Mental Health Supervisor

Job Description

Title: Mental Health Supervisor

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

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Social Work, Community Educator or other similar background desirable
∎ Medical knowledge an asset

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Consolidating the link between community and services provided by MSF facilities and giving advice on how to best involve target groups in activities. Being responsible for active case findings, discussing with mental health team and organizing events to build on resources of the community and strengthen the social fabric
∎ Organizing support groups in and outside the community center with help of psychologists and ensuring an ongoing assessment of psycho social, socio-economic and administrative needs for patients, providing them with relevant information
∎ Identifying clients with mental health problems and links with psychologists and counselors of the facility for further assessment and advising the outreach team accordingly. When needed, providing psychological First Aid to any client and stimulating individual or community self-help mechanisms with clients affected by violence. Supporting CMHW in organizing and providing psycho-educational sessions with individuals and groups in different settings (e.g. schools, private homes) and contacting clients for follow up of their condition when needed
∎ Maintaining the network and cooperating closely with relevant medical facilities, officials, institutions, NGOs and indicating possible local actors or local NGOs which could be involved in awareness activities at a local level
∎ Supervising and providing guidance to the team of community mental health workers, assisting them in basic emotional support, psycho educational activities, planning their schedule and in organizing efficient coverage. . Participating in team meetings and in clinical supervision with Mental Health Supervisor
∎ Developing the materials for and taking active part in training, supporting the activities of the Mental Health Supervisor when necessary, to address stigmatization of clients with mental health problems
∎ Providing written reports, keeping records of activities, filing and documentation and ensuring collection and insertion of data of the outreach team using data tools in place.
∎ Following the Code of Ethics for Mental Health Professionals and ensuring that all patient related information is kept confidential
∎ MSF Section/Context Specific Accountability
∎ Flexible to work for Covid-19 and non-Covid-19 patients in all MSF factions and locations Ensure strict IPC standard are followed in the all MSF facilities, and yourself..
∎ Provide counseling to patient and care-takers (with specific focus towards palliative care patients and their families)
∎ Able to perform day and night shifts according to rosters.
∎ Participate in training conducted by MSF, and where possible provide training to other colleagues – including nurses, nurse aid etc etc..
∎ Proper collection, documentation, analysis and reporting patient data.
∎ Submit timely reports, when required.
∎ Actively participates in operational research planning and implementation
∎ Takes active part in assessing emergency mental health and humanitarian needs
∎ Ensures that information about abuses of human rights and their effect on the mental health of the population is collected

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 18 years
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ Minimum 2 year of practical experience desirable
∎ Experience of working with an NGO desirable
∎ Languages: Oral and written English and Bangla essential; Chittagonian desirable
∎ Knowledge: Computer literacy (word, excel and internet)
∎ Competencies: Results and Quality Orientation, Teamwork and Cooperation, Behavioral Flexibility, Commitment to MSF Principles & Stress Management

Application Deadline: May 6, 2020

Company Information:
∎ 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 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: • All incomplete applications or those not clearly labelled will be rejected.• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews/testing.• Application documents are non-returnable; please do not submit original documents.• No applications will be accepted after the deadline.• Only Bangladesh citizens will be considered for this position.• No monetary, goods or service offers, nor favoritism, will be tolerated in a recruitment process. MSF reserves the right to refuse any candidate having benefited from such acts. 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.