Counselor Educator (HEP- C)

Job Description

Title: Counselor Educator (HEP- C)

Company Name: MSF Belgium (Medecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders)

Vacancy: 2

Age: at least 18 years

Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Maximum Salary: Tk. 56000 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 1 year
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO, Clinic

Published: 19 Jan 2025

Education:
∎ A degree/ diploma in Counselling/ Psychology will be given preference over others.
∎ A degree/ diploma in Counselling/ Psychology will be given preference over others.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 18 years
∎ Previous experience as a Counselor Educator is essential.
∎ Experience with NGO/ INGO in a similar role is desirable.
∎ Proficiency in Chittagonian dialect and Rohingya language is essential. Knowledge of English and ability to communicate the same is an asset.
∎ Behavioural Flexibility
∎ Commitment to MSF Principles
∎ Results and Quality Orientation
∎ Teamwork and cooperation
∎ Stress Management
∎ Previous experience as a Counselor Educator is essential.
∎ Experience with NGO/ INGO in a similar role is desirable.
∎ Proficiency in Chittagonian dialect and Rohingya language is essential. Knowledge of English and ability to communicate the same is an asset.
∎ Behavioural Flexibility
∎ Commitment to MSF Principles
∎ Results and Quality Orientation
∎ Teamwork and cooperation
∎ Stress Management

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Identify the psycho-social, socio-economic, and administrative needs for patients.
∎ Actively promote the availability of counselling services and carry out, individual or in group counselling, basic psycho educational sessions, to patients, their families (when needed), to alleviate their psycho-social difficulties within the project scope.
∎ Refer patients to other specialists or other institutions for further assistance, when necessary, to propose the best support available.
∎ Participate in the creation of any material needed for counselling activities and look after it.
∎ Keep files and statistics of daily activities and participate in team meetings to share experiences and discuss special cases with other counsellors, preserving confidentiality.
∎ Inform line manager of any problem of any kind arising during the day-to-day activities.
∎ Take active part in trainings, supervisions/interventions and support the activities manager, when necessary, in doing sensitization for MSF staff or external partners about mental health /psycho-social issues.
∎ Discuss difficulties and problems in counselling with supervisor.
∎ Patient Counselling and Education:Provide counseling for individuals undergoing HCV screening.Educate patients on HCV transmission, disease progression, and treatment options.Address concerns about stigma, fears, or misconceptions about HCV.Guide patients on lifestyle changes to complement treatment.
∎ Provide counseling for individuals undergoing HCV screening.
∎ Educate patients on HCV transmission, disease progression, and treatment options.
∎ Address concerns about stigma, fears, or misconceptions about HCV.
∎ Guide patients on lifestyle changes to complement treatment.
∎ Psycho-social Support:Provide counselling sessions to address emotional and mental health needs related to HCV.Build trust with patients from vulnerable populations, including those who are uninsured, experience substance use, or face housing insecurity.Assist in identifying and overcoming barriers to treatment adherence.
∎ Provide counselling sessions to address emotional and mental health needs related to HCV.
∎ Build trust with patients from vulnerable populations, including those who are uninsured, experience substance use, or face housing insecurity.
∎ Assist in identifying and overcoming barriers to treatment adherence.
∎ Staff and Community Training:Train healthcare staff on effective communication strategies for HCV patients, focusing on empathy and non-stigmatizing approaches.Develop and deliver community awareness programs to educate high-risk groups about HCV prevention and care.
∎ Train healthcare staff on effective communication strategies for HCV patients, focusing on empathy and non-stigmatizing approaches.
∎ Develop and deliver community awareness programs to educate high-risk groups about HCV prevention and care.
∎ Program Support and Data Collection:Document patient interactions, maintain counselling session logs, and compile data for program evaluation.Monitor treatment adherence and report patient outcomes to program managers.Suggest program improvements based on patient feedback and data trends.
∎ Document patient interactions, maintain counselling session logs, and compile data for program evaluation.
∎ Monitor treatment adherence and report patient outcomes to program managers.
∎ Suggest program improvements based on patient feedback and data trends.
∎ Job Context: Perform counseling and/or education sessions to patients, following different medical and mental health MSF protocols and procedures, to improve their psycho-social condition.
∎ Job Responsibilities:
∎ Identify the psycho-social, socio-economic, and administrative needs for patients.
∎ Actively promote the availability of counselling services and carry out, individual or in group counselling, basic psycho educational sessions, to patients, their families (when needed), to alleviate their psycho-social difficulties within the project scope.
∎ Refer patients to other specialists or other institutions for further assistance, when necessary, to propose the best support available.
∎ Participate in the creation of any material needed for counselling activities and look after it.
∎ Keep files and statistics of daily activities and participate in team meetings to share experiences and discuss special cases with other counsellors, preserving confidentiality.
∎ Inform line manager of any problem of any kind arising during the day-to-day activities.
∎ Take active part in trainings, supervisions/interventions and support the activities manager, when necessary, in doing sensitization for MSF staff or external partners about mental health /psycho-social issues.
∎ Discuss difficulties and problems in counselling with supervisor.
∎ Patient Counselling and Education:
∎ Provide counseling for individuals undergoing HCV screening.
∎ Educate patients on HCV transmission, disease progression, and treatment options.
∎ Address concerns about stigma, fears, or misconceptions about HCV.
∎ Guide patients on lifestyle changes to complement treatment.
∎ Psycho-social Support:
∎ Provide counselling sessions to address emotional and mental health needs related to HCV.
∎ Build trust with patients from vulnerable populations, including those who are uninsured, experience substance use, or face housing insecurity.
∎ Assist in identifying and overcoming barriers to treatment adherence.
∎ Staff and Community Training:
∎ Train healthcare staff on effective communication strategies for HCV patients, focusing on empathy and non-stigmatizing approaches.
∎ Develop and deliver community awareness programs to educate high-risk groups about HCV prevention and care.
∎ Program Support and Data Collection:
∎ Document patient interactions, maintain counselling session logs, and compile data for program evaluation.
∎ Monitor treatment adherence and report patient outcomes to program managers.
∎ Suggest program improvements based on patient feedback and data trends.

