Job Title:                           Social Worker –  Kοινωνικός Λειτουργός

Status:                                  Full Time

Location(s):                        Athens

Position Summary:         The Social Worker is expected to provide psychosocial support, assess the needs, ensure proper case management for beneficiaries; identify vulnerabilities and refer to available services, accompany beneficiaries to different services.

Reporting Line:                 Team Leader

Child Safeguarding:        Level 3 – regular contact with children

Responsibilities

Social Services Provision

• Provide a comprehensive package of Social Services to Persons of Concern (PoC)
• Provide Face to Face counselling and guidance
• Ensure internal and external referrals are carried out effectively
• Identify vulnerable cases and facilitate their access to available support
• Accompany beneficiaries to various services, including hospitals, asylum service, tax authorities etc
• Conduct regular home visits
• Prepare individual and family social plan

 Data-base and case-related information management

• Complete and maintain brief and full social history
• Prepare reports as required (daily, weekly, monthly)

Other Duties

• Collaborate with other actors (Public Sector, national and international NGOs) to link project beneficiaries with required services
• Work as part of an interdisciplinary team to provide comprehensive case management
• Organize group activities for beneficiaries to support their empowerment
• Promote community engagement through structured activities
• Escorts to hospitals and responding to emergency requests

Required qualifications and skills

Essential

• Social Worker or other degree in Social Science, such as psychology, sociology
• Minimum 1-year of relevant experience (at least 6 months supporting refugee and migrant populations)
• Familiar with the services and mechanism provided in Athens
• Familiar with refugee and migration issues
• Cross cultural awareness and understanding
• Computer literate & numerate
• Well organized and efficient
• Good interpersonal & communications skills
• Ability to work with interpreter
• Fluent in Greek and English (both written and spoken)

Desired

• Field work experience, e.g. in camps or temporary settlements
• Interest and experience to work with vulnerable groups
• Knowledge of Arabic, French or Farsi

If you are interested, please send your CV and motivation letter to recruitment@solidaritynow.org by July 11^th, 2018, mentioning in the email subject: Social Worker _Athens

SN is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disabilities and from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Recruitment processes reflect SN’s commitment to keeping children safe from harm and abuse. Employment is subject to SN Child Protection Standards, including background checks and adherence to SN Child Safeguarding Policy.

Due to the urgency of recruitment, SN reserves the right to complete the process even before the deadline for CV submissions.

Position: Interpreters, Arabic and/or Kurdish (Sorani and/or Kurmanji)

Location: Attica based – Roving between camp sites: Lavrio, Malakasa, Thiva

Transportation to the camp sites will be provided by SolidarityNow

Starting Date: ASAP

Status:  Full Time Temporary basis contract

Child Safeguarding Policy

 Position within the Organization:

Reports to: Team Leader

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides clear and accurate interpretation services during confidential/private sessions with vulnerable individuals, particularly children at risk and survivors of gender-based violence;
• Provides clear and accurate interpretation services during protection related informative sessions, briefings, trainings etc;
• Provides written translation of documents from Arabic and/or Kurdish (Sorani and/or Kurmanji) to English or Greek;
• In coordination with other team colleagues, contribute to the identification of particular vulnerabilities and other protection-related issues;
• In coordination with other team colleagues, assists in the accompaniment of particularly vulnerable individuals to other service providers;
• In coordination with other team colleagues, participates in in field-trips and other external activities;
• In coordination with other team colleagues, ensures that all beneficiaries feel comfortable and safe to share their concerns freely, as well as participate in activities;
• Performs other position-related duties as assigned by the respective Team Leader

 Qualifications:

Essential

• Excellent command of Arabic and/or Kurdish (Kurmanji and/or Sorani);
• Excellent command of English and/or Greek;
• Minimum two-years professional experience as an interpreter or cultural mediator;
• Minimum one-year professional experience in providing supporting services to vulnerable individuals, including refugee population and particularly children and women;
• Familiar with protection issues related to refugee children, families and female survivors of gender-based violence;
• High professional ethics;
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, listening and observation skills, including ability to create trust, support, respect and interact with children of all ages, background and diversity;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relations in multi-ethnic environment; Cross Culturally Aware and flexible;
• Strong team player;
• Computer literate & numerate;
• Well organized and efficient, flexible, able to handle pressure well and adapt in different working environments;
• Adhere to and promote Child Protection and Child Safeguarding guiding principles;

Desired:

• Previous working experience with local or international NGOs will be considered an asset
• Field Working Experience in Camps/Temporary Settlements of refugee/migrant population

If you are interested in applying, please fill send your CV and a short motivation letter (in English) to recruitment@solidaritynow.org by Sunday, July 8, 2018 mentioning in the email subject “CFSH Interpreter in Arabic/Kurdish”.

