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Social Worker at IOM

Patras, Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian, Greece -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

15 Jul, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

16 Apr, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Social Work, Psychosocial Support, Communication, Negotiation, Computer Literacy, Flexibility, Teamwork, Case Management, Crisis Intervention, Child Protection

Industry

International Affairs

Description

Internal and external candidates will be considered for this vacancy. For the purposes of this vacancy, internal candidates are defined as staff members holding a regular, fixed-term or short-term graded or ungraded contract, including Junior Professional Officers (JPOs), staff on Special Leave Without Pay (SLWOP), and staff members on secondment/loan released by the Organization, unless otherwise specified in their contract. Staff members holding a regular, fixed-term or short-term graded contract will not retain their contract type if appointed to an ungraded position. Context IOM operates Five Accommodation Centers for Unaccompanied Minors (Shelters) providing accommodation and access to services for Unaccompanied Migrant Children (UMC). Besides accommodation, the following services are provided to the beneficiaries: addressing basic needs, catering, hygiene, legal counselling, and information about life opportunities in Greece, interpretation, psychosocial support, medical support, Greek learning programs, learning support, organization of intercultural activities, work and career guidance. In order to be proactive and be able to cover all urgent staff needs for the shelters on time, we upload the vacancy through WAVE aiming to cover one position of Social Worker, within the framework of the action "Subsidy N.P. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM) MISSION GREECE for the implementation of the project "Operation of K.F.A.A. Patra" with MIS Code 6016489 the Program “Greece Programme - Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2021-2027”. Under the overall supervision of the Project Coordinator or his/her designate and the direct supervision of the Shelter Coordinator, the successful candidate will support activities related to the above project in the assigned Shelter. WBL PX0539 S:2:1:002

Responsibilities

The Social Worker will provide psychosocial support, legal counseling, and career guidance to unaccompanied migrant children in the Patra Accommodation Center. They will work under the supervision of the Shelter Coordinator to address the basic needs and well-being of the beneficiaries.