Social Service Worker

Job Description

Organizational Background

HUNDEE – Oromo Grassroots Development Initiative is a local non-partisan, not-for profit and secular charity organization established in April 1995. HUNDEE broadly envisions seeing a just world where women, men, boys and girls live in dignity and prosperity. To this end, it has been promoting various projects being developed in the areas of development and community education interventions. It has secured funding support from ISHIDO for the implementation of a project that seeks to deliver Sustaining Integrated Community HIV Response in Oromia (SICHRO)in Adaba, Adola, Bule-Hora, Negele Arsi, Odo-Shakiso, Shakiso, Shashemene, Yabello, Becho, Burayu, Woliso, Kofele, Dire (Mega) and Dawa towns of Oromia National Regional State. The Main purpose of this project is to strengthen local HIV epidemic control so that 95% of individuals living with HIV know their status, 95% of persons living with HIV initiate antiretroviral therapy and 95% of clients on antiretroviral therapy achieve their viral load suppression. Currently, our organization seeks to hire competent and qualified candidates who fulfill the following criteria of the position.

Job Summary

Under the direction and close supervision of Care and Support Officer or OVC Service specialist , the Social Service Worker is primarily responsible to:

• Social Service Workers (SSWs) will coordinate, oversee, and support case management activities within their assigned Kebele/Wereda working closely with community leaders & CRPs and Case workers.
• SSWs will prioritize and select the most vulnerable households & CLHIV, HEI, HIV positive pregnant woman, mobilize resources and provide case management services for serious cases particularly clients with adherence problems.
• SSWs will be engaged in case management assessment and service report data collection using smartphones.

Specific Responsibility

• Identify, prioritize and enroll project beneficiaries, and managing case files as per set standard
• Create collaboration and linkage with locally available health facilities, community leaders, and engagement facilitators, to identify priority children/caregivers for support
• SSWs will conduct households enrolling families, assessing needs, developing care plans and ensure provision of services based on care plan
• SSWs will provide ongoing conduct individual and group follow-up meetings with families. With caseloads 500 children each,
• Additionally, SSWs will Support The PMCT & Support Group
• Enrollment, Case Management (House Hold Needs And Strength Assessment, Care Plan And Service Provision Based On Care Plan) for HEI, HIV positive pregnant women, HIV positive pediatrics and adolescent less than 20 years and siblings of CLHIV and HEI
• Advanced disease identification in Pediatrics, adolescents and PLHIV care givers
• Facilitating peers sessions for ART adherence and viral load suppression for HIV positive  pediatrics and adolescents
• Encouraging HIV disclosure to their children based on HIV disclosure guidance
• Provide timely DNA-PCR/DBS at 6 weeks, 9 months and Antibody test at 18 months for HEI
• Ensure HEI starts ARV prophylaxis  in time and its adherence
• Ensure HEI starts and adhere to cotrimoxazole prophylaxis during breast feeding period
• Enroll all HIV positive pregnant women and monitor their Regular ANC contact
• Ensure all HIV positive pregnant women birth preparedness to give birth at health facilities
• Ensure all HIV positive mother and HIV positive pregnant mothers partner is tested for HIV
• Contribute to pediatrics case finding through index case testing of biological children and sexual violence survivors
• Interruptions in treatment(IIT)/Lost to follow up (LTFU)line list collection from health facilities and communities for Children and adolescent living with HIV(C/ALHIV), Pregnant women, Breast feeding women and HEI and re-engagement to treatment with feedback for concerned bodies
• Nutritional assessment for <5 years OVC, HIV positive pregnant women and breast feeding women
• TB screening for all HIV positive pediatrics adolescents and adults enrolled to FFHPCTA
• Enhance/interventional adherence support for High viral load CLHIV and PLHIV care givers
• Facilitating mother support group for effective PMTC intervention
• HIV risk assessment for children of HIV positive care givers between 10_20 years old and refer for HIV testing those who become HIV risk assessment positive
• Conduct and assist with household assessments including HIV risk, economic vulnerability, needs/strengths, child development, mental health, and follow-ups.
• Developing household care plans to improve their OVC and Caregiver circumstances.
• SSWs will take responsibility of case management of CALHIV particularly children with high viral load and poor adherence.
• Conduct Service mapping and develop service directory in collaboration with community Care Coalition (CCC) for service diversification.
• Support Community Care Coalitions in documentation, resource mobilization, planning, timely reporting, coordination, and case file management
• Facilitate access to services for families through referrals and direct support to ensure they achieve healthy, stable, safe and schooled benchmarks.
• Monitor and report on target children and families’ progress with appropriate monitoring and reporting tool.
• Conduct assessments to determine readiness for graduation and facilitate case closures in accordance with standard procedures
• Facilitate group case management activities including psychosocial support, mental health, GBV/child protection, and HIV/ART literacy discussion sessions.
• Identify and support high viral load children living with HIV, facilitate referrals monitor progress through time.
• Support and follow up need and strength assessment, care plan development, HIV risk assessment, HHEVA, graduation readiness assessment and case closures.
• Follow up on households receiving economic strengthening support
• Assess ART adherence, viral load suppression, and education performance barriers for children and implement appropriate interventions to address barriers.
• Conduct and share satisfaction surveys with children/caregivers receiving services
• Responsible for daily service data entry using smartphones.

Required Education and Qualification

Bachelor’s degree in public health or health officer, Nursing or health-related fields and/or Diploma in Nursing from recognized universities or colleges.

Work Experience

Minimum of 1 years direct and proven work experience for degree holders, with Health and HIV related activities and 2 years for Diploma holders with similar roles (preferably in NGO), Experience in the area of HIV Testing & Counseling Services, and HIV care and support activities at community level is preferable.

Skill and Personal Qualities Required

• Professional registration and renewed license from concerned health office;
• COC Certificate is required for Diploma holders (level IV)
• Excellent interpersonal communication and report writing skills
• Technical competence and ability to work in harmony with co-worker.
• Having knowledge & experience in HTS, HIV Self-test and in providing HIV testing training on new national algorism
• Proven knowledge of working with Microsoft packages and commcare;

Language Ability: Proficiency in Afaan Oromo, Amharic and English languages is mandatory

No. required: Dire (Mega)-1, Dawa-1, Yabelo-1, Oda Shakiso-1, Kofele-1

Gender: Both male and female are invited, and women are highly encouraged to apply

Location of the position: Dire (Mega), Dawa, Yabelo, Oda Shakiso and Kofele.

Salary: Negotiable subject to organizational salary scale and project budget

Terms of employment: One year contract, with possibility of renewal depending on merit and job continuity

Application Deadline: October 28, 2026, @ 11:00 AM

 

How to Apply

Address:

HUNDEE Oromo Grassroots Development Initiative:

• Head Office: Addis Ababa/Finfinnee, Around Meskel Flower Roundabout, Near Villa Verde Hotel, Tel. 0115584623;
• Shashemene HIV Prevention, Care & Treatment Service Project Coordination Office nearby West Arsi Zonal Health Office , Telephone:- 0462111238

Only those applicants who fulfill the minimum requirement of the position are short listed and contacted for further evaluation.

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone’s responsibly.