SN is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disabilities and from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups are strongly encouraged to apply. However, due to the specific requirements of the position (SGBV and CP related activities), female candidates are preferred;

Due to the urgency of recruitment, SN reserves the right to complete the process as soon as the suitable candidate has been identified.

Position:   SN/ASC – RLS Pilot Program Lawyer – Δικηγόρος

Status: Temporary (3-month period July-September 2018)

Location: Athens

Starting Date: ASAP

Location: Athens

Position within the Organization: Reports to ASC Legal Team Head and RLS Committee in the UK

Responsibilities:

• Legal Counselling and representation to the courts for Refugee Legal Support Athens (RLS) beneficiaries
• Maintain records of all activities
• Day to day supervision and oversight of the volunteer lawyers and clinic caseload
• Allocate and supervising casework tasks undertaken by volunteer UK lawyers
• Work closely with Program Coordinator and Interpreters in quality assurance of caseload
• Feeding into volunteer lawyer training delivered in the UK
• Represent SN and RLS in Greek refugee law networks
• Evaluation of the pilot program

Required qualifications and skills

• Legal Studies Degree
• Lawyer Work Permit with a minimum of 2 years full-time experience in Asylum and Immigration law
• Experience of having responsibility for own caseload at all stages of the Greek Asylum procedure
• Good working knowledge and experience of EU relocation schemes (including detailed knowledge of Dublin III Convention)
• Ability to work independtly and ability to lead RLS casework
• Excellent level of written and spoken English
• Cross Cultural Awareness and sensitiveness
• High professional ethics, including strict confidentiality of clients
• Computer literate & numerate
• Well organized and efficient
• Good interpersonal, teamworking & communications skills
• Native in Greek

Desired

• Experience of working with volunteers
• Strategic Litigation experience and/or experience of litigation at ECJ/CrtHR
• Knowledge of other associated areas of Greek Law e.g. family /criminal / housing detention law
• Other languages (German, Arabic, Farsi, Pushtu, Urdu)

If you are interested in applying, please send your CV and motivation letter to recruitment@solidaritynow.org by Friday, 29 June, 2018, mentioning in the email subject “SN Lawyer/ASC – RLS Pilot Program”.

SN is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disabilities and from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

Recruitment processes reflect SN’s commitment to keeping children safe from harm and abuse. Employment is subject to SN Child protection standards, including background checks and adherence to SN Child Safeguarding Policy.

Due to the urgency of recruitment, SN reserves the right to complete the process even before the deadline for CV submissions.

Job Title:                            Interpreter – Διερμηνέας

Location(s):                       Athens

Status:                                  Full time

Child Safeguarding Policy

Languages:         Fluent in French and Arabic or English and Greek

Responsibilities

Interpretation

• Interpret for beneficiaries and SN staff during one to one consultations or information sessions
• Ensure accurate and precise information is passed to the beneficiaries in an understandable and culturally appropriate manner

Data base and Case related info management

• Filing and registering all cases and actions in a database as instructed by supervisor
• Maintain up to date hard and electronic archives

 Other Duties

• Participate in field trips, visits and assessments as requested by supervisor
• Brief beneficiaries on running programs and inform for any relevant changes
• Contribute to the identification of vulnerabilities and facilitate beneficiaries’ access to available support

 Required qualifications and skills

Essential

• Fluent in the above-stated language(s)
• Fluent in Greek or English and French and Arabic
• Previous Experience in relevant position
• Familiar with refugee and migration Issues
• Cross cultural awareness and understanding
• Computer literacy & numeracy
• Well organized and efficient
• Good interpersonal & communications skills

Desired

• Field work experience e.g., in camps or temporary settlements
• Interest and experience to work with vulnerable groups

Interested candidates should submit in a single document their Resume/CV with an introductory text in English to: recruitment@solidaritynow.org by July 08^th, 2018 mentioning in the email subject “Interpreter in Arabic/French”.

