Women’s Protection & Empowerment (WPE) Case Worker - Akkar

The WPE Case Worker provides direct support and case management to vulnerable women and girls as part of the WPE team in various locations in the Akkar Governate including:

• Case management services located in Women and Girls’ Community Centers or community-based safe spaces.
• Emotional support groups in Women and Girls’ Community Centers and/or community-based safe spaces.
• Psychosocial activities in Women and Girls’ Community Centers and/or community-based safe spaces.

Major Responsibilities: Provide direct support and care to vulnerable women and girls through center-based, and community-based activities.

Provide direct support and care for vulnerable women and girls (including survivors of gender-based violence), including psychosocial support and case management.  Case management services  include:

• Basic counseling and psychosocial support.
• Assessment of needs and resources.
• Developing safety and action plan.
• Implementing the plan.
• Appropriate follow-up and referrals.
• Case closure (if and when appropriate).

Provide direct age-appropriate and specialized support and care for vulnerable adolescent and girl children (including survivors of GBV), including counseling and case management. 

• Case management services for survivors under the age of 18 will include the above steps of case management along with:
• Age appropriate engagement and decision-making by survivors.
• Do No Harm analysis.
  

Organize, facilitate, and monitor psychosocial activities, including emotional support groups at the WGCC and in community-based safe spaces.

• Mobilize and register participants.
• Facilitate structured group sessions using available guidance.
• Create support group plan.
• Facilitate mid-point and final group evaluations for monitoring and reporting.

Monitoring & Reporting .

• Support the maintenance of the IRC’s case management system and the GBV Information Management System.
• Complete the case management quality assessment tool on monthly basis.
• Support tracking of WGCC and mobile activities’ beneficiaries using agreed M&E tools.
• Participate in weekly reporting and planning meetings to ensure adherence to standards of care, quality case management, and reporting requirements are followed.

Key Working Relationships:

Who this position reports to: WPE Senior Officer

Who this position works with: Case management Sr. officer, Caseworkers, Community Mobilizers, Adolescent Girl Officer. life skills assistant