Mental Health Supervisor

Job Description

Title: Mental Health Supervisor

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

Vacancy: 1

Age: At least 18 years

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Ukhia)

Salary: Tk. 108000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology is essential.
• Master’s degree with clinical/ counselling/ educational psychology is desirable.

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Age At least 18 years

• At least 2 years’ experience in Psycho-social counselling is essential
• At least 2 years’ experience in Supervisor or equivalent position in other INGO/NGO in Rohingya context is desirable
• Ability to speak and understand English is essential
• Ability to speak and understand Rohingya dialect is desirable
• Computer Literacy (MS Excel and Word)
• People Management and Development
• Commitment to MSF Principles
• Behavioral Flexibility
• Results and Quality Orientation
• Teamwork and Cooperation

Job Context: Participate in the planning, supervision, and coordination of mental health / psycho-social related services in the program in accordance with MSF standards in order to provide the most appropriate mental health support for patients.

Job Responsibilities:

• Participate in the planning, organization and coordination of Mental Health activities, in close collaboration with the Mental Health activity manager and other medical team members, in order to ensure an efficient and effective implementation of the resources needed while maintaining high levels of quality in Mental Health MSF programs and activities.
• Coordinates activities of counselling services with other relevant actors and liaises with the local counterparts (like MoH, WHO, ICRC and NGO) on mental health matters, including referral services.
• Supervise the daily mental health activities and patient support according to MSF protocols and standards in order to provide the most appropriate support for clients with psycho-social needs.
• Liaise with the other MSF team members of the project.
• Supervise, in close coordination with the HR department, the associated processes (recruitment, training/induction, evaluation, potential detection, development and communication) of the staff under his/her responsibility in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required.
• Oversee the administrative processes associated with psychosocial functioning.
• When needed, give psychological support to patients according to MSF protocols to improve mental health conditions of patients and enhance their functionality.
• Compile the data and statistic linked with MH activities and report to the MH activity manager.
• Offer clinical counselling supervision to mental health counsellors/ psychologist in collaboration with the Mental Health Activity Manager.
• Ensure the patient’s related information is kept confidential
• Proactive collaboration with the social worker for ensuring legal/ protection & psychosocial support for the MH patients specially for the epecial cases e.g, ( Miss F/U, violence, SGBV,psychiatric patients)
• To ensure MHPSS service mapping within the targeted area based on MH department needs.
• To ensure supervision, monitoring of the counsellor & psychologist, provide training to the other medical staffs on MH topics.
• Actively participate in the joint field visit with the HP team to ensure the quality of awareness session of MH topics.
• To collect data & submit the data to the data team weekly, to arrange bi-weekly departmental meeting, and ensuring monthly printing order.

• Medical allowance

• Weekly 2 holidays

• Festival Bonus: 2

• Medical insurance for employee and direct dependents based on Health Care Policy- Locally Hired Staff (LHS).

• Salary is not negotiable.Income tax deduction at source will be applicable based on the current income tax rule.

• Festival bonus entitlement is effective upon completing one (01) year of uninterrupted services with MSF.

• There are no provisions for relocations.