SN is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disabilities and from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Recruitment processes reflect SN’s commitment to keeping children safe from harm and abuse. Employment is subject to SN Child Protection Standards, including background checks and adherence to SN Child Safeguarding Policy.

Due to the urgency of recruitment, SN reserves the right to complete the process even before the deadline for CV submissions.

Position :  Social Worker at the “Child and Family Support Hub”

Status: Full Time

Location: Thiva (camp site)

Transportation to the site will be provided by SolidarityNow

Starting Date: ASAP

Child Safeguarding Policy

Position Summary:

The Social Worker is expected to assess the needs of the PoCs residing at the camp site of Thiva and identify vulnerabilities, provide info sessions, provide psychosocial support, ensure proper case management, proceed with appropriate referrals when needed and ensure proper follow-up; the Social Worker is expected to work closely with the other team members so as to facilitate the beneficiaries’ overall integration and wellbeing in Greece.

Position within the Organization:

Reports to: Team Leader

 Responsibilities

• Being a member of a multi-disciplinary team, identify protection and other social needs of the PoCs and provide comprehensive package of psychosocial support;
• Undertake case management of vulnerable children, families and SGBV survivors, including intakes, keeping of social history records, drafting psychosocial reports and proceeding with referrals to other service providers when necessary, according to the referral pathways in place and upon consent of the beneficiary/ies;
• Liaise with other service providers onsite and externally and ensure proper follow-up with respective referrals;
• Participate in the preparation and provision of awareness raising sessions focusing on Child Protection and Women’s empowerment (group activities may include informal trainings, counselling, discussions, information-sharing etc);
• Carry out community outreach around the “Child and Family Support Hub” by disseminating clear messages on its role and objectives;
• Keep accurate attendance records and report back in a timely manner, following respective deadlines and procedures;
• Perform other position-related duties as assigned by the Team Leader.

Required qualifications and skills

Essential

• University Degree in Social Work and respective professional license;
• Minimum three-years professional experience in providing supporting services to refugees and migrants, including case management and individual counselling, residing in formal and informal settings (including camps);
• Minimum five-years professional experience in Social Work within the civil society sector
• Excellent understanding of the human rights context, including Child Protection and Child Safeguarding Principles, Gender equality, Child Marriage, Sexual and Gender based Violence (SGBV) in regular and emergency situations;
• Cross Cultural Awareness and flexibility;
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, listening and observation skills, including ability to create trust, support, respect and interact with PoCs of all ages, background and diversity;
• Strong team player, flexible and able to handle pressure well; ability to work on own initiative and as part of a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary team;
• Computer literate & numerate;
• Well organized and efficient with good report writing skills;
• Fluent in English (both written and spoken);
• Adhere to and promote Child Protection and SGBV guiding principles.
• Due to the requirements of the position (SGBV and CP related activities), female candidates are preferred;

Desired

• Awareness of the cultural background of the PoCs, including Arabic, Kurdish and Farsi speaking populations, in the light of their emergency displacement.
• Understanding and speaking of Arabic, Farsi, or Kurdish

If you are interested in applying, please fill send your CV and a short motivation letter (in Enlish) to recruitment@solidaritynow.org by Monday, June 25^th, 2018, mentioning in the email subject “CFSH_Social Worker_Thiva”.

SN is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disabilities and from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

Due to the urgency of recruitment, SN reserves the right to complete the process as soon as the suitable candidate has been identified.

Location: Thiva

Job title: Educational Officer (English)

Starting Date: ASAP

Status:  Full Time

Child Safeguarding Policy

Generic responsibilities

1. Provide after-school English language classes according to refugee and migrant population needs
2. Expand and build on the existing educational curriculum, targeting and addressing the needs of different age groups of teenagers and children
3. Provide homework support to children attending formal education
4. Oversee distribution of teaching and learning material according to the population’s needs
5. Update and maintain effective workplans
6. Ensure on-going monitoring, tracking and reporting of classes
7. Develop and maintain effective filing systems, both electronic and hardcopy
8. Support educational, recreational and other psychosocial activities
9. Contribute to the identification of vulnerabilities and facilitate referrals to available support
10. Engage with parents, schools and communities in order to improve attendance and respond to students’ needs

