İlan Detayları

 Maya Vakfı is a non-profit organization that offers mental health and psycho-social support (MHPSS) to refugee and host community children who have experienced traumatic life events, including challenging socio-economic conditions, domestic abuse, immigration due to war, and/or losing loved ones to violence. Maya Vakfı provides trauma rehabilitation activities for children in the Balat Field Office through creative workshops which give opportunities for these children to express themselves through art, music, dance, and movement activities to help them cope with their trauma and aid with their recovery. In addition, Maya also places great importance on integrating Psychosocial Support techniques into the education system through its Trauma-Informed Schools (TIS) Program. Strengthening the knowledge and know-how of civil servants and the civil society sector is enhanced through Capacity Building Initiatives and through its Volunteer Program Maya Vakfı provides training, support, and mentoring to volunteers on Psychosocial Support, trauma rehabilitation, and child protection.

Maya Vakfi’s Trauma-Informed Schools (TIS) program aims to provide a holistic approach by providing training, support, and follow-up to school teachers and counselors, psycho-social sessions to children, positive parenting seminars to parents, and activities to prevent bullying in schools. In cooperation with the Ministry of National Education (MoNE), Maya Vakfi has authorization to implement the TIS program in seven provinces across Turkey.

Maya Foundation is committed to protect and improve the welfare of the individuals who are worked with and provided service, to create safe spaces for them and it waits from all employees and volunteers to fulfill this commitment. Maya Foundation adopts a zero-tolerance policy on behaviours incompatible with the foundation’s targets and principles especially sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. Additionally, Maya Foundation adopts Child Safe Standards and Principles of Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and mainstreams these principles in foundation studies. All of the selected candidates are expected to adapt these standards and principles, for this reason all candidates will complete stages of reference and background check. Background check will include academic background and employment history verification. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information within the scope of background check.

Senior Social Worker Job Description

Social workers are responsible for providing individual protection assistance to beneficiaries and up to date service mapping in affected regions (Hatay and Şanlıurfa).

• Coordinated, comprehensive and measurable protection and case management for refugees and host community.
• Develop and execute case management plans for beneficiaries with problems in accessing services.
• Regularly report to Program Coordinator the common problems or needs of  beneficiaries in accessing rights and services.
• Represent the organization in local protection meetings and regularly share the meeting minutes that she/he attend.
• Manage individual protection and cases.
• Regularly entering case files into the paper and electronic reporting / filing system and archiving them in the locker.
• Working in coordination with psychologist, lead psychologist, MHPSS coordinator and Program Coordinator in case management.
• Ensure communication with stakeholders in the region and to conduct periodic visits.
• Work with Program Coordinator to create an up to date service map.
• Preparing monthly narrative report for protection activities.
• Providing internal referrals for children who need MHPSS support.  
• Providing any assistance to other projects/programs etc. that is implemented by Maya Vakfı if required

Requirements

• At least BA in relevant field (Social Work, Psychology, Social Sciences, etc.)
• Fluency in Turkish, fluency in Arabic is preferred, fluency in English is an asset.
• Minimum 1 year experience in working with vulnerable groups (refugees, children, vulnerable women, LGBTI individuals, elderly, individuals with mental health issues, etc.)
• Minimum 1 year experience in case management
• Experience in field work with NGOs
• Experience of cross-cultural work
• Ability to be flexible, work in a fluid context and adaptation for unexpected situations
• Capacity to work both independently and collaboratively with others
• Communication skills: negotiating, facilitating, and presenting as well as strong verbal and written communication skills
• Time management, organization, and work prioritization
• Strong organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills.

Interested candidates can send their CVs and cover letters to ik@mayavakfi.org by writing "MV072024-SW" Job Application to the e-mail subject.