Title: Counselor Educator
Company Name: MSF Belgium (Medecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders)
Vacancy: 1
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)
Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Psychology, Diploma (Vocational) in Counseling
∎ Skills Required: Counseling,Psychology
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s):
Counseling, Psychology, public health
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
NGO
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.
∎ • Conduct counseling sessions( individual , family and couple sessions)among the patients referred to the MH department
∎ • Plan and organise group sessions – support group sessions, psycho-education and document
∎ • Identify the cases based on severity and refer appropriately to psychologist and MHGap doctors for treatment continuation
∎ • Regularly filling the line sheet of first and follow up consultations and submitting it to the MHAM on time
∎ • Participate in case discussions, trainings arranged within MSF departments
∎ • Ensure the referral flow of the pateints within the MSF departments and outside MSF with support of MHAM
∎ • Identify and refer cases of SGBV to the focal point in the team for management
∎ • Provide adherence counseling to patients who are on medication & make appropriate treatment plan
∎ • Review the cases and plan progress, case closure with the support of MHS/MHAM
Additional Requirements:
∎ 1 year experience essential. Experience with NGO desirable.
∎ Fluent in Bangla and Chittagong dialects essential. English desirable.
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
Application Deadline: July 28, 2019
Company Information:
∎ MSF Belgium (Medecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders)
∎ Address : Khawaja Palace, House# 76 (level 5), Road# 11, Banani, Dhaka- 1230
∎ Web : www.msf.org
∎ 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
Read Before Apply: - The reference "COUNSELOR" must be stated in the application to be valid.- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted- Candidates live in Ukhiya will be prioritized.
Source: bdjobs.com