Re- Advertised Nutrition Counselor - Afghan Nationals Only

Job Description

1. 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

2. 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)

3. 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

4. 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.

Others

- 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

Note: This job description is not exhaustive, and the staff member may be asked from time to time to perform duties over and above those described here. The staff member is also expected to always maintain confidentiality of all beneficiaries and internal information.

Qualifications

- Secondary school Diploma or equivalent - Nursing Diploma or qualification an advantage but not required - Ability to lead, train, supervise and facilitate other nursing staff and community health workers in their respective tasks. - Ability and flexibility to understand the cultural and political environment and to work well with the local health representatives.

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

- Skills to provide sensitive and appropriate counseling, strong communication skills. - Must be a team player with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work under pressure in a stressful environment, displaying patience, compassion and diplomacy. - Ability to be innovative, flexible, adaptive, and willingness to work out of hours, sometimes throughout the night. - Ability to live in challenging conditions and ability to work under difficult, high pressure situations.

Desired qualifications:

- FEMALE applicants are strongly encouraged to apply - Previous work with IRC is an advantage