COUNSELOR EDUCATOR
Job Description
Title: COUNSELOR EDUCATOR
Company Name: Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
Vacancy: 1
Job Location: Dhaka (Kamrangirchar)
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Counseling, psychology or other similar degree/diplôma.
∎ Masters in Counseling or Clinical psychology preferred.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ 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/intervisions 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.
∎ Other:
∎ Provide psycho-social care to the Sexual and Gender Based Violence survivors, factory workers with occupational health hazards in need of Mental Health services in a confidential and friendly environment.
∎ Facilitate individual and group counselling as necessary under the supervison and guidance of Mental Health Activity Manager.
∎ Conduct individual and group discussion session for Adolescents girls and boys, pregnant women and survivors.
∎ Provide psychoeducation in the waiting areas of the clinics.
∎ Make regular visits to the community and registered factories together with the relevent community health promotion team and provide mental health education to community people and factory workers on aspects related to Mental Health topics.
∎ Make visits to the external organizations where the patient is referred to and able to provide counselling and education session there weekly/monthly.
∎ Regular follow up over the phone to those who will miss the follow up appointment.
∎ Manage a SGBV hotline number 24x7 on a roster basis.
∎ In collaboration with the Mental Health Activity Manager, identify and revise appropriate mental health messages to be used both in the clinic and in communities/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:
∎ Age at least 22 years
∎ 1 year experience in counselling essential. Experience with NGO or/and in medical settings desirable.
∎ Local language essential. Mission language desirable.
∎ Results, teamwork, flexibility, commitment, service.
Salary:
∎ Tk. 52730 - 63276 (Monthly)
∎ Monthly salary according to level 5 of the internal MSF salary grid, which is 52730-63276 BDT gross. Two annual leave days per month worked. Medical insurance for employees and direct dependents.
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Medical allowance, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
∎ MSF OCA Kamrangirchar project office, with frequent visits to MSF clinics and other field locations.
∎ No relocation allowance shall be provided.
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 20 Feb 2023
Company Information:
∎ 13 Feb 2023
∎ Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
∎ Address : 5th Floor, Khawaja Palace, Plot N. 76, Ro-11, Banani, Dhaka-1213, Bangladesh.
∎ Business : Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization working in over 80 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.
Category: NGO/Development
: For this position, we will accept online applications only. ONLINE APPLICATIONGo to this link to apply (this is a compulsory step): https://forms.office.com/e/fzYxzJbzjZ Interested candidates should submit their resume (CV), motivation letter, working certificates, and other relevant documents to the HR Department via the e-mail address [email protected] with indicate the code “202301_CE_YOUR LAST NAME” clearly the e-mail subject line. The Deadline is 20 February
Source: bdjobs.com
Deadline Expired on 20th Feb 2023
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