MHPSS Counsellor (Afghan National Only)

Medical & Health

Overview

Provide MHPSS consultations and support to beneficiaries.

You have:

• Degree in Psychology, Counselling, Social Works, Psychiatric Nursing, Nursing diploma, Midwifery diploma or related field from a recognized institution.
• At least 1 - 2 years of professional experiences in relevant field (clinical psychology, educational psychology, Psychiatric Nursing, or other related field).
• Strong communication and facilitation skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively in local languages both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to speak and write English language is an asset.
• Good knowledge of counselling and community mobilization methods and tools.
• Experience working in humanitarian sector is an asset – specifically in MHPSS programs.
• Proactive and ability to work with multicultural team would be highly appreciated.
• Self-motivated, possessing persuasion skills, and able to work on own initiative.

Job Description

General Duties

- Program Management - Deliver one-on-one (Individual) and group counseling sessions to identified clients within IRC Clinics, and in line with IRC integrated approach. - Develop psychosocial activities; community mobilization, awareness raising, and any other related activity requested by MHPSS Supervisor. - Support MHPSS Supervisor in delivering training or workshops. - Support in the creation of materials including publicity documents. - Engage with the community to deliver and promote IRC MHPSS project activities in the designated locations. - Assist in writing monthly, quarterly, annual reports, monitoring and evaluation activity and progress reports of project activities including monthly reporting to the MHPSS Supervisor. - Assist in the implementation of preventive MHPSS interventions at the community and PHC level. - Coordinate referrals. - Any other related IRC tasks as assigned by the MHPSS Supervisor or MHPSS Coordinator - Under the guidance of MHPSS Supervisor and MHPSS Coordinator support in the collection of information related to behaviors of the community to reinforce quality of MHPSS services - Collaborate and participate, in any field survey, data collection and/or needs assessment organized by IRC in relation to MHPSS. - Participation in IRC internal meetings, trainings, and individual meetings with the MHPSS Supervisor or MHPSS Coordinator - The activities may change based on the changing context.

Specific Duties:

- Provide MHPSS consultations within PHC setting: - Provide individual or group consultations to beneficiaries presenting in PHC or referred and in need of MH interventions. - Assist in the identification of psycho-social needs and proposition needed interventions in collaboration with the mental health team and PHC staff. - Weekly reporting activities and data collection - Coordinate with MHPSS supervisor on cases requiring higher level interventions. - Provide psycho-social support for mental health beneficiaries: - Work directly with MHPSS Supervisor to develop individualized treatment plans for MH beneficiaries. - In coordination with community mobilizers use participatory methods to adapt activities in accordance with the needs of the different target groups (children, women etc) - Community mental health interventions: - Participate in defining effective and culturally appropriate approaches and interventions on the community level. - Focus on information dissemination and collecting opinions to foster knowledge and self-care practices for communities in areas of intervention. - Initiate and facilitate group interventions. - Analysis, detection, and reduction of risk factors influencing the mental health status at community level: - In collaboration with the mental health team, explore and detect potential risk factors influencing mental health status of the target population. - Coordinate with other actors concerned to reduce and/or eliminate potential risk factors.

Qualifications

- Education: Degree in Psychology, Counselling, Social Works, Psychiatric Nursing, Nursing diploma, Midwifery diploma or related field from a recognized institution - Years of Experience: At least 1 - 2 years of professional experiences in relevant field (clinical psychology, educational psychology, Psychiatric Nursing, or other related field) - Skills: Strong communication and facilitation skills, - Experience working in humanitarian sector is an asset – specifically in MHPSS programs. - Good knowledge of counselling and community mobilization methods and tools - Proactive and ability to work with multicultural team would be highly appreciated.

- Ability to communicate effectively in local languages both verbally and in writing. - Ability to speak and write English language is an asset. - Self-motivated, possessing persuasion skills, ability to maintain relationship and able to work on own initiative.

- Technical Competency: - Communication and reporting skills. - Fluency in Pashto, Dari and English - Computer skills (including MS Word, Excel, Access, and internet) an advantage. - Ability to work closely, professionally, and constructively with all others regardless of nationality, ethnicity, gender, religion, race, tribe, or cultural background.

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Added 2 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: rescue.org