Job Description

Our Mission is to empower street connected children and their families in Ghana and beyond to live healthier, happier, and better lives. Since our inception over 20 years ago, we nurtured an inclusive environment that embraces the diversity and uniqueness of everyone. Irrespective of gender, role or background, we pride our relationships on highest levels of integrity and trust.

We are seeking for a passionate new member for our growing and close-knit group.

The main goal of the center is to work with potential street connected children between 6 to 17 years and their families in other to prevent the children from ending up on the streets.

The Role

In this role, you will be reporting to the Manager – Children in the Family (CIF) and your responsibilities are:

• To lead the team at the center to ensure that the goals for the center are reached.
• To assess, counsel and offer advice to clients, coordinate all activities at the center, arranging appropriate care, resources, or benefits for clients.
• Liaise with relatives, colleagues and other professionals to find appropriate interventions for clients.
• Work with various stakeholders within and outside of the communities to bring appropriate intervention to clients.
• Ensure the office runs efficiently and effectively to provide general services to children and their families.

Required Skills or Experience

• Minimum Degree in Social Work, Sociology and or Population and Family Life Education.
• Minimum of 5 years working experience with children in a social organization.
• Proficient knowledge of general IT systems and applications including MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Excellent organizational skills, friendly and approachable.
• High accuracy and quality focused mindset.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• The ability to engage and liaise effectively with a range of stakeholders to build trusted relationships.
• Ability to prioritize a demanding workload, multi-tasking and to work autonomously.
• Deep knowledge of the phenomenon of street children.
• Cultural sensitivity skills: The ability to work alongside people with different cultural attitudes and behaviors and ability to manage diversity in a socio-cultural context.
• Ability to reflect and have problem-solving skills.
• Good at building relationship and bonding with children and family.
• Ability to establish and maintain relationships with other agencies and organizations in the communities to meet the needs of client (Children and their families).
• Knowledge in basic research and understanding of logical framework is an advantage.