Officer, Mental Health

Job Description

Title: Officer, Mental Health

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• At least 1 year
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Hospital

• Bachelor/Honors

• At least 1 year
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Hospital

• Bachelor in Sociology, psychology, philosophy or any other relevant subject.

• Experience in relevant field.

• Knowledge on mental health, caregiver orientation, report writing, presentation preparation, and safeguarding.

• Competent to establish and maintain good working relationships with stakeholders in a sensitive environment.

This position is open for Bangladeshi nationals only.

BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.

Working at BRAC is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.

BRAC Health Programme is currently implementing Mental Health pilot projects to address mental health issues at the community level in collaboration with the National Control Disease Center (NCDC) and the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct routine mental health screening of eligible inpatient and outpatient clients systematically.

• Refer clients requiring further assessment or intervention to the Psychologist (Senior Officer, Mental Health) for appropriate evaluation and support.

• Communicate screening findings and relevant client information to the Psychologist in a timely manner.

• Escalate cases requiring urgent attention to the appropriate healthcare professional in accordance with established protocols.

• Maintain accurate, complete, and organized records of screened clients, screening outcomes, referrals, and follow-up activities.

• Support the Psychologist in tracking clients requiring continued support and facilitating appropriate follow-up.

• Provide basic mental health awareness and psychoeducation to patients and caregivers on common mental health concerns, available support services, and when to seek professional assistance.

• Encourage patients and caregivers to seek appropriate professional support when necessary.

• Assist the Psychologist in conducting group sessions, awareness sessions, psychoeducation sessions, and other mental health-related activities.

• Support participant mobilization, session preparation, documentation, and follow-up for mental health-related activities.

• Coordinate logistical arrangements for mental health awareness and psychosocial support activities.

• Participate in weekly supervision sessions with the Psychologist to discuss screening outcomes, referrals, follow-up activities, communication challenges, and relevant cases.

• Participate in relevant training, workshops, and capacity-building activities to strengthen knowledge and skills in mental health screening, psychoeducation, communication, referral, and psychosocial support.

• Coordinate with relevant departments to facilitate timely screening of eligible clients and minimize missed screening opportunities.

SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organization and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.

• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.

• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

Festival Bonus, Health and Life Insurance, and others as per policy