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Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)— Doctors Without Borders is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, healthcare exclusion and natural disasters. We offer assistance to people based on need and irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation.

MSF Switzerland in Ukraine is currently looking for:

Social worker in Vinnytsia (full time 100%)

Main Purpose

Carrying out all activities involving social support to individual patients/clients/survivors and linking them with other relevant support services and communities at large, according to MSF principles and guidelines. Enhancing the target population's social condition to have an impact on health-related outcomes.

Accountabilities

• Conducting social assessments, identifying the social support needs of patients/survivors, including legal, protection, shelter/housing, financial/vocational, food security, and access to medical and psychosocial support services beyond the project intervention scope.
• Supporting the provision of comprehensive care to patients and their families, by actively coordinating their work with the other members of the MSF multidisciplinary team (eg. medical, MHPSS) and linking with multi-sectoral services such as protection, safety, security, legal, justice, education, and livelihood.
• Providing direct social support based on social assessments and facilitating referrals to evaluated external re-sources. Provide systematic follow up care regarding attendance of clinical appointments, and following up on referrals made to relevant multi-sectoral services aimed at improving the quality of life of patients/survivors.
• Participating in the creation and maintenance of any material needed for the activities of social workers, including facilities and equipment in order to ensure continuity.
• Mapping and regular updating of formal and informal support services (incl. existing community resources). Assess quality of existing support services, with identification of gaps and advocacy for an improved culturally appropriate social response.
• Maintaining records, statistics, files, and reports on all social work activities and follow up care either provided by MSF or other support services. Identifying gaps in the available services and with the team prioritizing and developing plans following the objectives of MSF.

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

• In collaboration with the HP Supervisor and PC Assistant, to update and maintain a directory of validated social support services in MSF's service area to which clients may be referred; this includes Vinnytsia City, Vinnytsia Oblast (i.e., Hromadas), and other areas determined to be relevant by project management.
• Develop a referral circuit among clients, caretakers, and other beneficiaries as relevant based on previous experience and the specific needs of the client.
• Ensure that everyone providing services to clients, caretakers, and other beneficiaries understands their role in the referral circuit and their relationship within their role.
• Conduct follow-up of external referrals, including for clients referred to social service agencies and those referred to other mental health services.
• Develop and conduct briefings and sensitizations related to the Social Worker position's responsibilities, for MSF staff and external partners as requested by line management.
• In collaboration with the Registrar, support reimbursement of clients for transportation expenses in accordance with MSF policy, including record-keeping and reconciliation of disbursed funds.
• Actively advocate for client needs to line manager and project management.
• Take part in relevant trainings and refreshers as requested by project management.
• Apply trauma-informed principles to ensure compassionate and dignified interactions with clients.
• Contribute to a positive multidisciplinary collaboration between departments including Health Promotion, Mental Health, Operations, and other teams as needed to support project objectives.

Requirements:

Education

Bachelor degree in Social Work essential

Experience

• Two years minimum in a similar social job
• Experience with MSF or other NGOs, desirable

Languages

• English and mission working language (Ukrainian) mandatory

Knowledge

• Computer literacy
• Capacity to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Strong communication and organizational skills

Competencies

• Result
• Teamwork
• Flexibility
• Commitment
• Service

Benefits

• Working in a dynamic international environment.
• Health insurance coverage for employees and family members.
• 30 annual paid holidays.
• Possibility to go for professional development within MSF.
• Possibility to apply for expatriation status and work in different countries.

MSF is a civil society initiative that brings together individuals committed to the assistance of other human beings in crisis. As such MSF is by choice an association. Each individual working with MSF does it out of conviction and is ready to uphold the values and principles of MSF.

MSF offers equal recruitment and development opportunities without any form of discrimination based on gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, geographical origin, physical disability or any other discriminatory ground.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.