ADVERTISEMENT DATE: Thursday 19th MARCH 2026
Child Restoration Outreach (CRO) is a Christian founded and registered Non-Government Organization- INDP5293913NB, established in 1992 with a national perspective, and has its Head Offices in Mbale City, Eastern Uganda. Currently CRO operates four branches in four districts of Mbale, Jinja, Masaka and Lira. It has, since inception, impacted the lives of approximately 15,000 street children and young people through rehabilitation, reintegration in families, provision of vocational skills, formal education in primary, secondary, tertiary schools and higher institutes of learning. Our core programs include: Awareness and advocacy; Rescue and Rehabilitation; Education and Recreation; Health and Nutrition; and Economic Empowerment. CRO works with the People’s Institutions to prevent more children from coming on the streets and to support children already on the streets with rehabilitation, reintegration, and education.
CRO Vision: Children formerly in street situations[1] holistically transformed, responsible and productive.
CRO Mission: Enabling street connected childrendiscover their identity as children of God; reconciling them with their families; and empowering them to become responsible and fruitful citizens.
CRO Goal: To contribute towards holistic child development among street connected children.
Child Restoration Outreach – Uganda is looking for experienced, committed, innovative and hardworking person to fill the following vacancy.
Position: Social Workers (1)
Location: Masaka
Reports to: Branch Manager
Salary: Commensurate with training and experience
Job Summary
Under the supervision of the Branch Manager, the Project Social Workers shall ensure holistic development among children rescued from street situations through provision of social, psycho-social, spiritual and economic empowerment interventions in collaboration with the care takers, targeted communities and other key stake holders.He/she shall ensure that enrolled children’s spiritual, education, health and nutritional needs are adequately assessed and addressed. He /she shall also ensure that stakeholders are actively involved in the promotion and protection of children’s rights.
Key duties and responsibilities
- Be responsible for identification of education and health needs of enrolled children
- Liaise with approved health care and education service provides for service provision to the children.
- Ensure that all enrolled children receive career guidance, have career development plans and make informed career choices
- Coordinate health camps for children at least twice in a year
- Follow-up education services institutions to discuss progress and performance issues
- Ensure every child has a career development plan which is renewed annually
- Ensure that key stakeholders are mobilized, sensitized and trained in child protection issues
- Participate in development of budgets, work plans and reports for the branch on weekly, monthly, quarterly basis.
- Facilitate formation and empowerment of community structures for child protection
- Work closely with local council leaders, religious leaders and other influential persons in the community to address the plight of street children.
- Mobilization and empowerment of key duty bearers to fulfill their responsibilities with regard to children’s’ wellbeing.
- Organize and participate awareness, lobbying and advocacy campaigns like the day of the African child
- Build and maintain effective relationships with a wide range of people in addition to own team, including children, donors, managers, stakeholders/customers, other project team members, external agencies and vendors.
NON-EXHAUSTIVE LIST
The foregoing list of responsibilities is not exhaustive, and the Social Worker may, in addition, perform such other functions as may be necessary or appropriate in the circumstances, within the authority delegated by the Branch Manager.
Qualifications and experience: The applicant MUST be a genuine born-again Christian with the following Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
He/she must hold minimum of a Diploma in Social Work & Social Administration, Education, Development Studies, Social Development and Counselling or any related field from a reputable Institution with a working experience of at least three (3) years in a reputable organization. Experience in working with donor funded projects promoting the welfare of vulnerable at-risk children and their families are a must. Key skills needed for this job include; community work, planning, organizing and coordination, critical analysis, report writing, professionalism, effective communication, integrity and team work. Knowledge and experience in using the rights-based approach and community development approaches as well as knowledge of respective local languages (Luganda) will be an added advantage.
Please visit our website at www.croug.org , download and fill the job application form and forward it to the Head of Human Resources at [email protected] together with a copy of your current Pastors’ recommendation OR print filled form and hand deliver to CRO branch offices at Masaka (for Social Worker) and Mbale (for Day Guard/Cleaner) not later than Monday 29th March 2026. People Living with Disabilities and female candidates are encouraged to apply.