Youth Development Specialist

• Sep 2023 - Present

Head Of Department Child care and protection

• Jun 2019 - Aug 2023

• Manage 6 facilitators, overseeing hiring, training and professional growth of department employees• Develop and facilitate goal-oriented psycho-education and therapy groups • Provision of psychosocial support and Sexual and Reproductive health and rights information to children, teenagers and their caregivers• Development of case plans with focus on the best interest of the child• Plan psycho-social support group for 65 children and 25teenagers and 17 adults• Managing and prioritizing complex child protection cases, undertaking home visits, family assessments, assistance to access justice, court reporting, care plan review• Counselling and case Management• Court work (reporting, facilitation of committal, foster care, adoption, and discharge orders)• Assisting survivors of abuse to access the justice system through established referral pathways and post GBV psychosocial support• Help children develop new coping mechanisms and techniques to drive behavior modification/CBT • Record keeping and updating- maintenance of up-to-date case records of children subjected to child protection plans• Document data and complete accurate updates to case records Quarterly report writing and budgeting planning• Collaborate with community program leaders and advocate to make resources accessible to those in need• Providing mentorship and guidance to community cadres in providing child protection services at grassroot• level• Assisting in the training and capacity strengthening of community Child Protection actors to prevent and respond to cases of child abuse in its various forms• Overseeing Grief and Loss counselling for children and families Show less

Social Worker

• Jun 2019 - Jul 2023

Fundraiser

• Dec 2018 - May 2019

Face to face fundraising for refugees Face to face fundraising for refugees

Social Work Intern

• Dec 2016 - Aug 2017

Completed home wellness checks under licensed social worker supervision to verify client well-being in healthy and stable environment Conducted outreach to local referral sources to built strong partnerships for supportive services Assisted social worker with wellness checks and home visits to supervise separated families Researched each case thoroughly to strengthen case outcomes Placement of vulnerable children into Forster homes Adult social welfare registration Completed home wellness checks under licensed social worker supervision to verify client well-being in healthy and stable environment Conducted outreach to local referral sources to built strong partnerships for supportive services Assisted social worker with wellness checks and home visits to supervise separated families Researched each case thoroughly to strengthen case outcomes Placement of vulnerable children into Forster homes Adult social welfare registration