Psychologist

Job Description

Title: Psychologist

Company Name: Caritas Bangladesh ( Cox's Bazar Office )

Vacancy: 4

Age: at most 40 years

Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Salary: Tk. 60000 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 5 years

Published: 22 Jan 2025

Education:
∎ Masters
∎ Masters in Clinical/Counseling/ Educational Psychology from any recognized University.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 40 years
∎ Minimum 6 months experience in hospital-based psychotherapy/counseling service.
∎ Proven experience in facilitating training/group counseling session.
∎ Previous experience in working with community people especially with vulnerable people, e.g. LGBTQ group, person with disability and disadvantaged group, in providing awareness session, structured and unstructured psycho-social support service.
∎ Ability to engage with local and refugee communities.
∎ An influential communicator, with written and verbal skills in English and Bangla (Preferred) For camp level stakeholder communication purposes.
∎ Committed to work following organizational objectives, values, principles and policies.
∎ Have good knowledge on safeguarding related policies, GBV, Child protection policy and other relevant policy.
∎ Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Requirements:
∎ Minimum 6 months experience in hospital-based psychotherapy/counseling service.
∎ Proven experience in facilitating training/group counseling session.
∎ Previous experience in working with community people especially with vulnerable people, e.g. LGBTQ group, person with disability and disadvantaged group, in providing awareness session, structured and unstructured psycho-social support service.
∎ Ability to engage with local and refugee communities.
∎ An influential communicator, with written and verbal skills in English and Bangla (Preferred) For camp level stakeholder communication purposes.
∎ Committed to work following organizational objectives, values, principles and policies.
∎ Have good knowledge on safeguarding related policies, GBV, Child protection policy and other relevant policy.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Directly provide individual and group couseling session to the Rohingya community people.
∎ Directly work under the supervision of project coordinator and Manager-Protection for quality implementation, as well as with the technical guidance with other mental health personnel of caritas Bangladesh.
∎ Lead and facilitate day-to-day structured and unstructured PSS activities (with considerations to age, gender, disability and diversity) for beneficiaries in the host community and refugee camps.
∎ Ensure that, Survivor Centered Approach Guiding principles are maintained and enforced in, while working with survivors, including in safe space for survivors during the case management sessions/meetings and activities.
∎ Prepare all materials and equipment for structured PSS sessions in advance; maintain daily attendance registers and monthly inventory sheets for each activity/session conducted.
∎ Monitor participants progress during sessions and refer individuals showing signs of psychological/emotional distress to appropriate service providers;
∎ Work closely with protection team in updating and disseminating multi-sectoral referral pathways to community members and volunteers;
∎ Conduct gender-sensitive focus group discussions and other participatory activities to engage community members in protection activities and to better understand their psychosocial needs and interests.
∎ Train community volunteers in psychological first aid (PFA), GBV core concepts, rights-based approach and protection principles.
∎ Participate in meetings and trainings conducted by Caritas Bangladesh and other relevant sectors.
∎ Prepare timely reports, maintain database and other relevant documentation as required by Project Coordinator and Manager (Protection).
∎ Ensure all CP case management-related tools/formats are utilized, information collected rightly, keep documentation in the right way and action taken to ensure the quality of service by the caseworker and balance the coordination with caseworker and data collector for CP case management information according to the guideline of CPIMS.
∎ Job Responsibilities:
∎ Directly provide individual and group couseling session to the Rohingya community people.
∎ Directly work under the supervision of project coordinator and Manager-Protection for quality implementation, as well as with the technical guidance with other mental health personnel of caritas Bangladesh.
∎ Lead and facilitate day-to-day structured and unstructured PSS activities (with considerations to age, gender, disability and diversity) for beneficiaries in the host community and refugee camps.
∎ Ensure that, Survivor Centered Approach Guiding principles are maintained and enforced in, while working with survivors, including in safe space for survivors during the case management sessions/meetings and activities.
∎ Prepare all materials and equipment for structured PSS sessions in advance; maintain daily attendance registers and monthly inventory sheets for each activity/session conducted.
∎ Monitor participants progress during sessions and refer individuals showing signs of psychological/emotional distress to appropriate service providers;
∎ Work closely with protection team in updating and disseminating multi-sectoral referral pathways to community members and volunteers;
∎ Conduct gender-sensitive focus group discussions and other participatory activities to engage community members in protection activities and to better understand their psychosocial needs and interests.
∎ Train community volunteers in psychological first aid (PFA), GBV core concepts, rights-based approach and protection principles.
∎ Participate in meetings and trainings conducted by Caritas Bangladesh and other relevant sectors.
∎ Prepare timely reports, maintain database and other relevant documentation as required by Project Coordinator and Manager (Protection).
∎ Ensure all CP case management-related tools/formats are utilized, information collected rightly, keep documentation in the right way and action taken to ensure the quality of service by the caseworker and balance the coordination with caseworker and data collector for CP case management information according to the guideline of CPIMS.
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Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Consolidated Salary : BDT 60,000

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

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Company Information:
∎ Caritas Bangladesh ( Cox's Bazar Office )
∎ Emergency Response Program(ERP), Caritas Bangladesh House No: 4051, Uttar Pukuria, 2 No Rajapalong Union, Ukhiya

Address::
∎ Emergency Response Program(ERP), Caritas Bangladesh House No: 4051, Uttar Pukuria, 2 No Rajapalong Union, Ukhiya

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Application Deadline: 2 Feb 2025

Category: NGO/Development