MHPSS Counsellor (National Females Only) Re announced
Deliver MHPSS consultations and community support activities.
Overview
Deliver MHPSS consultations and community support activities.
You have:
- Provide MHPSS consultations within PHC setting.
- Assist in the identification of psycho-social needs and proposition needed interventions.
- Weekly reporting activities and data collection.
- Coordinate with MHPSS supervisor on cases requiring higher level interventions.
- Work directly with MHPSS Supervisor to develop individualized treatment plans for MH beneficiaries.
- Participate in defining effective and culturally appropriate approaches and interventions on the community level.
Work Arrangement:
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 to 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
- 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 to 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
Potential interview questions
| Describe a time when you provided mental health support to a client. What approach did you take? | This question assesses your practical experience in providing mental health interventions. | Share a specific instance where your actions directly helped a client, highlighting your approach and its effectiveness. |
| How do you assess the psycho-social needs of individuals in a community? | The interviewer wants to understand your methods for identifying community health needs. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you give an example of how you adapted an intervention for a specific demographic group? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What are some key factors to consider when developing community mental health programs? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you ensure confidentiality and trust when working with clients? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a situation where you had to collaborate with other community organizations. How did you handle it? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What techniques do you use to facilitate group interventions? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you evaluate the success of the psychosocial interventions you implement? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |