Counselor Educator (Male)
Job Description
Title: Counselor Educator (Male)
Company Name: Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
Vacancy: 1
Job Location: Dhaka (Kamrangirchar)
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Counseling, social work, psychology or other similar degree/diploma essential
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization working in more than 70 countries worldwide. We deliver emergency medical care to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, healthcare exclusion and natural or manmade disasters. MSF first worked in Bangladesh in 1992.
∎ MSF stands against all forms of discrimination on whatever basis, be it of gender, age, race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, political opinion, legal status, or any such arbitrary and false distinction.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Summary: Perform counseling and/or education sessions to patients, following different medical and mental health MSF protocols and procedures, in order to improve their psychosocial condition.
∎ Identify the psychosocial, socio-economic and administrative needs for patients
∎ Actively promote the availability of counselling services and carry out, individual or in group counseling, basic psycho educational sessions, to patients, their families (when needed), in order to alleviate their psychosocial difficulties within the project scope.
∎ Refer patients to other specialists or other institutions for further assistance, when necessary in order to propose the best support available.
∎ Participate in the creation of any material needed for counseling 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 counselors, preserving confidentiality
∎ Inform line manager of any problem of any kind arising during the day-to-day activities.
∎ Take active part in trainings, supervisions and support the activities manager when necessary in doing sensitization for MSF staff or external partners about mental health /psychosocial issues.
∎ Discuss difficulties and problems in counselling with supervisor.
∎ Make regular visits to registered factories together with the relevant community health education team and provide health education to factory workers on aspects related to Mental Health topics.
∎ Conduct counselling for the occupational hazards with identified people in need of Mental Health services in a confidential and friendly environment.
∎ Facilitate individual and group counselling session as necessary under the supervision and guidance of Mental Health Supervisor.
∎ In collaboration with the Mental Health Supervisor, identify and revise appropriate mental health messages to be used both in the clinic and in factories
∎ Able to work outside Kamrangirchar if service is needed and required.
∎ Flexible in taking up additional tasks/responsibilities assigned by the supervisors
Additional Requirements:
∎ Only males are allowed to apply
∎ 1 year professional experience essential
∎ Experience with NGO desirable
∎ Bengali essential; English preferred
Salary:
∎ Tk. 47477 (Monthly)
∎ Contract length is twelve months (with possibility of extension)
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Medical allowance
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
∎ Two annual leave days per month worked
∎ Medical insurance for employee and direct dependents
∎ No relocation allowance shall be provided
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 4 Aug 2021
Company Information:
∎ 28 Jul 2021
∎ Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
Category: NGO/Development
: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Application documents are non-returnable; please do not submit original documents. Only Bangladesh 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.
Source: bdjobs.com
Deadline Expired on 4th Aug 2021
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