Psycho Social Support (PSS) Officer
Job Description
Title: Psycho Social Support (PSS) Officer
Company Name: Terre des hommes
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor degree in any discipline
∎ Professional diploma/ University degree in social work, social studies, psychology/ child’s psychology, education, counselling or other related discipline
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s):
GBV, MHPSS, pss, psychosocial support area., Social Care
Job Context:
∎ More than 745,000 Rohingyas have fled from Myanmar since August 2017 and are now in camps in Bangladesh. In Cox`s Bazar, the needs of the refugee families are enormous. Tdh provides services of primary health care for the most vulnerable people and fights against malnutrition. We distribute hygiene supplies, construct latrines and wells, and treat the water to make it drinkable. In order to give a comprehensive response to the needs of the Rohingya children, we aid the most vulnerable with community-based child protection, psychosocial support and case management.
∎ The PSS Officer provides structured, age, gender and needs-appropriate PSS activities to children, adolescents and caregivers.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Contribute to needs assessment, including child-led safety mapping and community consultations
∎ Conduct outreach to identify most vulnerable children (with a focus on inclusion of children with disabilities) and their caregivers and encourage their participation in PSS activities.
∎ Document registration, consent, referrals and attendance in Tdh’s databases
∎ Implement static/mobile PSS activities for well-being and building resiliency
∎ Faciliate positive parenting skills sessions and support the establishmen of parent support groups
∎ Prepare weekly/monthly work-plans with clear objectives setting short-term, miud-term and long-term targets priorities
∎ Facilitate internal and external referrals of childre in need of additional support, care or protection
∎ Plan needed PSS supplies, CFS maintenance needs and ensure materials are securely stored
∎ Conduct participatory M&E activities to collect beneficiaries’ feedback and opinions on the quality and satisfaction with the activities and ensure this feedback informs implementation
∎ Provide effective supervision, mentorship, coaching and guidance to PSS volunteers
∎ Establish and maintain positive and efficient relations with target beneficiaries, community members, Tdh partners, CP and non-CP actors, formal and informal local authorities, Site Management, CiC etc
∎ Participate in fora and meetings held at the Camp/ host community level, when relevant and necessary
∎ Promote inclusion and equal access for every child, paying particular attention to the most vulnerable and at-risk children and children with disabilities
∎ Identify potential cases of children in need of additional support, care or protection and report to the Case Management Team
∎ Maintain strict confidentiality regarding information and data of beneficiaries at all times
∎ Ensure Child Protection Minimum Standards are mainstreamed into all the PSS activities
∎ Report serious cases of abuse committed against children to the CP Project Manager/coordination team. Strict confidentiality must be respected.
∎ Fully comply with Tdh Code of Conduct and ensure Child Safeguarding Policy is upheld at all times
∎ Ensure adherence to Tdh standards and quality requirements in all the project activities.
∎ The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are not exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project needs.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 2 year experience in the field of child protection / protection/ PSS/ SGBV/ social work/ education
∎ Basic IT knowledge (Microsoft Office, Internet, excel)
∎ Knowledge of child protection systems in Bangladesh/ Excellent facilitation and non-fornal education skills / Previous experience in drafting PSS activity plans and structured plans of recreational activities is highly desirable / Previous experience in working with youth target groups is of benefit.
∎ Fluent in Chittagong dialect, good mastery of English
Salary: Tk. 55400 (Monthly)
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ 2 days annual leaves per month,
∎ Health insurance
Application Deadline: 15 Mar 2021
Company Information:
∎ 9 Mar 2021
∎ Terre des hommes
∎ Business : Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh) is an International Non-Profit Private Organization operating in Bangladesh since 1974 in the fields of Child Protection, Healthcare, Nutrition, Emergency Relief, Water/Sanitation and Hygiene.
Category: NGO/Development
Source: bdjobs.com
Deadline Expired on 15th Mar 2021
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