Post: Anti-Child Trafficking Specialist (1) (TAKEN)

The Amazing Grace Children's Centre at Malelane has the above mentioned post for a young, person between of 20-30 years of age, independent and passionate to work under pressure and supervise the child trafficking.

Requirements:

A matric (Grade 12) or equivalent as a pre-requisite
Ability to work with and supervise children
Be willing to work after hours and conduct his/her own research on child trafficking
Be of sober habits
Computer literate
Code 8/10 would be an advantage

Remuneration: Negotiable

Main Responsibilities

The Child Trafficking Specialist will be required to be familiar with the three levels to fight child trafficking:

Creating Awareness: To sensitise the population to the problem of child trafficking through information and public relations work and be called upon to commit themselves to this cause.
Advocacy at the legal and political level: Child trafficking violates fundamental human rights and should be recognized as a crime against humanity. Therefore the Anti Child Trafficking Specialist be able to call the State upon to ratify the existing conventions and protocols and to enact corresponding laws - for instance, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Convention 182 of the International Labour Organization on the worst form of child labour, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, Supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime.

The post also calls for the organizing of National and International conferences in order to document the dimensions of child trafficking.
Better protection for children is needed. Victims of child trafficking who are forced into legal activities should not be looked upon as criminals. They legal security, for instance, by providing extensive witness protection measures and protection from deportation and they should also compensated for the injustice they have suffered.

Project work: An important part of the campaign work will be focused on running programmes, for example to re-integrate/repatriate victims of child trafficking to their country of origin in safe conditions and to promote measures to protect the children.

Interested candidates should submit applications accompanied by certified copies of qualifications and a concise CV (Curriculum Vitae not exceeding 2 pages) quoting the reference number tdh-03/2006/agch12 and the publication where you saw this post advertisement for the attention:

The Director
The Amazing Grace Children's Centre
P.O. Box 1492
Malelane
1320
Tel: +27(0)13 790 0423
Fax: +27(0)13 790 1789
E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Enquiries: Ms BG Mashaba - Director
Mr. DC Sikhonza - Programmes Manager

Closing Date: 15th January 2007

Start: 1st February 2007

Post: Social Worker

The Amazing Grace Children's Centre at Malelane has one post for a qualified social worker, between 20-30 years of age, passionate to work independent and supervise the children.

Requirements:

A matric (Grade 12) coupled with the relevant degree in Child and Youth Care as a pre-requisite.
Ability to work with and supervise children
Be of sober habits
Computer literate
Code 8/10 would be an advantage

Remuneration: Negotiable

Main Responsibilities

The social worker will be required to be familiar with the following responsibilities:

Complete required paperwork for files for children under care of The Centre, including children that have been reintegrated into a home, ensuring that each file contains the following:

Assessment
o intake form
o basic data (birthdate, case study/background, etc.)
o a recording of each encounter
o interviews with child, family, teacher
o individual development plans, care plans

Complete an action plan for each child

Care Plan
o discussion with planning team (Director and ASWs)
o discussion with child

Complete an Individual Development Plan

IDP
o ability to open/close children's court enquiries
o discussion and planning with team
o discussion and planning with child
o quarterly evaluation report on progress towards goals of IDP
o organise holiday/reintegration visits

Participate in staff meetings

Attend workshops/trainings

Represent AGCC at meetings when necessary

Other duties as assigned by the Director

Interested candidates should submit applications accompanied by certified copies of qualifications and a concise CV (Curriculum Vitae not exceeding 2 pages) quoting the reference number sw-03/2006/agch12 and the publication where you saw this post advertisement for the attention:

The Director
The Amazing Grace Children's Centre
P.O. Box 1492
Malelane
1320
Tel: +27(0)13 790 0423
Fax: +27(0)13 790 1789
E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Enquiries: Ms. BG Mashaba - Director
Mr. DC Sikhonza - Programmes Manager

Closing Date: 15th January 2007

Start: 1st February 2007