Job Description
Title: Psychologist
Company Name: Gonoshasthaya Kendra, Cox's Bazar
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Noakhali, Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Master of Science (MSc) in Psychology
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ GK was created in 1972 with two visions. Firstly, "the fate of the poor decides the fate of the country". Secondly, the "development of the country depends on the development of women". Since 2017, Gonoshasthaya Kendra (GK) and UNHCR have entered in a partnership to respond to the Rohingya crisis in Cox Bazar and Bhasanchar.
∎ Job Location: Ukhiya/Teknaf at Cox`s Bazar and Bhasanchar
Job Responsibilities:
∎ The psychologist will be responsible for the following main activities:
∎ Improving the beneficiaries' mental health wellbeing and psychosocial condition
∎ Supporting the social workers and CPV by providing guidance and capacity building for activities related to MHPSS
∎ Implementation of on the job training of social workers and CPV within the frame of GK and Partners standards
∎ Performing data collection and reports
∎ Key tasks and responsibilities:
∎ Implement mental health & psychosocial activities in GK and Partners health post.
∎ Assess the beneficiaries psychological condition by using psychological tools to detect the vulnerable cases
∎ Perform individual sessions for detected mental health cases and refer the severe cases ac-cording to GK and Partners referral pathway
∎ Organize group sessions and support groups for the project beneficiaries
∎ Use participatory methods to identify activity needs according to target groups, in order to facilitate the enrolment of adults and children in MHPSS activities
∎ When needed, provide psychological consultations and conduct group discussions activities through home visits for the most vulnerable cases
∎ Support CPV to identify beneficiaries with vulnerabilities and to properly refer them to GK and Partners health post
∎ Support CPV in the facilitation of the outreach activities for beneficiaries at the community level when needed
∎ Identify MHPSS training needs for GK and Partners health post staff and contribute to training sessions in collaboration with the MHPSS supervisor
∎ Train CPV of GK and Partners health post on psychological first aid
∎ Sensitize medical & paramedics staff of GK and Partners health post to psychological and psychosocial issues
∎ Produce timely activity reports, including both quantitative and qualitative information on MHPSS activities
∎ Special Note
∎ Carry out any additional assignment in accordance with her/his position entrusted by the Clinic Manager & MHPSS officer of GK from time to time and mutually agreed upon;
∎ Management may, at any point of time, modify this job description as it is deemed necessary in Gonoshastha Kendra's interests in consultation with the incumbent.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 25 to 40 years
∎ Working experience in the Rohingya context and understanding and speaking of the Chittagonian language is Highly preferred
Salary: Tk. 70000 (Monthly)
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Insurance
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 11 Oct 2023
Company Information:
∎ 5 Oct 2023
∎ Gonoshasthaya Kendra, Cox's Bazar
∎ Address : 40/ A, Mukti Jodda Shoroni, Saimon Road, Baharchara, Cox's Bazar.
Category: NGO/Development
: Only shortlisted applicants will be called upon for interviews.Initial engagement will be till 31 December 2023 (subject to the extension of the project and funding availability). The selected candidates need to be joined as soon as possible.