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree – Bachelor degree in English Language and Literature or Education (any subject)
• Excellent English and preferably Greek
• Masters or Bachelor degree in Intercultural Education will be an advantage
• At least 1 year of professional experience in educational programs for refugees or rural/vulnerable communities
• Strong analytical and administrative skills in managing educational programs and mainly primary education projects
• Excellent Computer skills

Desired

• Proven knowledge of training, curriculum development, implementation and educational administration
• Experience in training of trainers/facilitators skills
• Experience of report writing
• Knowledge of Arabic or Farsi will be an advantage

If you are interested in applying, please fill send your CV and motivation letter to recruitment@solidaritynow.org by Sunday, July 8th 2018, mentioning in the email subject “SN Educational Officer (English)_Thiva”

SN is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disabilities and from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

Recruitment processes reflect SN’s commitment to keeping children safe from harm and abuse. Employment is subject to SN Child protection standards, including background checks and adherence to SN Child Safeguarding Policy.

Due to the urgency of recruitment, SN reserves the right to complete the process even before the deadline for CV submissions.

Job Title:  SN/ASC Lawyer – Δικηγόρος

Status: Full Time (morning or evening shift)

Child Safeguarding Policy

Position within the Organization:

Reports To: ASC Lawyers Team Leader

 Responsibilities:         

Legal counselling and representation to the courts

Maintain records of all activities

• Legal Services Provision

• Prioritize cases

• Identify cases for strategic litigation
• Ensure referrals internally and externally
• Identify vulnerabilities and facilitate their access to available aid

• Data base and Case related info management

• Filling and registering all cases and actions to the database
• Brief and Full Legal History intake
• Updating the hard and electronic files per case
• Maintain hard and electronic files archive updated
• Perform entries in the data base system as required by the aforementioned tasks

• Networking and collaboration

• Cultivate and maintain an active collaboration link with other Social Services-NGOs and Governmental Actors within the scope of the project

• Other Duties
• Represent Team in external Meetings and Working Groups as requested by Supervisor
• Collaborate with appointed persons for cash Support, accommodation, in kind aid or any other additional provision available
• Work with mobile teams and other SN project teams to provide basic outreach information on legal rights to beneficiaries
• Perform other duties, related to the basic Job Description as requested by the Supervisor

Required qualifications and skills

Essential

• Legal Studies Degree
• Lawyers Permission of Work
• Minimum 7 years working experience in practicing Law
• Familiar with Civil and Criminal Law
• Cross Cultural Awareness and sensitiveness
• High professional ethics, including strict confidentiality of clients
• Computer literate & numerate
• Well organized and efficient
• Good interpersonal, teamworking & communications skills
• Native in Greek
• Fluent in English (both written and spoken)

Desired

• Knowledge of refugee and/or migration law
• Specific Studies or Proven Engagement in Human Rights Projects
• Knowledge of French language

If you are interested in applying, please send your CV and motivation letter to recruitment@solidaritynow.org by Sunday, June 24^th, 2018, mentioning in the email subject “SN Lawyer/ASC”.

SN is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disabilities and from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

Recruitment processes reflect SN’s commitment to keeping children safe from harm and abuse. Employment is subject to SN Child protection standards, including background checks and adherence to SN Child Safeguarding Policy.

Due to the urgency of recruitment, SN reserves the right to complete the process even before the deadline for CV submissions.

Job Title:  Educational Officer (Greek and English)

Location: Thessaloniki

Status: Full-time

Starting date: ASAP

Child Safeguarding Policy

Generic responsibilities

1. Implement Greek and English language classes per the refugee population needs
2. Expand and build on the existing educational curriculum, targeting and addressing the needs of different age groups of teenagers and children
3. Oversee distributions of teaching and learning material according to the population’s needs
4. Update and maintain effective workplans
5. Ensure on-going monitoring, tracking and reporting of classes
6. Develop and maintain effective filing systems, both electronic and hardcopy
7. Support education, recreational and various activities
8. Contribute to the identification of vulnerabilities and facilitate access to available aid

Qualifications

• Excellent English and Greek
• Degree – Bachelor degree in Education (any subject), Greek or English
• Proven knowledge of training, curriculum development, implementation and educational administration
• At least 1 year of professional experience in educational programs for refugees or rural communities
• Experience teaching Greek and English as a foreign language
• Experience engaging with parents and communities in order to improve attendance and address students’ needs
• Strong analytical and administrative skills in the management of educational programs and mainly primary education
• Experience in report writing and excellent computer skills
• Experience in training of trainers/facilitators skills will be an advantage

If you are interested in applying, please send your CV and motivation letter to recruitment@solidaritynow.org by Sunday, June 24^th, 2018, mentioning in the email subject “SN Educational Officer/ Greek and English Thessaloniki”.

SN is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disabilities and from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

Recruitment processes reflect SN’s commitment to keeping children safe from harm and abuse. Employment is subject to SN Child protection standards, including background checks and adherence to SN Child Safeguarding Policy.

Due to the urgency of recruitment, SN reserves the right to complete the process even before the deadline for CV submissions.

Job Title:                             Interpreter – Διερμηνέας

Location(s):                        Drama

Reporting Line:                 Team Leader

Status:                                  Full – Time

Starting date:                ASAP

 Child Safeguarding Policy

 Responsibilities:

Interpretation

• Interpret with beneficiaries while briefings or sessions are conducted
• Ensure accurate and precise information is passed to the beneficiaries in an understandable and culturally acceptable way.
• Interpret between the beneficiaries and/ or the Social Service, Psychology and the Legal Service
• Ensure accurate and precise information is passed to the beneficiaries in an understandable and culturally appropriate manner

Mentioned tasks

• Data base and Case related info management
• Maintain hard and electronic files archive updated
• Filling and registering all cases and actions to the Database upon instructions of the supervisor as instructed by supervisor
• Perform entries in the data base system as required by the above

Other Duties

• Participate in Field Trips and Assessments as requested and directed by Supervisor (if needed)
• Brief and debrief beneficiaries for running programs availability and inform for any relevant change
• Contribute to the identification of vulnerabilities and facilitate their access to available aid
• Accompany team members in occasional field visits

Required qualifications and skills

Essential

• Fluent in Arabic
• Previous Experience in Relevant Position (either as a volunteer or professional)
• Familiar with Refugee and Migration Issues
• Cross Cultural Awareness and flexibility
• Computer literate & numerate
• Well organized and efficient
• Good interpersonal & communications skills
• Fluent in Greek or/and in English
• Women are encouraged to apply

Interested candidates should submit in a single document their Resume/CV with an introductory text in English to: recruitment@solidaritynow.org by Sunday, June 24^th, 2018,

SN is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disabilities and from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Recruitment processes reflect SN’s commitment to keeping children safe from harm and abuse. Employment is subject to SN Child Protection Standards, including background checks and adherence to SN Child Safeguarding Policy.

Due to the urgency of recruitment, SN reserves the right to complete the process even before the deadline for CV submissions.

Job Title:  Educational Officer (French)

Location: Thessaloniki

Status: Part-time

Starting date: ASAP

Child Safeguarding Policy

Generic responsibilities

1. Implement French language classes per the refugee population needs
2. Expand and build on the existing educational curriculum, targeting and addressing the needs of different age groups of adults, teenagers and children
3. Provide tailored lessons to native and non-native speakers of French
4. Prepare beneficiaries for French language exams (DELF & DALF)
5. Oversee distributions of teaching and learning material according to the population’s needs
6. Update and maintain effective workplans
7. Ensure on-going monitoring, tracking and reporting of classes
8. Develop and maintain effective filing systems, both electronic and hardcopy
9. Support education, recreational and various activities
10. Contribute to the identification of vulnerabilities and facilitate access to available aid

Qualifications

• Excellent French, English and Greek
• Degree – Bachelor degree in French
• Proven knowledge of training, curriculum development, implementation and educational administration
• At least 1 year of professional experience in educational programs for refugees or rural communities
• Experience teaching French as a foreign language
• Experience engaging with parents and communities in order to improve attendance and address students’ needs
• Strong analytical and administrative skills in the management of educational programs and mainly primary education
• Experience in report writing and excellent computer skills
• Experience in training of trainers/facilitators skills will be an advantage

If you are interested in applying, please send your CV and motivation letter to recruitment@solidaritynow.org by Sunday, June 24^th, 2018, mentioning in the email subject “SN Educational Officer/French Teacher Thessaloniki”.

SN is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disabilities and from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

Recruitment processes reflect SN’s commitment to keeping children safe from harm and abuse. Employment is subject to SN Child protection standards, including background checks and adherence to SN Child Safeguarding Policy.

Due to the urgency of recruitment, SN reserves the right to complete the process even before the deadline for CV submissions.