Counselor/ Educator
Job Description
Title: Counselor/ Educator
Company Name: Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Counseling, social work, psychology or other similar degree/diploma
∎ or two + years providing counseling under the supervision of a psychologist (verified supervision required).
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ General Responsibilities :
∎ To adhere to all mental health ethical standards including : do no harm, serving the best interest of the beneficiary, confidentiality, informed consent, and respect for beneficiaries choices.
∎ To attend and actively participate in staff meetings, case discussions, clinical supervision and trainings.
∎ To manage time in a manner that facilitates timely follow-up with beneficiaries.
∎ To collect and maintain data on all psychosocial and counseling activities on a weekly/monthy basis and produce timely reports to the supervisor.
∎ To ensure confidentiality of all psychosocial, counseling and medical cases/records.
∎ To collaborate with the medical team and partners in ways that safeguards the beneficiary (safety, choices, confidentiality) and enhances outcomes.
∎ To develop and prepare mental health and psychosocial education messages/topics to be used in psychosocial activities according to the needs for the beneficiaries.
∎ Psychosocial Activities :
∎ To provide information on relevant mental health issues (sensitization) and how to cope with and manage possible mental health distress (psycho-education).
∎ To identify beneficiaries who need Psychological First Aid (PFA) and linking patients who need medical or mental health assistance to appropriate services.
∎ To organize and provide group activities (education groups, discussion groups, stimulation activities) in the community, camp, or clinic according to the need of beneficiaries.
∎ To visit families in their home/tent/shelter if required, in order to facilitate defaulters' tracing, to offer psycho-education, or provide psychiatric support to patients and caregivers.
∎ Therapeutic Activities :
∎ To assess patient's counseling needs and develop a treatment plan together with the patient.
∎ To provide therapeutic individual/group counseling to support the positive coping processes of the patients.
∎ To seek supervision and assistance from the MH Supervisor/Psychologist Supervisor/MHAM when cases require more advanced psychological assessment and interventions.
∎ To assess patients for suicide risk or harm to others and provide an appropriate safety plan and intervention.
∎ To work with the doctor to assess and support patients and their caregivers with severe mental and neurological conditions.
∎ To monitor progress on treatment goals while maintaining accurate and timely documentation in Client Files.
∎ Given the nature of the activities of MSF, the employee may be asked to perform additional tasks not mentioned in the job description.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ 1 year psychosocial or mental health counseling experience required.
∎ Experience with NGO desirable.
∎ Fluency in the local Chittagong Dialect is essential.
∎ English is an asset.
∎ Ability to organize and execute community activities
∎ Extensive knowledge of target communities.
∎ Ability to maintain written records in a clear, organized, and timely manner.
∎ Group facilitation skills.
∎ Good listening and communication skills.
∎ Ability to work as part of a team.
Application Deadline: May 27, 2019
Company Information:
∎ Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
∎ Business : 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.
Category: NGO/Development
