Social Worker (8 Positions) at TPO Uganda

TPO Uganda is a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) that has been delivering services to vulnerable communities in Uganda since 1994. TPO Uganda has been committed to empowering communities affected by armed conflict and other natural and manmade disasters to meet the protection needs, psychosocial, mental health wellbeing and to improve livelihoods. TPO Uganda has over the years grown into a respectable national NGO with a demonstrable track record in over 55 districts as at January 2023. TPO is currently operating in the regions of Acholi, Lango, Teso, Karamoja, sub regions, Rwenzori, Southwest, West Nile, and central region. The organisation works with both in the Humanitarian and in the development settings (refugee hosting and non-refugee hosting) districts in Uganda

The Social Worker  will  be responsible for coordinating  and delivering   comprehensive  OVC services  to the  project   beneficiaries.  He/She  will  support   Para-social workers   and  other  community  structures engaged  by KCHSto  implement  innovative  strategies  to increase OVC access to quality care and support services  including   HIV  prevention   and  care.  He/She  will  be  responsible  for  supporting   bi-directional referrals  and  linkages   for  comprehensive  service   packages   to  children   and  adolescents  living  with HIV/AIDS and their families.  He/she  will participate  in the work  plan development  process  and build the capacity  of Para-social workers  through  orientation, needs-based training,  and mentorship to ensure that project  implementation is guided  by SOPs, Guidelines, job  aids, and tools