Ministry of Social Development and Family Services
Port of Spain
Job Description
<div>This job requires the incumbent to remove socially displaced persons from the streets/public</div><div>places. He/she assists the socially displaced in accessing emergency medical or psychiatric</div><div>treatment and temporary shelter/rehabilitation programmes. The incumbent carries out street</div><div>counts to determine the target population's number and location and maintains a database of</div><div>socially displaced persons.</div>
Key and Critical Responsibilities
<ul><li>Encourages/influences persons living on the streets to seek appropriate accommodation.</li><li>Responds to and investigates reports of persons living on streets and other public places.</li><li>Carries out regular headcounts and maintains a database of persons found living on the streets of the nation.</li><li>Assists with the transporting of clients to treatment/rehabilitation facilities.</li><li>Refers clients who are substance abusers for participation in Drug Rehabilitation Programmes.</li><li>Advises and follows up with clients through the pre-admission requirements, including the final assessment with staff of the drug rehabilitation facilities.</li><li>Prepares written reports and confers with Social Work Specialist on work problems and case reports.</li><li>Performs related work as required.</li></ul>
Key Competency
<div><b>KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><ul><li><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4px;">Interviewing skills.</span></li><li><span style="letter-spacing: 0.4px;">Report writing skills.</span></li><li>Record keeping skills.</li><li>Basic knowledge and understanding of the Laws of T&amp;T that govern the removal of persons from the streets.</li><li>Ability to interact professionally with recalcitrant persons.</li><li>Ability to communicate effectively with other professionals.</li><li>Ability to work in non-traditional settings.</li><li>Ability to be sensitive to the needs of the street dweller population.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><b>EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:</b></p><ul><li>Training as evidenced by a certificate in Social Work and/or Psychiatric Nursing with five (5) to seven (7) years' experience in a Social Work setting/environment or related field.</li><li>Computer literate with basic knowledge of Microsoft Access.</li><li>Valid Driver's License.</li></ul>