Volunteer, Social Worker

Volunteer, Social Worker, Global Health

Location:
United States

Project HOPE is an international NGO with more than 1,000 engaged employees and volunteers who work around the globe, responding to the world's most pressing global health challenges. Throughout our 60-year legacy, Project HOPE has treated millions of patients, provided more than $3 billion worth of medicines to local health care organizations around the world helped build hundreds of health programs from the ground up, and responded to humanitarian crises worldwide.

Code of Conduct:
It is our shared responsibility and obligation to treat each other with respect, take affirmative steps to prevent matters involving Sexual Exploitation & Abuse and Trafficking in Persons, and to disclose all potential and actual violations of our Code of Conduct, which may include Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption, Discrimination or Harassment. Together we can reinforce a culture of respect, integrity, accountability, and transparency.
Roster members will be contacted only when there is an emergency-response need for which the responder is qualified. This position will not be compensated unless responders are deployed to an emergency response.
Program Summary:
The Volunteer, Social Worker (domestic) will be responsible for providing social work services with a mobile medical unit, medical field unit, and/or shelter setting. They will work as a key member of the MHPSS team which will include MH Clinician(s) and MHPSS Coordinator.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
* Provide trauma-informed social work services for disaster-affected populations according to nationally accepted standards.
* Support the identification and mapping of local services and resources in the community to inform referrals.
* Assist clients in obtaining appropriate resources.
* When deployed in a shelter-setting, engage shelter residents in trauma-informed activities, and provide health education and hygiene promotion to support their recovery.
* Collaborate closely with MH Clinician(s) on appropriate activities within the shelter[1]setting.
* Ensure patients are accurately registered and recorded for reporting and case management.
* Ensure proper data management through completion of appropriate patient cards, registers, tally sheets, and reports; contribute to daily reporting as directed by the MHPSS Coordinator and Team Lead.
* Monitor trends in cases and service provision and report to supervisor as needed * Collaborate closely with MH Clinician(s) on resource needs and accessibility
* Adhere to administrative directives regarding work schedules, record keeping, and patient communications
* Provide all services free of charge
* MHPSS staff will be assigned additional duties as needed in the response
General
* Deployed personnel are expected to assist with the setup, maintenance and demobilization of the clinical spaces, office spaces and base camp as required. Policy Adherence
* Actively promote PSEA (prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse) standards within Project HOPE and among beneficiaries served by Project HOPE.
* Adhere to the Code of Conduct Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and not necessarily all inclusive.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
* Typically, a Master of Social Work. Valid license to practice preferable.
* 2 years of relevant and progressive experience in social work, mental health counseling, or clinical psychology; experience working in an emergency department or in disaster and/or humanitarian settings strongly preferred.
* Intermediate or advanced-level training in somatic-based trauma therapy strongly preferred.
* Experience with diverse populations, low-resource settings, and potentially volatile environments
* Experience conducting rapid MHPSS community assessments in post-disaster settings is preferable
* Excellent organizational skills and ability to handle multiple tasks in a dynamic, high-pressure environment.
* Excellent communications skills, both oral and written.
* Excellent self-motivation skills. * Ability to exercise sound judgment and excellent decision-making skills.
* Extremely flexible and have demonstrated abilities to cope with stressful situations.
* Able to work effectively with various personalities, populations, and cultures.
* Able to deploy to emergencies on short notice.
* Fluency in written and spoken English is required; fluency in Spanish is desirable.

ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL OR LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS:
In addition to the responsibilities mentioned above, candidates may be asked to temporarily live and work in austere conditions at the start of an emergency response in the US. Lifting moderately heavy objects from the ground, carrying a backpack for extended periods of time, and walking or hiking in remote locations may be necessary to perform these functions.

Project HOPE is a first responder to climate-related and man-made disasters and has a mandate of working in remote locations. The organization has a comprehensive security management policy and plan in place and is committed to doing everything possible within its remit to ensure safety and security. Notwithstanding, the mandate and programming choices of Project HOPE require staff members who have a high degree of resilience, extremely decisive qualities and the ability to move fast.

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