Skills & Expertise:

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Medical allowance, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
∎ Medical insurance for employee and direct dependents based on Health Care Policy- Locally Hired Staff (LHS).
∎ Salary is not negotiable. Income tax deduction at source will be applicable based on the current income tax rule.
∎ Festival bonus entitlement is effective upon completing one (01) year of uninterrupted service with MSF.
∎ There are no provisions for relocations.
∎ Medical insurance for employee and direct dependents based on Health Care Policy- Locally Hired Staff (LHS).
∎ Salary is not negotiable. Income tax deduction at source will be applicable based on the current income tax rule.
∎ Festival bonus entitlement is effective upon completing one (01) year of uninterrupted service with MSF.
∎ There are no provisions for relocations.

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Read Before Apply:

• This is a temporary position for eighteen (18) months initially. Contract may or may not be renewed depending on the performance and operational requirements.

• This position will be based in Camp 14 & 15.

• Please mention your NID number in the CV.

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited for the test. No hard copies of applications will be accepted.

• Only Bangladeshi citizens will be considered for this position.

• No monetary, goods or service offers, nor favoritism, will be tolerated in a recruitment process. Any illicit solicitations can be reported to the justice system. MSF reserves the right to refuse any candidate having benefited from such acts and will stop collaboration with any workers involved in such acts.

• Médecins Sans Frontières is an equal opportunity employer and encourages diversity, equity and inclusion.

Company Information:
∎ MSF Belgium (Medecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders)
∎ 1754,ARISTA VILLA,Beside Patabari Temple,Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar
∎ Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization working in many countries worldwide. MSF has been working in Bangladesh since 1992. MSF was awarded the prestigious `Nobel Peace Prize` in 1999 for its pioneering humanitarian activities since 1971 in several continents.

Address::
∎ 1754,ARISTA VILLA,Beside Patabari Temple,Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar
∎ Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization working in many countries worldwide. MSF has been working in Bangladesh since 1992. MSF was awarded the prestigious `Nobel Peace Prize` in 1999 for its pioneering humanitarian activities since 1971 in several continents.

Application Deadline: 25 Jan 2025

Category: NGO/Development