Caregiver

Caritas Georgia is announcing a vacancy:

Position: Caregiver.

Service/Project: Small family-type home

Type of employment: 100% load.

Non-standard work schedule; 24-hour shifts every fourth day (including weekends), from 10:00 AM on one day to 10:00 AM on the next day. Working days are determined according to a schedule drawn up by the direct supervisor, which the employee is familiarized with by the 01st of each month.

The vacancy is open to: all interested persons.

Duration: long-term, with a six-month probationary period;

Location: Gardabani district, village Martkofi

Job objective:

To address the vital needs of children deprived of care; to facilitate their rehabilitation and socialization process;

The goal of the small family-type home is to provide children deprived of care with an environment close to family and to prepare them for independent living.

Main responsibilities:

• Ensures the care and safety of children in the foster home within the scheduled working hours, creating a secure atmosphere.

• On non-working days and hours, upon the child's arrival at the foster home, the on-duty caregiver immediately records the child's data in the relevant journal. If the child has not been introduced by the social worker from the guardianship and custody body, the caregiver notifies the foster home leader/caregiver about the newly arrived child via phone.

• The caregiver, together with the foster home leader/caregiver and psychologist, identifies cases of violence against the child within their competence and immediately informs the leader/caregiver, who in turn notifies the social worker of the guardianship and custody body and the program manager.

• If violence is identified, the caregiver, in agreement with the foster home leader/caregiver, psychologist, and program manager, ensures the child receives psychological and medical assistance.

• The caregiver records all cases of violence (including well-founded suspicions) and the corresponding measures taken in the relevant journal at the foster home.

• Oversees the child's physical and emotional safety.

• Ensures the children's nutrition.

• Ensures the children's health and hygiene.

• Ensures the children's needs are met (clothing/shoes, personal items, etc.).

• Ensures the children's psycho-emotional development.

• Raises the children's awareness and provides them with information on vital, health, and self-care skills.

• Engages children in informal education activities and ensures the development of their professional skills according to their interests and desires.

• Assists in reinforcing basic education elements (reading-writing, arithmetic) if necessary.

• Ensures the children's rest and recreation.

• Engages children in various sports, entertainment, and intellectual-cognitive activities according to their interests and desires and ensures their social development.

• Keeps progress records in relation to the goals of the individual service plan that require the caregiver's involvement.

• Ensures the restoration, strengthening, and maintenance of the children's connection with their biological family and relatives.

• Collaborates with actors involved in the child's upbringing (legal representative, psychologist, doctor, pedagogue, etc.).

• The foster home caregiver is responsible for submitting a monthly written report on the child's current condition to the foster home leader/caregiver, who in turn submits the report to the program manager.

• At the end of working hours, the caregiver hands over necessary information to the replacement on-duty caregiver and ensures the foster home space is tidy.

Qualification Requirements:

• Higher education is desirable (higher education in psychology, pedagogy, or social sciences is preferred; it is desirable to have completed a training course for educators agreed upon by the Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labor, Health and Social Protection of Georgia);

• At least two years of experience working with children and adolescents; (experience working with children with difficult behavior is desirable;

• Ability to work in a stressful environment, experience in managing crisis situations;

• Good communication skills, experience working in a team;

• Perfect knowledge of the Georgian language.

• Average knowledge of office programs

• Writing and analytical skills

Personal characteristics:

• Respect for other nationalities, religions, and views;

• Ability to perform work with minimal supervision;

• Establishing and maintaining successful and goal-oriented relationships;

• Professional, conscientious, and loyal;

• Strong team work skills, correct management of daily relationships with colleagues;

• Desirable: knowledge of the field of charity/volunteering

• Empathetic;

Honorarium/salary: salary 862.00 GEL, paid in cash

Special conditions:

Before starting the employment relationship, the candidate will be introduced to the organization's "Internal Rules and Regulations for Employees," internal policy documents, such as: "Code of Conduct and Ethics," "Child and Vulnerable Adult Protection Policy" and others. (policy documents can be found on the website https://caritas.ge). By signing the employment contract, the candidate agrees to all policy documents approved by the organization, the terms of the employment contract, and the performance of job functions defined by the job description.

Application submission:

Qualified candidates have the opportunity to send their CV and motivation letter to the following email addresses. Please indicate the desired position - "Educator" in the subject line.

The Georgian Caritas thanks all interested persons, but only selected candidates will be contacted.