excel
 Skilled and experienced in accounting systems and software
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Application process:
To apply, please send a copy of your CV with a covering letter explaining why you consider yourself suitable for the role by the 25th April 2014 and include in the subject heading which post you are applying for. You will need to demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the job description.
Please send your application to: g.todd@railwaychildren.org.uk.
We anticipate a high demand for this post and regret that only candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted.